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Table 5 Well-being characteristics of transgender people and women at risk or living with HIV in Nigeria

From: Socioeconomic inequality, health inequity and well-being of transgender people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

Variables

Total

Women

Transgender

(N = 4 072)

(N = 3587)

(N = 485)

%

n

%

n

%

n

Well-being

 Syndromes of anxiety or depression

Pearson chi2(3) = 32.2983 Pr = 0.000

  None

23,2%

943

24.0%

861

16.9%

82

  Mild symptoms of anxiety and depression

28,2%

1149

28.6%

1025

25.6%

124

  Moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression

23,9%

972

23.4%

841

27.0%

131

  Severe symptoms of anxiety and depression

14,9%

607

13.9%

499

22.3%

108

Missing

9,8%

401

10.1%

361

8.2%

40

 Experience of gender-based violence

Pearson chi2(3) = 110.4198 Pr = 0.000

  I am not experiencing any violence

64,3%

2620

67.2%

2410

43.3%

210

  Less violence than before the COVID-19 crisis

7,1%

291

6.6%

235

11.5%

56

  The same level of violence as before the COVID-19 crisis

9,7%

397

8.9%

318

16.3%

79

  More violence than before the COVID-19 crisis

11,0%

449

10.0%

357

19.0%

92

Missing

7,7%

315

7.4%

267

9.9%

48

 Happiness (life satisfaction)

Pearson chi2(2) = 38.2091 Pr = 0.000

  Suffering

33,8%

1378

24.0%

861

16.9%

82

  Struggling

29,6%

1207

28.6%

1025

25.6%

124

  Thriving

33,5%

1364

23.4%

841

27.0%

131

Missing

3,0%

123

13.9%

499

22.3%

108

Psycho-economic preferences

 Willingness to take risks

Pearson chi2(10) = 97.0318 Pr = 0.000

   N (n missing)

3971

101

3498

(89)

473

(12)

  Mean (standard deviation)

5,52

3.10

5.35

(3.11)

6.80

(2.69)

 Time preference

Pearson chi2(10) = 51.1998 Pr = 0.000

  N (n missing)

3935

(137)

3464

(123)

471

(14)

  Mean (standard deviation)

6,23

2,74

6.14

(2.76)

6.88

(2.54)

 Trust in other people

Pearson chi2(10) = 66.0549 Pr = 0.000

  N (n missing)

3974

(98)

3502

(85)

472

(13)

  Mean (standard deviation)

5,47

2,81

5.40

(2.82)

6.05

(2.64)