@article{ref1,
title="Mental health of transgender people in Hong Kong: a community-driven, large-scale quantitative study documenting demographics, and correlates of quality of life and suicidality",
journal="Journal of homosexuality",
year="2018",
author="Suen, Yiu Tung and Chan, Randolph Chun Ho and Eliz Wong, Miu Yin",
volume="65",
number="8",
pages="1093-1113",
abstract="A community-driven survey of 106 transgender people (the first such survey in Hong Kong) showed that: (1) more than half the sample (50.9%) had a university degree or higher qualification; (2) despite this 43.4% had a monthly income below HK$6,000 (about USD$775); (3) 66% reported 'fair' or 'poor' quality of life; (4) 67% of the sample (87.1% of respondents aged 15-24 years) had contemplated suicide and (5) 20.8% of the sample (35.5% of respondents aged 15-24 years) had attempted suicide. It was found that (1) those who were single, had a lower monthly income and identified as transgender women reported lower quality of life; (2) those who were younger and on a lower income expressed higher suicidality. The findings suggest that service providers and policy makers urgently need to address the mental health needs of transgender people, particular younger transgender people.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-8369",
doi="10.1080/00918369.2017.1368772",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1368772"
}