Socioeconomic inequality, health inequity and well-being of transgender people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to explore socioeconomic inequality, health inequity, and the well-being of transgender people during the COVID-19 crisis in Nigeria.

Methods

Between June and December 2021, a cross-sectional survey was conducted collaboratively with community-based organisations in Nigeria. Participants living with or at risk of HIV were recruited voluntarily, online and face-to-face, using a combination of venue-based and snowball sampling. We assessed the association between gender identity (transgender and vulnerable cisgender women), and (i) socioeconomic inequality measured with socioeconomic status, social status, economic vulnerability, macrosocial vulnerability; (ii) health inequity measured with self-assessment of health, recency of HIV test, access to HIV and s

SUBMITTER: Folayan MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10422710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature