Table 2 Attitudes toward healthcare (n = 186)
Attitude | Total | Transgender Men | Transgender Women | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | ||
Transgender health concerns are different from cisgender ones | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.085 |
 Disagree/neutral | 90 (48.7) | 41.2–56.1 | 29 (59.2) | 44.2–73.0 | 61 (44.8) | 36.0–53.3 |  |
 Agree | 95 (51.3) | 43.9–58.8 | 20 (40.8) | 27.0–55.8 | 75 (55.2) | 46.0–63.3 |  |
Seeking healthcare providers who understand transgender concerns is easy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.304 |
 Disagree/neutral | 133 (71.9) | 64.8–78.2 | 38 (77.6) | 63.4–88.2 | 95 (69.9) | 60.9–76.9 |  |
 Agree | 52 (28.1) | 21.8–35.2 | 11 (22.4) | 11.8–36.6 | 41 (30.1) | 22.4–38.3 |  |
A high chance of gender discrimination by healthcare providers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.117 |
 Disagree/neutral | 91 (51.6) | 44.4–59.3 | 30 (61.2) | 46.2–74.8 | 66 (48.2) | 39.6–56.9 |  |
 Agree | 90 (48.4) | 41.2–56.1 | 19 (38.8) | 25.2–53.8 | 71 (51.8) | 43.1–60.4 |  |
Avoid visits to healthcare providers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.352 |
 Disagree/neutral | 147 (79.0) | 72.9–85.0 | 41 (83.7) | 70.3–92.7 | 106 (77.4) | 69.4–84.1 |  |
 Agree | 39 (21.0) | 15.4–27.7 | 8 (16.3) | 7.3–29.7 | 31 (22.6) | 15.9–30.6 |  |
Buy hormones or medicine without doctor supervision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Disagree/neutral | 89 (47.8) | 40.7–55.6 | 43 (87.8) | 75.2–95.4 | 46 (33.6) | 25.7–42.1 |  |
 Agree | 97 (52.2) | 45.0–59.8 | 6 (12.2) | 4.6–24.8 | 91 (66.4) | 57.9–74.3 |  |