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ArticleTransgender health2023

Health Service Utilization and Its Associations with Depression and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Transgender Women in Shanghai, China.

Liying Wang, Rachel Harris, Jane M Simoni, Qing Yue, Jie Fu, Huang Zheng, Zhen Ning, Casey D Xavier Hall, Paul A Burns, Frank Y Wong

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Liying WangDepartment of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-2328
Rachel HarrisCenter for Population Sciences and Health Equity, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Jane M SimoniDepartment of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Qing YueDepartment of HIV/STD Control and Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Jie FuDepartment of HIV/STD Control and Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Huang ZhengShanghai Piaoxue Multicultural Media Ltd., Shanghai, China.
Zhen NingDepartment of HIV/STD Control and Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Casey D Xavier HallInstitute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Paul A BurnsDepartment of Population Health Science, John D. Bower School of Population Health, University Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Frank Y WongCenter for Population Sciences and Health Equity, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Shanghai Municipal Center For Disease Control Prevention · CNFlorida State University · USUniversity of Washington · USNorthwestern University · USUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Given the limited research on health care utilization among transgender women in China, we described the use of primary health care and gender-affirming health care, and the associations between utilization of gender-affirming health care and depression and sexual risk behaviors. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 2017 among a purposive sample of transgender women in Shanghai, China ( Results: The majority of the sample (78.5%) only had physician appointments when having an illness, while about one-fifth of the sample had physician appointments for yearly checkups. Nineteen out of 199 participants (9.5%) received gender-affirming surgery, among which only five used hormone therapy prescribed by a doctor (26.3%). Receiving some form of gender-affirming surgery was associated with higher depression scores [Welch's Conclusions: Access to gender-affirming health care is low among transgender women in this study. The utilization of gender-affirming surgery is associated with depression and sexual risk behaviors. Findings suggest China should establish national guidelines on transgender-related health care and set up more clinics to provide consultation and services for the transgender population in China.

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Chinagender-affirming health carehealth services utilizationHIVtransgender women

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PMID38130986
PMCPMC10732171
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