Abstract
Purpose: This study tested three psychosocial measures for their potential to serve as counseling goals for promoting ART to transgender women living with HIV (TWLH). Methods: Among 69 TWLH, 17.4% were not taking ART; these volunteers were compared to the remainder using multivariate regression analyses. Results: Only one psychosocial measure achieved significance: Personal Competence (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.67-0.97, P = 0.02). Because this was a continuous measure, assessed on a 7-point scale, the protective adjusted odds ratio of 0.80 represents a 20% reduction in the odds of not taking ART for each unit of increase in this construct. Conclusion: Findings suggest a potential counseling goal for TWLH not taking ART.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 141-146 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Transgender Health |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Richard A. Crosby et al.
Keywords
- Antiretroviral therapy
- HIV Infections
- Transgender Women
- counseling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Medicine (miscellaneous)