Table 11.

Prevalence of sexual behaviour stigma among transgender women as compared with MSM participants in Burkina Faso (N=541)

	Total		MSM		Transgender women
	n	%	n	%	n	%	χ2pa
Stigma from family/friends
Excluded by family	53	9.8	36	8.1	17	17.4	0.006**
Gossiped about by family	161	29.8	125	28.2	36	37.1	0.08
Rejected by friends	166	30.7	127	28.7	39	39.8	0.03*
Perceived healthcare stigma
Afraid to seek healthcare	154	28.5	133	30.0	21	21.4	0.09
Avoided seeking healthcare	136	25.1	114	25.7	22	22.5	0.50
Experienced healthcare stigma
Treated poorly at a healthcare centre	18	3.3	13	2.9	5	5.1	0.28
Gossiped about by healthcare worker	39	7.2	32	7.2	7	7.1	0.98
Social stigma
Verbally harassed	209	38.7	152	34.4	57	58.2	<0.001***
Blackmailed	99	18.3	86	19.5	13	13.3	0.15
Physically hurt	67	12.5	40	9.1	27	27.8	<0.001***
Raped	52	9.7	38	8.6	14	14.3	0.09

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^***p<0.001

^ap-value derived using Pearson's chi-square test; MSM, men who have sex with men.