Table 4 Predictors of transgender women's psychological distress in multivariate logistic regression

Age

  18–29

1

  30–39

0.72

0.311

0.38

1.37

   > 39

0.62

0.507

0.15

2.55

Marriage

  Unmarried

1

  In marriage

0.64

0.414

0.21

1.88

  Divorced or widowed

0.75

0.649

0.22

2.54

Occupation

  Service industry

1

  Other

0.47

0.058

0.22

1.02

Education

  Primary or junior

1

  High school or technical secondary school and Professional college

0.92

0.798

0.47

1.80

  Undergraduate and postgraduate

0.31

0.179

0.05

1.72

Monthly Income

   < 5000

1

  5000–10,000

0.47

0.076

0.20

1.08

  10,000–15,000

0.16

 < 0.001

0.06

0.45

   > 15,000

0.07

0.004

0.01

0.43

Frequency of anal condom wearing

  Every time

1.07

0.850

0.52

2.23

  Other

1

Oral sex condom frequency

  Every time

1.88

0.179

0.75

4.71

  Other

1

Drug using

  Yes

0.77

0.426

0.41

1.46

  No

1

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

  Yes

0.62

0.156

0.32

1.20

  No

1

Total score for social support

   < 20

1.52

0.475

0.48

4.78

  20–30

1.70

0.176

0.79

3.67

   > 30

1

Raised as a girl at an early age

  Yes

1

  No

0.85

0.618

0.45

1.61

Been a girl is better than being a boy at an early age

  Yes

1

  No

0.51

0.085

0.23

1.10

Liked to play with boys at an early age

  Yes

1

  General

0.78

0.638

0.28

2.18

  No

0.27

0.227

0.03

2.27

Disclosure of sexual orientation and identity

  Yes

1

  Only friends and families knew

0.41

0.033

0.18

0.93

  No

0.19

0.004

0.06

0.58

Desiring to be identified with one's sexual orientation and identity

  Yes

1

  No

3.31

0.037

1.08

10.16

Feel around have strange eyes

  Yes

1

  No

0.55

0.159

0.24

1.26

The internet helped determine sexual orientation

  Yes

1

  Not essential

5.96

 < 0.001

2.91

12.20

  No

1.40

0.451

0.58

3.40