Table 2.
Exposure, Barriers and Facilitators, Empathy, and Transphobia by Willingness to Refill and Initiate Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy for Transgender Patients (N=60)
| Variables | n (%) | Willing to refill HT % | Effect size | χ2/t | p | Willing to initiate HT % | Effect size | χ2/t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever met a transgender person | 0.282 | 4.61 | 0.032 | 0.131 | 0.979 | 0.322 | |||
| Yes | 47 (79.7) | 67.4 | 31.1 | ||||||
| No | 12 (20.3) | 33.3 | 16.7 | ||||||
| Transgender patient in past 5 years | 0.180 | 1.88 | 0.170 | 0.158 | 1.42 | 0.232 | |||
| Yes | 24 (40.7) | 70.8 | 34.8 | ||||||
| No | 35 (59.3) | 52.9 | 20.6 | ||||||
| Lack of training on transgender health | −0.355 | 7.17 | 0.007 | 1.242 | 3.28 | 0.070 | |||
| Yes | 41 (71.9) | 48.8 | 22.0 | ||||||
| No | 16 (28.1) | 87.5 | 46.7 | ||||||
| Lack of exposure to transgender patients | −0.148 | 1.28 | 0.258 | −0.159 | 1.43 | 0.231 | |||
| Yes | 25 (43.1) | 52.0 | 20.0 | ||||||
| No | 33 (56.9) | 66.7 | 34.4 | ||||||
| Lack of staff knowledge about transgender care | −0.339 | 6.34 | 0.012 | −0.102 | 0.558 | 0.455 | |||
| Yes | 21 (38.2) | 42.9 | 23.8 | ||||||
| No | 34 (61.8) | 76.5 | 33.3 | ||||||
| Lack of familiarity with guidelines | −0.318 | 5.86 | 0.016 | −0.278 | 4.42 | 0.036 | |||
| Yes | 43 (74.1) | 51.2 | 20.9 | ||||||
| No | 15 (25.9) | 86.7 | 50.0 | ||||||
| Capable of providing routine care | 0.106 | 0.668 | 0.414 | −0.091 | 0.480 | 0.489 | |||
| Yes | 28 (46.7) | 66.7 | 23.1 | ||||||
| No | 32 (53.3) | 56.3 | 31.3 | ||||||
| Empathy (mean, SD) | 5.8 (0.77) | 0.200 | 0.750 | 0.457 | 0.342 | 1.16 | 0.253 | ||
| Willing | 5.9 (0.69) | 6.0 (0.71) | |||||||
| Not willing | 5.7 (0.89) | 5.8 (0.80) | |||||||
| Transphobia (mean, SD) | 2.88 (0.97) | 0.626 | −2.17 | 0.035 | 0.451 | −1.56 | 0.125 | ||
| Willing | 2.7 (0.99) | 2.5 (1.13) | |||||||
| Not willing | 3.2 (0.86) | 3.0 (0.90) | |||||||
| Total | 60.3 | 27.6 |