Table 1.
Distribution of study variables among transgender women in Northeast Brazil, 2017
| Variables | na | %a |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | ||
| Medical visits in the last 12 months | ||
| No | 271 | 33.0 |
| Yes | 547 | 67.0 |
| HIV testing in the last12 months | ||
| No | 458 | 54.2 |
| Yes | 385 | 45.8 |
| Main exposure | ||
| GBD | ||
| No | 92 | 12.7 |
| Yes | 772 | 87.3 |
| Covariates | ||
| Age | ||
| 18 to 25 | 439 | 49.5 |
| 26 and older | 425 | 50.5 |
| Skin color | ||
| Non-black | 171 | 20.6 |
| Black | 681 | 79.4 |
| Monthly income | ||
| US$252.87 or less | 293 | 34.5 |
| > US$252.87 | 571 | 65.5 |
| Years of schooling | ||
| Up to 9 years | 378 | 45.5 |
| 10 or more years | 473 | 54.5 |
| Support in case of illness | ||
| Never or sometimes | 303 | 34.3 |
| Often or always | 553 | 65.2 |
| Support to accompany in the medical visits | ||
| Never or sometimes | 358 | 42.1 |
| Often or always | 502 | 57.9 |
| Participation in TGW civil society organizations | ||
| No | 638 | 77.1 |
| Yes | 233 | 22.9 |
| Hormone use | ||
| No | 417 | 47.5 |
| Yes | 440 | 52.5 |
| Illicit use of industrial liquid silicone | ||
| No | 633 | 87.1 |
| Yes | 228 | 12.9 |
| Body satisfaction | ||
| Dissatisfied | 396 | 45.6 |
| Satisfied | 462 | 54.4 |
| Health satisfaction | ||
| Dissatisfied | 273 | 29.7 |
| Satisfied | 587 | 70.3 |
| Self-reported quality of life | ||
| Poor | 62 | 7.7 |
| Good | 796 | 92.3 |
| Need for medical treatment | ||
| No need or very little need | 623 | 71.2 |
| Moderately or very much | 230 | 28.9 |
| Enrollment in PHC | ||
| No | 254 | 31.5 |
| Yes | 600 | 68.5 |
| PHC as a usual source of care | ||
| No | 559 | 67.0 |
| Yes | 304 | 33.0 |
GBD gender-based discrimination, TGW transgender women, PHC primary health care
a Weighted by RDS-II estimator