Table 2.
Comparisons of experiences of gender-based violence among transgender women with and without depressive symptoms
| Experiences of ender-based violence | Total (n = 1375) | Depressive symptomsa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 756) | Yes (n = 619) | p-value† | ||
| Co-workers or classmates are supportive regarding transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| Very much supportive | 215 (15.7) | 121 (56.3) | 94 (43.7) | |
| Supportive | 1013 (74.1) | 580 (57.3) | 433 (42.7) | |
| Not supportive | 129 (9.4) | 50 (38.8) | 79 (61.2) | |
| Not at all supportive | 10 (0.7) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | |
| Difficulties in getting a job because of transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 794 (51.8) | 528 (66.5) | 266 (33.5) | |
| Yes | 573 (41.9) | 226 (39.4) | 347 (60.6) | |
| Lost a job because of your transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1037 (75.9) | 645 (62.2) | 392 (37.8) | |
| Yes | 330 (24.1) | 109 (33.0) | 221 (67.0) | |
| Denied/thrown out of a housing because of your transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1121 (81.0) | 673 (60.0) | 448 (40.0) | |
| Yes | 246 (18.0) | 81 (32.9) | 165 (67.1) | |
| Difficulties in getting HIV services because of your transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1252 (91.6) | 724 (57.8) | 528 (42.2) | |
| Yes | 115 (8.4) | 30 (26.1) | 85 (73.9) | |
| Difficulties in getting health services because of your transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1243 (90.9) | 725 (58.3) | 518 (41.7) | |
| Yes | 124 (9.1) | 29 (23.4) | 95 (76.6) | |
| Physically abused because of your transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1045 (76.4) | 638 (61.1) | 407 (38.9) | |
| Yes | 322 (23.6) | 116 (36.0) | 206 (64.0) | |
| Sexually abused or assaulted because of your transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 830 (60.7) | 515 (62.0) | 315 (38.0) | |
| Yes | 537 (39.3) | 239 (44.5) | 298 (55.5) | |
| Arrested because of your transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1224 (89.5) | 711 (58.1) | 513 (41.9) | |
| Yes | 143 (10.5) | 43 (30.1) | 100 (69.9) | |
| Dropped school because of your transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1037 (75.9) | 622 (60.0) | 415 (40.0) | |
| Yes | 330 (24.1) | 132 (40.0) | 198 (60.0) | |
| Fearful of being arrested by police/authorities because of transgender identity | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 1028 (75.2) | 635 (61.8) | 393 (38.2) | |
| Yes | 339 (24.8) | 119 (35.1) | 220 (64.9) | |
Values are numbers of subjects (%) for categorical variables
† Chi square test was used for categorical variables or Fisher’s exact test was used as appropriate
a Defined by a Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) score of ≥ 16