TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - 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
JO  - Journal of homosexuality
A1  - Suen, Yiu Tung
A1  - Chan, Randolph Chun Ho
A1  - Eliz Wong, Miu Yin
SP  - 1093
EP  - 1113
VL  - 65
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-8369
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1368772
ID  - ref1
ER  -