Table 5.
Associations between hypothesized predictors and poorer mental healtha.
| Predictors | Poorer mental health (PHQ-4b) | ||
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Coefc | 95% CI | P value |
| Community engagement | –3.03 | –3.19 to –2.87 | <.001 |
| Comfort with provider | –2.19 | –2.23 to –2.15 | <.001 |
| Sexual stigma | 2.48 | 2.42 to 2.54 | <.001 |
| Provider discrimination | 3.15 | 2.94 to 3.35 | <.001 |
aRegression models also adjusted for income, education, relationship status, urbanicity (urban vs rural), racial/ethnic minority status, health insurance, and region (Global North vs Global South) as covariates. In sensitivity analyses omitting urbanicity and region, results were similar with respect to magnitude and level of significance of estimates.
bPHQ-4: Patient Health Questionnaire-4.
cCoef: regression coefficient.