Experiences of parents of trans young people accessing Australian health services for their child: Findings from Trans Pathways

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Table 1. Participant child demographics.

Characteristics	n (%)
Age Range
4–11 years	37 (19.3)
12–17 years	68 (35.4)
18–25 years	87 (45.3)
Gender presumed at birth
Female	112 (57.7)
Male	82 (42.3)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Descent
Yes	3 (1.5)
No	191 (98.5)
Gender Identity
Male	85 (44.3)
Female	67 (34.9)
Non-binary	21 (10.9)
Transgender	11 (5.7)
Other	8 (4.2)
State of Residence
VIC	38 (26.8)
NSW	29 (20.4)
NT	2 (1.4)
WA	32 (22.5)
TAS	7 (4.9)
SA	12 (8.5)
ACT	4 (2.8)
QLD	18 (12.7)

Table 2. Services access frequency as categorized by birth-presumed gender, age and wait time.

Service Type	Primary Care	Mental Health Inpatient	Psychiatry	Therapy	Gender-affirming Medical Services	Other Services
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Access frequency	146 (91.8^a)	28 (17.6^a)	119 (74.8^a)	130 (81.1^a)	85 (53.5^a)	22 (13.8^a)
Age at first access attempt
4–11 years	41 (31.1)	1 (4.8)	27 (23.5)	32 (27.1)	14 (18.9)	–
12–17 years	72 (54.5)	17 (81.0)	69 (60.0)	73 (61.9)	43 (58.1)	–
18–25 years	17 (12.9)	3 (14.3)	19 (16.5)	13 (11.0)	17 (23.0)	–
Birth-presumed gender
Male	64 (43.8)	16 (57.1)	55 (46.2)	52 (40.0)	32 (37.6)	14 (63.6)
Female	82 (56.2)	12 (42.9)	64 (53.8)	78 (60.0)	53 (62.4)	8 (36.4)
Length of wait for first appointment
1 month or less	–	–	42 (37.8)	82 (77.4)	15 (21.4)	–
2–3 months	–	–	37 (33.3)	19 (17.9)	22 (31.4)	–
4–6 months	–	–	21 (18.9)	3 (2.8)	13 (18.6)	–
7–9 months	–	–	5 (4.5)	1 (0.9)	6 (8.6)	–
10 months or more	–	–	5 (4.5)	0 (0.0)	10 (14.3)	–
Still waiting, or never got an appointment	–	–	1 (0.9)	1(0.9)	4 (5.7)	–
Satisfaction with service
Very Dissatisfied	6 (4.5)	4 (19.0)	8 (7.2)	3 (2.5)	0 (0.0)	–
Somewhat Dissatisfied	6 (4.5)	6 (28.6)	3 (2.7)	5 (4.2)	6 (8.8)	–
Neutral	18 (13.5)	6 (28.6)	22 (19.8)	30 (25.0)	8 (11.8)	–
Moderately Satisfied	38 (28.6)	3 (14.3)	36 (32.4)	36 (30.0)	17 (25.0)	–
Highly Satisfied	65 (48.9)	2 (9.5)	42 (37.8)	46 (38.3)	37 (54.4)	–
Gender acceptance within service
Did not disclose gender	4 (3.1)	2 (10)	3 (2.7)	4 (3.5)	0 (0.0)	–
Not respectful or mostly not	4 (3.1)	1 (5)	2 (1.8)	4 (3.5)	1 (1.5)	–
Sometimes respectful or mixed response	13 (10.1)	1 (5)	4 (3.6)	6 (5.3)	3 (4.5)	–
Respectful or mostly respectful	108 (83.7)	16 (80)	101 (91.8)	99 (87.6)	63 (94.0)	–

Note. Dashes represent data that was not collected for that service.

^a Percentage of the total respondents who reported accessing services n = 159.

Table 3. Historical and current mental health diagnoses by age and birth-presumed gender.

	Total	Depression	Anxiety Disorder	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	Personality Disorder	Psychosis	An Eating Disorder	Substance Abuse Disorder	Autism Spectrum Disorder
	N	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Historical Diagnoses
Total ever diagnosed	180	110 (61.1)	110 (61.1)	14 (7.8)	13 (7.2)	21 (11.7)	14 (7.8)	6 (3.3)	33 (18.3)
Birth-presumed gender
Male	74	39 (35.5)	44 (40.0)	4 (28.6)	6 (46.2)	8 (38.1)	3 (21.4)	1 (16.7)	17 (51.5)
Female	106	71 (64.5)	66 (60.0)	10 (71.4)	7 (53.8)	13 (61.9)	11(78.6)	5 (83.3)	16 (48.5)
Age Group
4–11 years	35	3 (2.8)	9 (8.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (9.4)
12–17 years	65	40 (37.0)	42 (38.9)	5 (35.7)	2 (15.4)	4 (20.0)	4 (28.6)	0 (0.0)	9 (28.1)
18–25 years	78	65 (60.2)	57 (52.8)	9 (64.3)	11 (84.6)	16 (80.0)	10 (71.4)	6 (100.0)	20 (62.5)
Current Diagnoses
Total currently diagnosed	180	78 (43.3)	79 (43.9)	7 (3.9)	6 (3.3)	5 (2.8)	3 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	–
Birth-presumed gender
Male	74	29 (37.7)	31 (39.2)	3 (42.9)	4 (66.7)	2 (40.0)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	–
Female	106	48 (62.3)	48 (60.8)	4 (57.1)	2 (33.3)	3 (60.0)	2 (66.7)	0 (0.0)	–
Age Group
4–11 years	35	0 (0.00)	3 (3.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	–
12–17 years	65	29 (37.7)	31 (40.3)	4 (57.1)	2 (33.3)	3 (60.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	–
18–25 years	78	48 (62.3)	43 (55.8)	3 (42.9)	4 (66.7)	2 (40.0)	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	–
Treatment received
Medication	–	24 (36.9)	15 (24.2)	2 (50.0)	3 (75.0)	3 (75.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	–
Therapy	–	16 (24.6)	23 (37.1)	2 (50.0)	4 (100.0)	3 (75.0)	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	–
Hospitalisation	–	1 (1.5)	1 (1.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (25.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	–

Note. Dashes represent data that was not collected for that service at the ‘current’ timepoint.