Table 3.
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with HIV testing in the last 12 months among TGW in Northeast Brazil, 2017
| Variables | HIV testing in the last 12 months a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | p-value | OR | 95%CI | |
| Main exposure | |||||
| GBD | 0.023 | ||||
| No | 37.91 | 62.09 | 1.00 | - | |
| Yes | 56.52 | 43.48 | 0.47 | 0.24–0.91 | |
| Covariates | |||||
| Age | 0.004 | ||||
| Up to 25 years | 61.17 | 38.83 | 1.00 | - | |
| 26 years and over | 47.23 | 52.77 | 1.76 | 1.19–2.60 | |
| Skin color | 0.623 | ||||
| Non-black | 56.61 | 43.39 | 1.00 | - | |
| Black | 53.57 | 46.43 | 1.13 | 0.69–1.85 | |
| Monthly income | 0.385 | ||||
| US$252.87 or less | 57.13 | 42.87 | 1.00 | - | |
| > US$252.87 | 52.62 | 47.38 | 1.20 | 0.79–1.81 | |
| Years of schooling | 0.015 | ||||
| Up to 9 years of study | 61.11 | 38.89 | 1.00 | - | |
| 10 years and over | 48.95 | 51.05 | 1.64 | 1.10–2.44 | |
| Support in case of illness | 0.692 | ||||
| Never or sometimes | 55.39 | 44.61 | 1.00 | - | |
| Often or always | 53.35 | 46.65 | 1.09 | 0.72–1.63 | |
| Support to accompany in the medical visits | 0.876 | ||||
| Never or sometimes | 53.43 | 46.57 | 1.00 | - | |
| Often or always | 54.22 | 45.78 | 0.97 | 0.65–1.44 | |
| Health satisfaction | 0.348 | ||||
| Dissatisfied | 50.49 | 49.51 | 1.00 | - | |
| Satisfied | 55.53 | 44.47 | 0.82 | 0.53–1.25 | |
| Need for medical treatment | 0.001 | ||||
| No need or very little need | 59.36 | 40.64 | 1.00 | - | |
| Moderately or very much | 41.83 | 58.17 | 2.03 | 1.32–3.13 | |
| Self-reported quality of life | 0.383 | ||||
| Poor | 47.83 | 52.17 | 1.00 | - | |
| Good | 55.13 | 44.87 | 0.75 | 0.38–1.45 | |
| Hormone use | 0.898 | ||||
| No | 54.41 | 45.59 | 1.00 | - | |
| Yes | 53.77 | 46.23 | 1.02 | 0.69–1.52 | |
| Illicit use of industrial liquid silicone | 0.021 | ||||
| No | 57.26 | 42.74 | 1.00 | - | |
| Yes | 44.31 | 55.69 | 1.68 | 1.08–2.63 | |
| Enrollment in PHC | 0.204 | ||||
| No | 58.23 | 41.77 | 1.00 | - | |
| Yes | 51.36 | 48.64 | 1.32 | 0.86–2.03 | |
| PHC as a usual source of care | 0.468 | ||||
| No | 52.82 | 47.18 | 1.00 | - | |
| Yes | 56.53 | 43.47 | 0.86 | 0.57–1.29 | |
| Participation in TGW civil society organizations | 0.007 | ||||
| No | 57.46 | 42.54 | 1.00 | - | |
| Yes | 42.88 | 57.12 | 1.80 | 1.17–2.77 | |
GBD gender-based discrimination, TGW transgender women, PHC primary health care
a Weighted by RDS-II estimator