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We Find Strength in Each Other: The Psychosocial Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Malay Trans Women in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorFathima Begum Syed Mohideenen_US
dc.contributor.authorNizam Baharomen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohamed Fakhri Abu Baharinen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhadijah Hasanah Abang Abdullahen_US
dc.contributor.authorRafidah Hanim Mokhtaren_US
dc.contributor.authorZainora Dauden_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T02:27:27Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T02:27:27Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionUlum Islamiyyah The Malaysian Journal of Islamic Studies Volume 35 Issue 2 PAGE (50-62)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe lockdowns or ‘movement control order’ especially during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted all walks of life in Malaysia, including the transgender community. This study aimed to explore the psychosocial impact of lockdown regulation during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on Malay trans women or Mak Nyah in a southern state in Malaysia. This is a qualitative study with semi-structured, in-depth interviews and thematic analysis. 11 local Malay trans women aged 33 to 50, participated using purposive snowball sampling, starting with a local outreach worker. Six salient, interrelated themes were identified, namely: (1) Fear of the pandemic; (2) The psychological impact of lockdown; (3) The social impact of lockdown; (4) Family as a main concern during lockdown; (5) Transgender community as a source of support; and (6) Concerns about own health. Although the lockdown had considerable psychosocial impact, the close relationship among the local trans women community has alleviated some of the hardship. The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown imposed psychosocial challenges impacting Malay trans women in a southern state in Malaysia. Being in a local transgender network provided invaluable moral support, relieved loneliness and offered some solutions for financial burden during the lockdown.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFathima Begum Syed Mohideen, Mokhtar, R. H. ., Nizam Baharom, Mohamed Fakhri Abu Baharin, Khadijah Hasanah Abang Abdullah, & Zainora Daud. (2023). We Find Strength in Each Other: The Psychosocial Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Malay Trans Women in Malaysia. Ulum Islamiyyah, 35(02), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.33102/uij.vol35no02.541en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.33102/uij.vol35no02.541
dc.identifier.epage62
dc.identifier.issn2289-4799
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.spage50
dc.identifier.urihttps://uijournal.usim.edu.my/index.php/uij/article/view/541/296
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/16115
dc.identifier.volume35
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUSIM Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUlum Islamiyyah The Malaysian Journal of Islamic Studiesen_US
dc.subjecttransgender, LGBTQ, Malaysia, psychology, emotion, COVID-19en_US
dc.titleWe Find Strength in Each Other: The Psychosocial Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Malay Trans Women in Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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