Sex work, gender transition, family rejection and depressive symptoms among transgender women in India.

ABSTRACT: Background: Transgender women in India face unique stressors associated with minority experiences, such as experiences of gender transition and participation in sex work. However, the relationship between sex work, transition and mental health outcomes is understudied in this population. Aims: This article aims to examine the association between gender transition status, sex work, family rejection and depressive symptoms among transgender women in India. Methods: Data comes from a cross-sectional epidemiological study with transgender women from three states of India; Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (N = 1366). Multivariate regressions were used to examine the association between sex work status and gender transition and how gender transition

SUBMITTER: Srivastava A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879189 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature