Access to healthcare among transgender women living with and without HIV in the United States: associations with gender minority stress and resilience factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transgender women (TW) experience significant inequities in healthcare access and health disparities compared to cisgender populations. Access to non-transition related healthcare is understudied among TW. We aimed to assess the association between access to care and gender minority stress and resilience factors among TW living with and without HIV in eastern and southern United States.

Methods

This study was a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data drawn from a cohort of 1613 adult TW from the LITE Study. The cohort permitted participation through two modes: a site-based, technology-enhanced mode and an exclusively online (remote) mode. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses determined measurement models for gender minority stress, resilience, and health

SUBMITTER: Loeb TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10800069 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature