Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey

Introduction: Mak nyahs (male-to-female transgenders) often consume feminizing hormones to achieve and maintain the female physical appearance. They do it without professional prescription/advise, and often take excessive doses. This renders them at risk of developing complications of hormone consum...

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Main Authors:	Draman, Samsul, Suofeiya, Maliya, A., Farhana, S, Syazwan, A, Nur 'Atiqah, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
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Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine RS Pharmacy and materia medica RZ Other systems of medicine
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spelling	iium-632752018-10-18T06:28:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/ Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey Draman, Samsul Suofeiya, Maliya A., Farhana S, Syazwan A, Nur 'Atiqah Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine RS Pharmacy and materia medica RZ Other systems of medicine Introduction: Mak nyahs (male-to-female transgenders) often consume feminizing hormones to achieve and maintain the female physical appearance. They do it without professional prescription/advise, and often take excessive doses. This renders them at risk of developing complications of hormone consumption. This paper provides some quantitative data on hormone consumption among mak nyahs in Kuantan, Pahang, in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from July to August in 2015 among 35 mak nyahs. Convenience sampling was used. Participants who gave consent answered an interview-guided questionnaire which documents socio-demographic profile, hormone usage, and morbidities as a result of hormone consumption. Data was analysed using SPSS, Version 16.0. (version 16). Results: Majority of the subjects were Malays (91.4%) and Muslims (97.1%), their median (IQR) age being 31 (±17) years, more than half (57.1%) were between 20 to 40 years old. Most (80.0%) of them are sex workers. Oral hormone was most commonly used (88.6%), while more than half (67.7%) of them added hormone injections. Almost all subjects purchased hormones over the counter from local pharmacies (94.2%). However, many received information on hormone from non-professional sources. Possible adverse effects of hormones reported among subjects were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and venous thrombo-embolism. Conclusion: Hormone consumption was very common among the subjects in this study, and may be associated with certain medical problems. Medical personnel must pay more attention in educating the mak nyahs on adverse effects of hormones consumption. Mak nyahs should also be screened for complications every time they seek medical attention. International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-04-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/1/MAK%20NYAH.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/7/63275%20Hormone%20consumption%20among%20Mak%20Nyahs%20in%20Kuantan%20town%20SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/13/63275_Hormone%20consumption%20among%20Mak%20Nyahs%20in%20Kuantan%20Town_WoS.pdf Draman, Samsul and Suofeiya, Maliya and A., Farhana and S, Syazwan and A, Nur 'Atiqah and Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim (2018) Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey. The International Medical Journal of Malaysia, 17 (1). pp. 63-70. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_17_no_1/Vol17-No1-p063070.pdf
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine RS Pharmacy and materia medica RZ Other systems of medicine Draman, Samsul Suofeiya, Maliya A., Farhana S, Syazwan A, Nur 'Atiqah Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey
description	Introduction: Mak nyahs (male-to-female transgenders) often consume feminizing hormones to achieve and maintain the female physical appearance. They do it without professional prescription/advise, and often take excessive doses. This renders them at risk of developing complications of hormone consumption. This paper provides some quantitative data on hormone consumption among mak nyahs in Kuantan, Pahang, in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from July to August in 2015 among 35 mak nyahs. Convenience sampling was used. Participants who gave consent answered an interview-guided questionnaire which documents socio-demographic profile, hormone usage, and morbidities as a result of hormone consumption. Data was analysed using SPSS, Version 16.0. (version 16). Results: Majority of the subjects were Malays (91.4%) and Muslims (97.1%), their median (IQR) age being 31 (±17) years, more than half (57.1%) were between 20 to 40 years old. Most (80.0%) of them are sex workers. Oral hormone was most commonly used (88.6%), while more than half (67.7%) of them added hormone injections. Almost all subjects purchased hormones over the counter from local pharmacies (94.2%). However, many received information on hormone from non-professional sources. Possible adverse effects of hormones reported among subjects were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and venous thrombo-embolism. Conclusion: Hormone consumption was very common among the subjects in this study, and may be associated with certain medical problems. Medical personnel must pay more attention in educating the mak nyahs on adverse effects of hormones consumption. Mak nyahs should also be screened for complications every time they seek medical attention.
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author	Draman, Samsul Suofeiya, Maliya A., Farhana S, Syazwan A, Nur 'Atiqah Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
author_facet	Draman, Samsul Suofeiya, Maliya A., Farhana S, Syazwan A, Nur 'Atiqah Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
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title	Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey
title_short	Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey
title_full	Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey
title_fullStr	Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey
title_full_unstemmed	Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey
title_sort	hormone consumption among mak nyahs in kuantan town: a preliminary survey
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/1/MAK%20NYAH.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/7/63275%20Hormone%20consumption%20among%20Mak%20Nyahs%20in%20Kuantan%20town%20SCOPUS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/63275/13/63275_Hormone%20consumption%20among%20Mak%20Nyahs%20in%20Kuantan%20Town_WoS.pdf
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Hormone consumption among Mak Nyahs in Kuantan Town: A preliminary survey

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