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| Title |
Factors associated with healthcare avoidance among transgender women in Argentina
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| Published in |
International Journal for Equity in Health, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12939-014-0081-7 |
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| Authors |
María Eugenia Socías, Brandon DL Marshall, Inès Arístegui, Marcela Romero, Pedro Cahn, Thomas Kerr, Omar Sued |
| Abstract |
IntroductionTransgender (TG) women in many settings continue to contend with barriers to healthcare, including experiences of stigma and discrimination. Argentina has a universal health care system and laws designed to promote healthcare access among TG women. However, little is known about barriers to healthcare access among TG women in this setting. The aim of this study was to explore individual, social-structural and environmental factors associated with healthcare avoidance among TG women in Argentina.MethodsData were derived from a 2013 nation-wide, cross-sectional study involving TG women in Argentina. We assessed the prevalence and factors associated with avoiding healthcare using multivariable logistic regression.ResultsAmong 452 TG women included in the study, 184 (40.7%) reported that they avoided seeking healthcare because of their transgender identity. In multivariable analysis, factors positively associated with avoiding seeking healthcare were: having been exposed to police violence (adjusted odd ratio [aOR]¿=¿2.20; 95% CI: 1.26 ¿ 3.83), internalized stigma (aOR¿=¿1.60, 95% CI: 1.02¿2.51), having experienced discrimination by healthcare workers (aOR¿=¿3.36: 95% CI: 1.25 ¿ 5.70) or patients (aOR¿=¿2.57; 95% CI: 1.58 ¿ 4.17), and currently living in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area (aOR¿=¿2.32; 95% CI: 1.44 ¿ 3.76). In contrast, TG women with extended health insurance were less likely to report avoiding healthcare (aOR¿=¿0.49; 95% CI: 0.26 ¿ 0.93).ConclusionsA high proportion of TG women in our sample reported avoiding healthcare. Avoiding healthcare was associated with stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings, as well as police violence experiences. Although further research is warranted, these finding suggests that socio-structural interventions tailored TG women needs are needed to improve access to healthcare among this population. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 38% |
| Canada | 2 | 25% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 8 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 198 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 33 | 16% |
| Researcher | 28 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 8% |
| Other | 36 | 18% |
| Unknown | 45 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 40 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 36 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 10% |
| Unknown | 55 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 28. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 August 2021.
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#2
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