Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of sociodemographic factors, HIV clinical indicators, and hypothesized covariates among a sample of Black and Latina Transgender Women living with HIV in Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC (n=96).
| n/N (mean) | % (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic Factors | ||
| Age, in years | (41.1) | (11.5) |
| Race | ||
| Black/African American | 69/96 | 71.9 |
| American Indian, Alaska Native, Indigenous | 7/96 | 7.3 |
| Other | 5/96 | 5.2 |
| More than one race | 15/96 | 15.6 |
| Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latina | 16/96 | 16.7 |
| Education: completed high school or higher education | 71/95 | 74.7 |
| Location | ||
| Washington, DC | 73/96 | 76.0 |
| Baltimore, MD | 23/96 | 24.0 |
| HIV Clinical Indicators | ||
| Currently on ART | 91/96 | 94.8 |
| Duration on ART, in years | (12.1) | (9.6) |
| Ever experienced an interruption to HIV treatment | 55/96 | 57.3 |
| Social Oppression | ||
| Income below the U.S. federal poverty line, past 30 days | 73/92 | 79.4 |
| Housing instability, past 12 months | 52/96 | 54.2 |
| Currently unemployed | 43/96 | 44.8 |
| 1 or more barriers to accessing healthcare | 79/96 | 82.3 |
| Physical violence, past 12 months | 28/96 | 29.2 |
| Sexual violence, past 12 months | 13/96 | 13.5 |
| Psychological violence, past 12 months | 38/96 | 39.6 |
| Psychological Distress | ||
| Internalized transphobia | (2.9) | (3.8) |
| Depression symptom criteria, past two weeks | 24/95 | 25.3 |
| PTSD symptom criteria, past 30 days | 38/96 | 39.6 |
| Lifetime suicidal ideation | 47/96 | 49.0 |
| Identity Threat | ||
| Not currently taking hormones for gender affirmation | 15/94 | 16.0 |
| Unmet surgical need | (3.7) | (2.3) |
| No name and/or gender marker change on legal documents | 25/96 | 26.0 |
| High-Risk Contexts | ||
| Drug use, past 12 months | ||
| No drug use | 43/96 | 44.8 |
| Marijuana only | 20/96 | 20.8 |
| Any Illicit substance (with or excluding marijuana) | 33/96 | 34.4 |
| Alcohol use disorder, AUDIT-C | 37/96 | 38.5 |
| Lifetime sex exchange | 77/96 | 80.2 |
ART: antiretroviral therapy; AUDIT-C: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test—Consumption; PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; SD: standard deviation.