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"I Think There's Only Two Fields for That": Hospital Registrar Attitudes and Practices for Collecting Patient Gender
Shivani Mehta1, Alex Waad2, Madeline Brooks3
1College of Arts and Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
Purpose:
This study aimed to understand the experiences of hospital registrars in collecting gender identity data.
Methods:
A qualitative study that thematically analyzed key informant interviews with 37 registrars regarding their attitudes and practices in collecting gender identity data.
Results:
Collection of gender identity is influenced by (1) system-level barriers, (2) discrepancies in source of truth for documentation, and (3) registrars' underlying attitudes and behaviors.
Conclusions:
Findings demonstrate that person- and system-level barriers can interfere with the accurate and respectful collection of gender identity data, which is critical for tracking and addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer health disparities.
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