157.
Table 23 below shows the level of satisfaction provided by the medical
health care services (including dental and mental health care services)
to the respondents. Based on the table, it was found that the respondents
were satisfied with services provided by the community clinic runs by nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and rated it at 4.35 out of 5. Services
provided by private clinic was the second satisfied services enjoyed by the
respondents which was rated at 3.82. It was followed by private hospital rated
at 3.6. The lower satisfaction among the services were from the government
clinic and hospital, however, majority of the services were rated at neutral by
the respondents. Alternative treatments includes traditional treatments ethnic
Chinese, Malay and Indian such as Ayurveda, acupuncture, cupping therapy
and others.
Table 23: Level of satisfaction provided by healthcare services
Item
Min
1. Community clinic (run by NGOs)
4.35
2. Private clinic
3.82
3. Private hospital
3.61
4. Alternative treatment
3.50
5. Government clinic
3.07
6. Government hospital
3.00
Note: 1=Very dissatisfied, 2= Dissatisfied, 3=Neutral, 4=Satisfied, 5= Very satisfied
158.
In the study, 48 respondents shared that they were admitted to a hospital ward
due to health issues. It is very important to highlight that some were admitted in
hospital while they were minors. Out of 48, 30 were trans women and 17 were
trans men and one intersex person.
159.
According to the table 24 below, the placement of the trans women were
mostly in male wards and the placement of trans men were in female wards.
It shows that the placements of ward were according to their sex assigned at
birth. But occasionally, there had been cases where respondents were placed
according to their gender identity or in an isolated room.
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