Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting

Male-to-female transgenders are discriminated in Malaysia due to their gender expression, their involvement in the sex trade, and the high prevalence of HIV infection in this community. They are burdened by many health issues including HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, psychiatric problems, sub...

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Main Authors:	Suofeiya, Maliya, Razali, Zul Azlin, Mohd Subri, Irwan, Draman, Samsul, Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman, Ibrahim, Muhammad, Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim
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Language:	English English English
Published:	American Scientific Publishers 2017
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RT Nursing RZ Other systems of medicine
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spelling	iium-578302018-04-02T01:06:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/ Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting Suofeiya, Maliya Razali, Zul Azlin Mohd Subri, Irwan Draman, Samsul Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman Ibrahim, Muhammad Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim R Medicine (General) RT Nursing RZ Other systems of medicine Male-to-female transgenders are discriminated in Malaysia due to their gender expression, their involvement in the sex trade, and the high prevalence of HIV infection in this community. They are burdened by many health issues including HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, psychiatric problems, substance abuse, and complications resulting from feminizing procedures. Although majority of the transgender community is Muslim, many of them are far from religious guidance due to discrimination and fear towards criminalization. Efforts are needed to tackle the risks and vulnerability in health issues in the mak nyah community. This paper discusses the health issues faced by transgenders in Malaysia, and also describes an integrated method in helping the transgender community. American Scientific Publishers 2017-05-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/2/WICOIS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/12/57830_Addressing%20Muslim-abstract.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/13/57830_Addressing%20Muslim-SCOPUS.pdf Suofeiya, Maliya and Razali, Zul Azlin and Mohd Subri, Irwan and Draman, Samsul and Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman and Ibrahim, Muhammad and Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim (2017) Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5). pp. 4880-4883. ISSN 1936-6612 E-ISSN 1936-7317 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2017/00000023/00000005/art00239 10.1166/asl.2017.8938
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topic	R Medicine (General) RT Nursing RZ Other systems of medicine
spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RT Nursing RZ Other systems of medicine Suofeiya, Maliya Razali, Zul Azlin Mohd Subri, Irwan Draman, Samsul Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman Ibrahim, Muhammad Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting
description	Male-to-female transgenders are discriminated in Malaysia due to their gender expression, their involvement in the sex trade, and the high prevalence of HIV infection in this community. They are burdened by many health issues including HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, psychiatric problems, substance abuse, and complications resulting from feminizing procedures. Although majority of the transgender community is Muslim, many of them are far from religious guidance due to discrimination and fear towards criminalization. Efforts are needed to tackle the risks and vulnerability in health issues in the mak nyah community. This paper discusses the health issues faced by transgenders in Malaysia, and also describes an integrated method in helping the transgender community.
format	Article
author	Suofeiya, Maliya Razali, Zul Azlin Mohd Subri, Irwan Draman, Samsul Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman Ibrahim, Muhammad Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim
author_facet	Suofeiya, Maliya Razali, Zul Azlin Mohd Subri, Irwan Draman, Samsul Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman Ibrahim, Muhammad Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim
author_sort	Suofeiya, Maliya
title	Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting
title_short	Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting
title_full	Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting
title_fullStr	Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting
title_full_unstemmed	Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting
title_sort	addressing muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the malaysia setting
publisher	American Scientific Publishers
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/2/WICOIS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/12/57830_Addressing%20Muslim-abstract.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/57830/13/57830_Addressing%20Muslim-SCOPUS.pdf
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Addressing Muslim transgenders' health issues using religious approach in the Malaysia setting

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