Table 4 Access to transgender-specific services during the COVID-19 in Nigeria
Services | Among transgender people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
(N) | % | ||
In the past 3 months, has the COVID-19 situation limited your ability to access medications and hormones specific to your trans healthcare? | |||
 No | 182 | 30.8% | |
 Yes | 188 | 31.9% | |
Do not use or not applicable | 189 | 32.0% | |
Do not know or do not want to answer | 11 | 1.9% | |
Missing | 20 | 3.4% | |
In the past 3 months, has the COVID-19 situation limited your ability to access to non-medical supplies? (example: make-up, shaving supplies, wigs, breast forms, etc.) | |||
 No | 255 | 43.2% | |
 Yes | 140 | 23.7% | |
Do not use or not applicable | 158 | 26.8% | |
Do not know or do not want to answer | 15 | 2.5% | |
Missing | 22 | 3.7% | |
In the past 3 months, has the COVID-19 situation limited your ability to access to therapy or counselling services for transgender-specific support? (including peer support groups) | |||
 No | 223 | 37.8% | |
 Yes | 161 | 27.3% | |
Do not use or not applicable | 169 | 28.6% | |
Do not know or do not want to answer | 15 | 2.5% | |
Missing | 22 | 3.7% | |
In the past 3 months, has the COVID-19 situation limited your ability to access gender-affirmation or transition-related surgery? | |||
 No | 248 | 42.0% | |
 Yes | 91 | 15.4% | |
Do not use or not applicable | 212 | 35.9% | |
Do not know or do not want to answer | 20 | 3.4% | |
Missing | 19 | 3.2% | |
If yes, how was your surgery or surgeries impacted? | |||
 Cancelled without rescheduling and/or delayed indefinitely | 35 | 5.9% | |
 Rescheduled and completed | 29 | 4.9% | |
 Rescheduled for the future with the same provider | 14 | 2.4% | |
 Rescheduled for the future with a different provider | 12 | 2.0% | |
 Not applicable | 480 | 81.4% | |
Missing | 20 | 3.4% | |