Perception of Youth on Transgender Individuals: A Case of Kumasi, Ghana

Abstract

Issues of transgender have become more salient in the present-day world. While transgender individuals make up the small minority of the world's population, their right and treatment by society sit at the front of civil right debates. This study examined the perception of youth on transgender individuals. The objectives of this study were to examine youths' perception on transgender and transgender individuals, explore the factors contributing to transgender and examine the issues or effects transgender people face. A case study design was utilized for study. Probability sampling, specifically, the simple random sampling technique was used to select 240 students (undergraduates and postgraduates) as respondents for this study. Data was collected by the use of questionnaire. Findings of this study revealed that majority of respondents knew about transgender and transgender individuals. A chi-square test for independence was utilized to determine the relationship between transgender and transgender individuals and the effects or issues they experience. The Chi-square analysis indicated a statistical significant relationship between the existence of transgender and transgender individuals and gender dysphoria (effects or issues transgender individuals face) at alpha level 5%, X²=17.252, df=8, N=240 and p-value<0.028. That is, transgender individuals are indeed confronted with gender dysphoria. However, 5% of the time we may be wrong in our computation.