Table 5 Health, healthcare, and STIs by gender identity
From: Health and service utilization among a sample of gender-diverse youth of color: the TRUTH study
Variable | Categories | Total (N = 108) n (%) | Binary TGD Youth (n = 38) n (%) | Nonbinary TGD Youth (n = 70) n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insured n(%) | Yes | 97 (91) | 36 (95) | 61 (88) | 0.28 |
Source of insurancea n(%) | No Health Insurance Public Health Insurance Private Health Insurance | 9 (8) 46 (43) 52 (49) | 2 (5) 21 (55) 15 (40) | 7 (10) 25 (36) 37 (54) | 0.15 |
Have a place to go for healthcare n(%) | Yes | 80 (74) | 30 (79) | 50 (71) | 0.39 |
Worried about health n(%) | Yes | 65 (63) | 17 (46) | 48 (73) | 0.01 |
Perception of overall healtha n(%) | Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent | 11 (11) 37 (36) 35 (34) 15 (14) 6 (6) | 2 (6) 13 (37) 11 (31) 5 (14) 4 (11) | 9 (13) 24 (35) 24 (35) 10 (15) 2 (3) | 0.42 |
Chronic health condition n(%) | Yes | 85 (79) | 32 (84) | 53 (76) | 0.34 |
Most common chronic health conditions n(%) | Depression Anxiety Asthma PTSD | 65 (60) 60 (56) 23 (21) 22 (20) | 22 (58) 20 (53) 13 (34) 7 (18) | 43 (61) 40 (57) 10 (14) 15 (21) | 0.72 0.65 0.02 0.71 |
Self-Report history of STIsb,c n(%) | 1 + STIs | 29 (39) | 11 (41) | 18 (38) | 0.78 |
Test positive for STIsb,d n(%) | 1 + STIs | 6 (6) | 4 (11) | 2 (3) | 0.18 |