Table 1.
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF INTERVIEWS AND QUESTIONNAIRES (N=255)
| Interviews |
Questionnaires |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | % | N | % |
| Age range | ||||
| 26–40 | 6 | 23.3 | 68 | 27.0 |
| 41–50 | 2 | 6.7 | 53 | 21.0 |
| 51–60 | 9 | 30.0 | 89 | 35.3 |
| >60 | 12 | 40.0 | 42 | 12.6 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 17 | 56.7 | 124 | 48.6 |
| Female | 13 | 43.3 | 129 | 50.6 |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||
| Heterosexual | 25 | 83.3 | 229 | 90.5 |
| Homosexual/Lesbian | 5 | 16.7 | 20 | 7.9 |
| Bisexual | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 16 | 53.3 | 135 | 57.2 |
| Single | 1 | 3.3 | 40 | 16.9 |
| Divorce | 2 | 10.0 | 22 | 9.3 |
| Widow | 2 | 26.7 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Living with partner (not legally married) | 8 | 26.7 | 27 | 11.4 |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 18 | 60.0 | 151 | 63.4 |
| Protestant | 3 | 10.0 | 29 | 12.2 |
| Santero | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | .4 |
| None | 1 | 23.3 | 39 | 16.4 |
| Other | 1 | 3.3 | 18 | 7.6 |
| Importance of religion | ||||
| Not important | 3 | 10.0 | 33 | 14.1 |
| Of minor importance | 7 | 23.3 | 55 | 23.3 |
| Important | 13 | 43.3 | 72 | 2.1 |
| Very Important | 7 | 23.3 | 74 | 41.1 |
| Participation on religious activities | ||||
| I don’t participate | 9 | 30.0 | 86 | 36.4 |
| Weekly | 9 | 30.0 | 48 | 20.3 |
| Sometimes during the month | 4 | 13.3 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Sometime during the year | 8 | 26.7 | 97 | 41.1 |
| Annual income | ||||
| Less than $50,000 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9.7 |
| From $50,001 to $60,000 | 1 | 3.3 | 10 | 4.2 |
| From $60,001 to $70,000 | 3 | 10.0 | 12 | 5.0 |
| More than $70,000 | 25 | 83.3 | 191 | 81.1 |
| Medical Specialty | ||||
| Allergy and immunology | 0 | 0 | 1 | .3 |
| Anesthesiology | 1 | 3.3 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Dermatology | 0 | 0 | 2 | .6 |
| Emergency Medicine | 2 | 6.7 | 2 | .6 |
| Endocrinology | 0 | 0 | 2 | .6 |
| Family medicine | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| Gastroenterology | 0 | 0 | 2 | .6 |
| General Medicine | 2 | 6.7 | 82 | 25.9 |
| Gynecology/obstetrics | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7.9 |
| HIV Specialist | 12 | 40.0 | 7 | 2.2 |
| Internal Medicine | 5 | 16.7 | 22 | 6.9 |
| Neurology | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Odontology | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | .6 |
| Ophthalmology | 0 | 0 | 2 | .6 |
| Orthopedic | 0 | 0 | 2 | .6 |
| Pediatric | 3 | 10.0 | 21 | 6.6 |
| Physiatrist | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Plastic Surgery | 1 | 3.3 | 18 | 5.7 |
| Psychiatry | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Surgery | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Urology | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | .3 |
| Organization | ||||
| Government | 18 | 60.0 | 59 | 17.6 |
| Community | 1 | 3.3 | 14 | 4.2 |
| Private | 11 | 36.7 | 200 | 60.5 |
| Years of experience | ||||
| 1–10 | 13 | 44.8 | 70 | 30.6 |
| 11–20 | 6 | 19.8 | 52 | 22.9 |
| 21–30 | 6 | 19.8 | 59 | 24.8 |
| 31–40 | 4 | 13.3 | 38 | 15.2 |
| >40 | 8 | 3.2 | ||
| Provision of health services to transgender women | ||||
| Yes | 19 | 63.3 | 109 | 46.6 |
| No | 7 | 23.3 | 29 | 12.4 |
| I don’t know | 1 | 3.3 | 26 | 11.1 |
| We don’t ask | 3 | 10.0 | 70 | 29.9 |
| Formal training on transgender health | ||||
| Yes | 4 | 13.8 | 43 | 18.5 |
| No | 25 | 83.3 | 190 | 81.5 |