摘要：Background: The sexual rights and quality of life (QoL) of all individuals must be valued, secured and ful-filled in order for sexual wellbeing to be achieved and preserved. Hence this research was undertaken to measure QoL in a population of self-identified transgender people and to study factors associated with sexu-al satisfaction in the same population. Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted among 543 transgender people in Chennai conveniently selected by snowball sampling. Data was collected by a pre-tested structured questionnaire and = QoL by visual analogue scale (VAS), sexual satisfaction by one item from the Life Satisfaction checklist 9. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 24. Results: In total, 543 respondents were included in the study. The age range was 18– 52 with a mean age of 38.5 years. Around 60% had sexual satisfaction and 24% suffered from sexual violence. Around 59% had a good quality of life and it was found to be statistically associated with stigma, sexual violence and sexual satisfaction. Conclusion: Interventions must be taken to reduce the stigma among trans genders with health education, awareness creation and reduction of stigma.
关键词：Quality of life;transgender;sexual satisfaction
