Table 7 Health inequity faced by transgender people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

Age groups

 Adolescent girls & young women (15–24)

1.515

0.000

1.232

1.864

 Adults (25–44)

(base)

 Older adults (45+)

0.573

0.068

0.315

1.041

Highest level of education

 From none to primary education

0.322

0.000

0.236

0.438

 Secondary education

(base)

 Post-secondary or University degree

1.319

0.016

1.053

1.653

Location

 Living in urban areas

1.943

0.000

1.506

2.506

 Self-assessment of health status

1.250

0.000

1.123

1.391

Recency of last HIV test

 Never

0.381

0.008

0.187

0.775

 More than 12 months

0.603

0.045

0.367

0.989

 Less or equal to 12 months

(base)

Did COVID-19 crisis have an impact on accessing health services when it was needed

 Access to HIV services when it was needed

3.801

0.000

2.859

5.052

 Access to SRH services when it was needed

1.328

0.239

0.828

2.130

Barriers to accessing SRH or HIV services

 Fees at the clinic or hospital

0.767

0.088

0.566

1.040

 The additional non-official fees

3.009

0.001

1.568

5.775

 I’m worried people could discover my gender identity or sexual orientation

3.164

0.000

2.327

4.301

 Last time I was humiliated

1.374

0.514

0.530

3.566

Constant

0.049

0.000

0.035

0.069

N

3963

Log likelihood

-1299.67

Likelihood ratio chi2(30)

614.69

prob > chi2

0.000