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 |