Table 2 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with medical visits in the last 12 months among TGW in Northeast Brazil, 2017
Variables | Medical visit in the last 12 months a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | p-value | OR | 95%CI | |
Main exposure | |||||
GBD | 0.005 | ||||
No | 16.95 | 83.05 | 1.00 | - | |
Yes | 35.33 | 64.67 | 0.37 | 0.19–0.75 | |
Covariates | |||||
Age | 0.036 | ||||
Up to 25 years | 37.89 | 62.11 | 1.00 | - | |
26 years and over | 28.42 | 71.58 | 1.54 | 1.03–2.30 | |
Skin color | 0.939 | ||||
Non-black | 33.55 | 66.45 | 1.00 | - | |
Black | 33.10 | 66.90 | 1.02 | 0.60–1.73 | |
Monthly income | 0.014 | ||||
US$252.87 or less | 40.56 | 59.44 | 1.00 | - | |
> US$252.87 | 28.80 | 71.20 | 1.69 | 1.11–2.56 | |
Years of schooling | 0.039 | ||||
Up to 9 years of study | 37.94 | 62.06 | 1.00 | - | |
10 years and over | 28.44 | 71.56 | 1.54 | 1.02–2.32 | |
Support in case of illness | 0.354 | ||||
Never or sometimes | 36.24 | 63.76 | 1.00 | - | |
Often or always | 31.86 | 68.14 | 1.22 | 0.80–1.84 | |
Support to accompany in the medical visits | 0.682 | ||||
Never or sometimes | 34.22 | 65.78 | 1.00 | - | |
Often or always | 32.31 | 67.69 | 1.09 | 0.72–1.64 | |
Health satisfaction | 0.044 | ||||
Dissatisfied | 26.29 | 73.71 | 1.00 | - | |
Satisfied | 36.07 | 63.93 | 0.63 | 0.40–0.99 | |
Need for medical treatment | 0.004 | ||||
No need or very little need | 37.36 | 62.64 | 1.00 | - | |
Moderately or very much | 23.08 | 76.92 | 1.99 | 1.24–3.18 | |
Self-reported quality of life | 0.191 | ||||
Poor | 24.24 | 75.76 | 1.00 | - | |
Good | 34.14 | 75.76 | 0.62 | 0.30–1.28 | |
Hormone use | 0.648 | ||||
No | 34.12 | 65.88 | 1.00 | - | |
Yes | 32.03 | 67.97 | 1.10 | 0.73–1.65 | |
Illicit use of industrial liquid silicone | 0.178 | ||||
No | 34.82 | 65.18 | 1.00 | - | |
Yes | 27.99 | 72.01 | 1.37 | 0.86–2.19 | |
Enrollment in PHC | 0.002 | ||||
No | 43.23 | 56.77 | 1.00 | - | |
Yes | 27.60 | 72.40 | 2.00 | 1.29–3.10 | |
PHC as a usual source of care | 0.173 | ||||
No | 34.99 | 65.01 | 1.00 | - | |
Yes | 28.62 | 71.38 | 1.34 | 0.88–2.52 | |
Participation in TGW civil society organizations | 0.119 | ||||
No | 34.95 | 65.05 | 1.00 | - | |
Yes | 26.98 | 73.02 | 1.45 | 0.91–2.33 | |