Bibliometric analysis of Brazilian theses and dissertations on transvestite, transsexuality and health

Abstract 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.摘要 本研究依托文献计量分析的理论方法框架，旨在剖析巴西严格意义上（stricto sensu）研究生培养项目中，围绕异装、跨性别与健康主题的博士与硕士学位论文（theses and dissertations）概况。本次研究选取的65篇成果，均提取自高等教育人员发展协调局（Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel）学位论文目录，以及巴西学位论文数字图书馆（Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations）。结果显示，绝大多数成果为硕士学位论文（占比82%），其所属培养项目集中于集体健康（Collective Health）领域（占比27%）；依托的高等教育机构以联邦高校为主（占比65%），且70%的成果来自巴西南部与东南部地区。定性研究方法为最常用的研究范式（占比82%），而“巴西统一健康系统（Unified Health System）中的变性相关诊疗流程”为最主要的研究主题（占比35%）。本研究表明，近二十年来，巴西围绕“异装-跨性别-健康”三元主题的学位论文数量呈增长态势；相关研究的关注点已从异装者与跨性别者的疾病议题，转向影响该群体获取健康服务的社会、组织与政治层面因素。尽管如此，仍需将该主题的研究拓展至巴西其他地区，以积极推动相关科研产出，并助力构建更公平普惠的全民健康体系。