Table 1 Distribution of study variables among transgender women in Northeast Brazil, 2017
Variables | na | %a |
|---|---|---|
Outcome | ||
Medical visits in the last 12 months | ||
No | 271 | 33.0 |
Yes | 547 | 67.0 |
HIV testing in the last12 months | ||
No | 458 | 54.2 |
Yes | 385 | 45.8 |
Main exposure | ||
GBD | ||
No | 92 | 12.7 |
Yes | 772 | 87.3 |
Covariates | ||
Age | ||
18 to 25 | 439 | 49.5 |
26 and older | 425 | 50.5 |
Skin color | ||
Non-black | 171 | 20.6 |
Black | 681 | 79.4 |
Monthly income | ||
US$252.87 or less | 293 | 34.5 |
> US$252.87 | 571 | 65.5 |
Years of schooling | ||
Up to 9 years | 378 | 45.5 |
10 or more years | 473 | 54.5 |
Support in case of illness | ||
Never or sometimes | 303 | 34.3 |
Often or always | 553 | 65.2 |
Support to accompany in the medical visits | ||
Never or sometimes | 358 | 42.1 |
Often or always | 502 | 57.9 |
Participation in TGW civil society organizations | ||
No | 638 | 77.1 |
Yes | 233 | 22.9 |
Hormone use | ||
No | 417 | 47.5 |
Yes | 440 | 52.5 |
Illicit use of industrial liquid silicone | ||
No | 633 | 87.1 |
Yes | 228 | 12.9 |
Body satisfaction | ||
Dissatisfied | 396 | 45.6 |
Satisfied | 462 | 54.4 |
Health satisfaction | ||
Dissatisfied | 273 | 29.7 |
Satisfied | 587 | 70.3 |
Self-reported quality of life | ||
Poor | 62 | 7.7 |
Good | 796 | 92.3 |
Need for medical treatment | ||
No need or very little need | 623 | 71.2 |
Moderately or very much | 230 | 28.9 |
Enrollment in PHC | ||
No | 254 | 31.5 |
Yes | 600 | 68.5 |
PHC as a usual source of care | ||
No | 559 | 67.0 |
Yes | 304 | 33.0 |