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. 2021 Oct 4;6(5):235-239.
doi: 10.1089/trgh.2020.0054. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Gender-Inclusive and Gender-Specific Approaches in Trans Health Research

Arjee Restar  1   2 , Harry Jin  2   3 , Don Operario  1
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Gender-Inclusive and Gender-Specific Approaches in Trans Health Research

Arjee Restar et al. Transgend Health. .

Abstract

The recent proliferation of trans health literature for the past 20 years has prompted a need to examine two contested approaches used in designing study protocols and analyses in trans health research, as either specific to only one gender group (gender-specific approach) or across gender groups (i.e., gender-inclusive approach). In this critique, we aim to explicate and provide guidance for when the application of each approach is methodologically appropriate.

Keywords: gender-inclusive; gender-specific; survey design; survey methodology; transgender.

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No competing financial interests exist.

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Recommended steps to applying gender-specific and gender-inclusive approaches.
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