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Abstract
Introduction
This study sought to examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health issues among transgender individuals in Kenya.
Methods
Descriptive and correlational design was utilized with a sample size of 55 transgender people. Self-report online questionnaire was used to collect data.
Results
Respondents showed high exposure to ACEs, high levels of psychological distress, significant risk of suicide and moderate perceived social support. A significant relationship was found between ACEs and psychological distress, ACEs and suicidal ideation, and ACEs and perceived social support.
Conclusion
ACEs strongly influence mental health of transgender people in adulthood.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank all participants in the study for having given their time.
Ethics statement
All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study received ethical clearance from USIU-A Institutional Review Board.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.
Data availability statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, Dalziel Leone, upon reasonable request.
Open Scholarship
This article has earned the Center for Open Science badges for Open Data through Open Practices Disclosure. The data are openly accessible at https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/The_Relationship_between_ACEs_and_mental_health_issues_among_trans_people_data_xlsx/20412006. To obtain the author’s disclosure form, please contact the Editor.