Table 3.
Comparisons of health and well-being, transition-related care, victimization, and sexual risk among transwomen of color enrolled in a no-cost transgender legal services agency (N=65)
| Variable | Total Sample (n=65) |
Pre-Name Change Group (n=37) |
Post-Name Change Group (n=28) |
Adjusted OR [95% confidence interval]B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Health and Well-Being | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Current Physical Health Rating (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) | 8.11 (1.84) | 7.89 (1.76) | 8.39 (1.93) | |
| Current Mental Health Rating (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) | 7.24 (2.32) | 7.14 (2.16) | 7.36 (2.54) | |
| Self-esteem | 30.64 (5.58) | 30.44 (5.43) | 30.89 (5.87) | |
| Depressive symptoms | 15.19 (6.43) | 15.39 (6.09) | 14.93 (6.96) | |
| Anxiety symptoms | 14.23 (7.15) | 14.56 (7.35) | 13.82 ±7.00) | |
| % Yes (n) | % Yes (n) | % Yes (n) | ||
| Health insurance | 92.1 (58) | 94.3 (33) | 89.3 (25) | |
| Health Care Utilization (past 6 months) | ||||
| Visited the emergency room or medical center | 43.8 (28) | 42.9 (12) | 44.4 (16) | |
| Was a patient in the hospital overnight | 22.2 (14) | 28.6 (10) | 14.3 (4) | |
| Barriers to accessing services due to gender identity or presentation | 15.6 (10) | 16.7 (6) | 14.3 (4) | |
| Looked for health information on the Internet | 58.7 (37) | 65.7 (23) | 50.0 (14) | |
| Postponed medical care when needed | 39.1 (25) | 36.1 (13) | 42.9 (12) | |
| Postponed medical care due to cost | 14.1 (9) | 11.1 (4) | 17.9 (5) | |
| Postponed medical care due to gender identity or presentation | 18.0 (11) | 25.7 (9) | 7.7 (2) | 5.88 [1.03–33.40] |
| Transgender Transition-Related Health Care (past 6 months) | ||||
| Transition-related hormones prescribed by a medical professional | 84.1 (53) | 82.9 (29) | 85.7 (24) | |
| Visited a mental health professional for gender-transition services | 62.5 (40) | 69.4 (25) | 53.6 (15) | |
| Transition-related hormones injected by a friend A | 42.2 (27) | 55.6 (20) | 25.0 (7) | 4.12 [1.28–13.31] |
| Silicone injected by a friend | 4.8 (3) | 5.7 (2) | 3.6 (1) | |
| Transgender-Related Victimization | ||||
| Verbally abused or harassed by a… (past 6 months) | ||||
| Stranger in public | 53.1 (34) | 55.6 (20) | 50. (14) | |
| Family member or friendA | 22.2 (14) | 31.4 (11) | 10.7 (3) | 4.86 [1.08–21.89] |
| Romantic or sexual partner | 17.2 (11) | 11.1 (4) | 25.0 (7) | |
| Physically abused or assaulted by a… (past 6 months) | ||||
| Stranger in public | 10.9 (7) | 13.9 (5) | 7.1 (2) | |
| Family member or friend | 6.3 (4) | 8.6 (3) | 3.6 (1) | |
| Romantic or sexual partner | 6.3 (4) | 5.6 (2) | 7.1 (2) |
Notes:
A
Significantly different at p < .05;
B
Adjusted for age differences.