Table 2 Bi- and multivariable logistic regression analyses of individual, environmental and socio-structural factors associated with healthcare avoidance among transgender women in Argentina

Individual level factors

Age ≥30years old

1.02 (0.70 - 1.48)

-

Foreign born

0.87 (0.46 - 1.64)

-

High school education or greater

0.72 (0.48 - 1.08)

-

Extended health insurance

0.58 (0.35 - 0.97)*

0.49 (0.26 - 0.93)

Currently employed (other than sex work)

0.63 (0.40 - 0.99)*

1.00 (0.56 - 1.79)

History of sex work involvement

1.86 (1.06 - 3.25)*

0.86 (0.41 - 1.80)

Self-reported HIV status

0.95 (0.60 - 1.51)

-

Any internalized stigma

1.98 (1.35 - 2.92)*

1.60 (1.02 - 2.51)

Social-structural factors

Police-related experiences

Experienced police violence ever

3.04 (2.05 - 4.52)*

2.20 (1.26 - 3.83)

Ever arrested

2.08 (1.27 - 3.43)*

1.00 (0.48 - 2.11)

Experiences of perceived discrimination in healthcare settings

By healthcare workers ever

4.40 (2.77 - 7.00)*

3.36 (1.25 - 5.70)

By other patients ever

3.01 (1.99 - 4.54)*

2.57 (1.58 - 4.17)

Environmental factors

Current residency in Buenos Aires

1.66 (1.11 - 2.49)*

2.32 (1.44 - 3.76)

Stable housing

0.92 (0.58 - 1.45)

-