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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of transgender women included in the study, by whether they reported avoiding healthcare (N = 452)

From: Factors associated with healthcare avoidance among transgender women in Argentina

Characteristic

Total (%)

Healthcare avoidance

p- value

(n = 452)*

Yes (%)

No (%)

(n = 184)*

(n = 268)*

Individual level factors

    

Age (median, IQR)

30 (25 - 37)

30 (25 - 27)

31 (24 - 37)

0.861

Foreign born

45 (10.0)

17 (9.2)

28 (10.5)

0.673

High school education or greater

152 (33.8)

54 (29.5)

98 (36.7)

0.113

Extended health insurance

81 (18.5)

25 (13.8)

56 (21.7)

0.036

Currently employed (other than sex work)

108 (23.9)

35 (19.0)

73 (27.2)

0.044

History of sex work involvement

378 (84.6)

163 (89.1)

215 (81.4)

0.028

Self-reported HIV infection

104 (27.4)

41 (26.8)

63 (27.8)

0.838

Any internalized stigma

245 (54.2)

118 (64.1)

127 (47.4)

<0.001

Social-structural factors

    

Police-related experiences

    

Experienced police violence ever

243 (53.8)

128 (69.6)

115 (42.9)

<0.001

Ever arrested

354 (79.0)

157 (85.8)

197 (74.3)

0.003

Experiences of perceived discrimination in healthcare settings

    

By healthcare workers ever

302 (66.8)

155 (84.2)

147 (54.9)

<0.001

By other patients ever

143 (32.1)

84 (46.4)

59 (22.4)

<0.001

Environmental factors

    

Current residency in Buenos Aires

140 (31.0)

69 (37.5)

71 (26.5)

0.013

Stable housing

355 (78.6)

143 (77.7)

212 (79.1)

0.724

  1. *Totals may differ due to non-response on some questions.
  2. IQR: interquartile range.