Prevalence and correlates of substance use and associations with HIV-related outcomes among trans women in the San Francisco Bay Area

Table 2 Health-related characteristics and experiences of discrimination among trans women, San Francisco, 2016–2017 (N = 629)

Characteristic	n	%
HIV status
Negative	443	70.4
Positive	184	29.3
Condomless anal sex in the past 6 months	221	35.1
Health insurance status
Uninsured	33	5.2
Insured	591	94.0
Don’t know	2	0.3
Ever hormone use	569	90.5
Had any prior gender-affirming surgery	196	31.2
Health care access met trans-specific needs
No, but I did not need/access them	14	2.2
No, and I needed them	90	14.3
Yes	502	79.8
Mental health care met trans-specific needs
No, but I did not need/access them	104	16.5
No, and I needed them	80	12.7
Yes	363	57.7
Ever experienced trans-related discrimination	586	93.2
Ever experienced race-based discrimination	348	55.3^a
Ever experienced transphobic violence	554	88.1
Ever experienced race-based violence	241	38.3^a

^aPercentages are calculated using overall number of participants (n = 629). Of participants of color, 77.9% experienced race-based discrimination and 53.9% experienced race-based violence

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