Measuring anti-transgender stigma in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

Measuring anti-transgender stigma in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

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Introduction Globally, transgender and other gender diverse (trans) people face pervasive stigma, which contributes to health inequities across multiple health outcomes.Stigma is a fundamental cause of health inequities because it simultaneously limits access to resources, contributes to Toys systemic vulnerability and generates chronic stress.Anti-trans stigma occurs across multiple socioecological levels, resulting in multiple possible definitions and measurements of trans stigma.Understanding how trans stigma has been measured in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is critical to health promotion efforts for trans communities.

Accordingly, this scoping review will identify and examine how anti-trans stigma has been measured in existing LMIC-specific research to inform best practices for measurement of anti-trans stigma that includes consideration of local context.Methods and analysis This is the protocol for a scoping review of anti-trans stigma in LMICs.We will search (from January 2001 to December 2021) PubMed, WHO Global Medicus and EBSCO.Study selection will Hoodies/Fleece conform to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews Checklist.

Original studies in English, Spanish, Arabic or Russian will be included.Reviewers will independently screen all citations, full-text articles and abstract data.Data analysis will involve quantitative and qualitative methods.A narrative summary of findings will be conducted.

Ethics and dissemination As a scoping review (no direct interaction with participants), this study is exempt from human subjects oversight.Understanding context-specific ways to measure anti-trans stigma is urgently needed to support trans health globally.The planned scoping review will help to address this gap.Results of the review will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal and likely in other media such as conferences, seminars and symposia.

Protocol registration number osf.io/qcs2v.