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    Itinerários terapêuticos de travestis da região central do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
    (ABRASCO - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva, 2014-07-01) Souza, Martha Helena Teixeira de; Signorelli, Marcos Claudio; Martin, Denise [UNIFESP]; Pereira, Pedro Paulo Gomes [UNIFESP]; Centro Universitário Franciscano; Universidade Federal do Paraná Curso de Fisioterapia e Saúde Coletiva; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    The scope of this paper is to shed light on the therapeutic itineraries of transvestites from Santa Maria in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. The study sought to follow the complex trajectories followed by transvestites in their quest for health care. Field research was conducted between January and November 2012 with transvestites from different cities in the state who were living in Santa Maria at the time. It involved qualitative methodology using ethnographic research. The results showed that the interviewees avoid institutionalized health services, opting for other forms of health care. In this respect, it is noteworthy that of the group of 49 transvestites who were included in this study, 48 sought health care in African religion groups or batuque (drumming), as they refer to them. The transvestites stated that they opted for African religion groups as they saw them as places that were able to afford forms of care and protection, without questioning bodily changes and sexual orientation. This article may help to shed light on some of the unusual trajectories of transvestites in their quest for health care.