Trabalho, Educação e Saúde - TES (Work, Education and Health) is an open access scientific journal, edited by the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health, from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
The aim of this study was to analyze the profile of theses and dissertations on transvestite, transsexuality and health in the stricto sensu Post-Graduate Programs in Brazil, through a study based on the theoretical-methodological framework of bibliometric analysis. The 65 selected works were extracted from the Theses and Dissertations Catalog of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel and the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. It appears that most of the productions are dissertations (82%) coming from the Graduate Programs in Collective Health (27%) and from Federal Institutions of Higher Education (65%), located in the South and Southeast (70%). The qualitative approach was the most used (82%) and the transsexualizing process in the Unified Health System was the predominant theme (35%). The study revealed that Brazilian theses and dissertations on the transvestite-transsexuality-health triad have been on the rise in the last twenty years, with a decrease in the focus on the illness of transvestites and transsexuals and an increased focus on the social, organizational and political aspects that interfere in the access of these people to health services. Even so, it is necessary to expand research on the theme to other regions of the country, positively impacting scientific production and a more equitable and universal health system.
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