Table 3. Frequency Table (and Percentage of Column) of Responses of Transgender Participants to the Question: In what chapter of the ICD-11 do you think the diagnosis of gender incongruence for children should be included?
Possible response | Country of data collection | ||
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NL (n = 182) | UK (n = 319) | Total (n = 501) | |
Neurologic disorders and diseases | 8 (4.4%) | 13 (4.1%) | 21 (4.2%) |
Hormonal disorders and diseases | 8 (4.4%) | 18 (5.6%) | 26 (5.2%) |
Urogenital disorders and diseases | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.6%) | 2 (0.4%) |
Psychiatric disorders and diseases | 11 (6.0%) | 5 (1.6%) | 16 (3.2%) |
It should be part of several medical chapters simultaneously | 12 (6.6%) | 44 (13.8%) | 56 (11.2%) |
A separate chapter dealing with symptoms / disorders regarding sexual and gender health | 91 (50.0%) | 97 (30.4%) | 188 (37.5%) |
It should be a Z-code | 30 (16.5%) | 104 (32.6%) | 134 (26.7%) |
It should not be in the ICD at all | 12 (6.6%) | 24 (7.5%) | 36 (7.2%) |
Other, namely | 10 (5.5%) | 12 (3.8%) | 22 (4.4%) |
* Responses on this question differed significantly between the countries, χ2(8) = 38.21, p < .01, Cramer’s V = .28.