| Title |
Using a Two-Step Method to Measure Transgender Identity in Latin America/the Caribbean, Portugal, and Spain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-014-0314-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sari L. Reisner, Katie Biello, Joshua G. Rosenberger, S. Bryn Austin, Sebastien Haneuse, Amaya Perez-Brumer, David S. Novak, Matthew J. Mimiaga |
| Abstract |
Few comparative data are available internationally to examine health differences by transgender identity. A barrier to monitoring the health and well-being of transgender people is the lack of inclusion of measures to assess natal sex/gender identity status in surveys. Data were from a cross-sectional anonymous online survey of members (n > 36,000) of a sexual networking website targeting men who have sex with men in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries/territories in Latin America/the Caribbean, Portugal, and Spain. Natal sex/gender identity status was assessed using a two-step method (Step 1: assigned birth sex, Step 2: current gender identity). Male-to-female (MTF) and female-to-male (FTM) participants were compared to non-transgender males in age-adjusted regression models on socioeconomic status (SES) (education, income, sex work), masculine gender conformity, psychological health and well-being (lifetime suicidality, past-week depressive distress, positive self-worth, general self-rated health, gender related stressors), and sexual health (HIV-infection, past-year STIs, past-3 month unprotected anal or vaginal sex). The two-step method identified 190 transgender participants (0.54 %; 158 MTF, 32 FTM). Of the 12 health-related variables, six showed significant differences between the three groups: SES, masculine gender conformity, lifetime suicidality, depressive distress, positive self-worth, and past-year genital herpes. A two-step approach is recommended for health surveillance efforts to assess natal sex/gender identity status. Cognitive testing to formally validate assigned birth sex and current gender identity survey items in Spanish and Portuguese is encouraged. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | 40% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 3 | 60% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 309 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 47 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 46 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 33 | 11% |
| Researcher | 32 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 27 | 9% |
| Other | 49 | 16% |
| Unknown | 79 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 67 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 38 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 21 | 7% |
| Unknown | 103 | 33% |
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