A Latent Class Analysis of Chronic Health Conditions Among HIV-Positive Transgender Women of Color

Research on the health of transgender people has focused on the risk for and health consequences of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections with little known about the prevalence of a broader range of medical conditions experienced by transgender people. This study used latent class (LC) analy...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2021-07, Vol.25 (Suppl 1), p.52-63
Main Authors: Swartz, James A., Ducheny, Kelly, Holloway, Trisha, Stokes, Lia, Willis, Savannah, Kuhns, Lisa M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Age groups
AIDS
Chicago - epidemiology
Chronic illnesses
Female
Health behavior
Health care
Health problems
Health Psychology
Health research
Health services
HIV
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Illnesses
Infectious Diseases
Latent Class Analysis
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Membership
Minority & ethnic groups
Primary care
Psychological distress
Psychological stress
Public Health
Racial Groups
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social classes
STD
Transgender Persons
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Research on the health of transgender people has focused on the risk for and health consequences of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections with little known about the prevalence of a broader range of medical conditions experienced by transgender people. This study used latent class (LC) analysis to examine a range of chronic medical conditions among 223 HIV-positive transgender women of color receiving primary care and psychosocial services in Chicago. The best-fitting model had 2 classes: low and moderate/high multimorbidity with 26% of participants classified in the moderate/high multimorbidity LC. Age group (i.e., under 35 vs 35 and older; AOR 13.8, p 
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-019-02543-3