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. 2017 Jan 12;12(1):e0168522. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168522

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
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.