Transgender Children and Adolescents Receiving Care in the US Military Health Care System

David A Klein; Timothy A Roberts; Terry A Adirim; Corinne A Landis; Apryl Susi; Natasha A Schvey; Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0105

Transgender Children and Adolescents Receiving Care in the US Military Health Care System

JAMA Pediatr. 2019 May 1;173(5):491-492. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0105.

Authors

David A Klein^{1

2}, Timothy A Roberts^{1

3}, Terry A Adirim¹, Corinne A Landis², Apryl Susi¹, Natasha A Schvey¹, Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman¹

Affiliations

¹ Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland.
² Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
³ Now with Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Abstract

This study examines how the rate at which transgender and gender-diverse youth have sought gender-affirming health care from the military health services between 2010 and 2017.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Facilities and Services Utilization / statistics & numerical data
Facilities and Services Utilization / trends*
Female
Health Policy
Health Services for Transgender Persons / statistics & numerical data
Health Services for Transgender Persons / trends*
Humans
Male
Military Health Services / statistics & numerical data
Military Health Services / trends*
Needs Assessment
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Resource Allocation
Retrospective Studies
Transgender Persons*
United States
Young Adult