Table 3.
Responses to the Supportive Doctor Index among Counting Ourselves participants with a primary care doctor or GP in 2018 (N = 947; ranked by frequency).
| Ranking | Supportive Doctor Index items | Overall | By gendera | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | TM | NB AFAB |
NB AMAB |
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| 1 | Treated you the same as any other patient when your needs were not directly related to gender-affirming care | 539 (56.9) | 197 (71.4) | 189 (69.2) | 116 (38.0) | 35(38.5) |
| 2 | Been supportive of your needs relating to gender-affirming care | 456 (48.2) | 193 (69.9) | 175 (64.1) | 64 (21.0) | 22 (24.2) |
| 3 | Always used your current name, with you and in referrals | 449 (47.4) | 175 (63.4) | 170 (62.3) | 84 (27.5) | 19 (20.9) |
| 4 | Shown they were willing to educate themselves on gender-affirming care, if necessary | 403 (42.6) | 155 (56.2) | 158 (57.9) | 70 (23.0) | 19 (20.9) |
| 5 | Always used your correct gender pronouns, with you and in referrals | 387 (40.9) | 160 (58.0) | 156 (57.1) | 52 (17.0) | 18(19.8) |
| 6 | Been able to clearly explain why any and all examinations were necessary | 344 (36.3) | 133 (48.2) | 136 (49.8) | 60 (19.7) | 14 (15.4) |
| 7 | Shown they knew a lot about gender-affirming care | 225 (23.8) | 91 (33.0) | 86 (31.5) | 38 (12.5) | 8 (8.8) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Number of items selected | 2.96 (2.62) | 4.00 (2.46) | 3.92 (2.57) | 1.59 (2.11) | 1.48 (2.00) | |
Two nonbinary participants did not report their sex assigned at birth. AFAB, assigned female at birth; AMAB, assigned male at birth; NB, nonbinary gender, TM, transgender men; TW, transgender women.