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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Oct;46(10):657–662. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001051

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Participating Transgender Women

n %
Total 49 100.0
Age, y
 18–21 18 36.7
 22–26 31 63.3
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white 0 0.0
 Non-Hispanic black 30 61.2
 Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander 1 2.0
 Hispanic /Latino (any race) 8 16.3
 Other/unknown 10 20.4
Education
 Less than high school 3 6.1
 High school diploma or equivalent 31 63.3
 Some college/2-year or technical degree 7 14.3
 4-year degree or equivalent/higher 4 8.2
 Other/unknown 4 8.2
City, state
 Chicago, IL 44 89.8
 Los Angeles, CA 5 10.2
Sexual orientation
 Gay/homosexual 19 38.8
 Bisexual 14 28.6
 Heterosexual/straight 8 16.3
 Other/unknown 8 16.3
Ever had sex
 Yes 44 89.8
 No/unknown 5 10.2
Lifetime sex partners
 Median (interquartile range) 6 2–12
Lifetime sex partners
 0 4 8.2
 1–5 14 28.6
 6–10 8 16.3
 >10 11 22.5
 Other/unknown 12 24.5
Age at first sex 15 12–18
 Median (interquartile range)
HIV status, self-reported
 HIV-positive 13 26.5
 HIV-negative 24 49.0
 Other/unknown 12 24.5
Smoking
 Never 15 30.6
 Smoked ≥12 cigarettes in past year 3 6.1
 Smoked <12 cigarettes in past year 27 55.1
 Other/unknown 4 8.2
Health insurance
 Any 22 44.9
 None or unknown 27 55.1
Visited health care provider in past 12 mo
 Yes 39 79.6
 No or unknown 10 20.4
Discussed sexual orientation/behavior with usual health care provider
 Yes 33 67.4
 No or unknown 16 32.7
Ever received any HPV vaccination
 Yes 5 10.2
 No or unknown 44 89.8