Resumen

VILLASANA, Pedro; SEGNINI, Yarimar  y  RIVAS, Katherinne. Treatment of the staff of clinical laboratories in the care to sex gender diverse population: Maracay, 2012. Comunidad y Salud [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.1, pp.18-26. ISSN 1690-3293.

The homolesbotransfobia was established as a problem of public health, and their expressions of discrimination, abuse and exclusion by health services staff, has a negative impact on the possibility of access to services by the population LGTTB (lesbian, gay, shemale, transsexual and bisexual), and in fact, although not quantified, in its condition of health and life. A descriptive study of cross, becoming the studied population 47 users, and 09 members of the personal service staff of a specialized clinical reference laboratory is conducted. The information is processed and analyzed with the Epi Info 6.04 programme, non-significant results regarding the presence of abuse, discrimination and homophobic behavior. Despite not being a target of the investigation, contrast these results with national and international reports reveals very low sensitivity of the quantitative method used for the exploration of this situation. It is recommended an alternative approach that allows explore possible subjective information and assist in the generation of policies and programmes directed at the population LGTTB

Palabras clave : Homolesbotransfobia; health care; clinical laboratories; population LGTTB.