Unevenness in Health at the Intersection of Gender and Sexuality: Sexual Minority Disparities in Alcohol and Drug Use Among Transwomen in the San Francisco Bay Area

摘要: Research on the health of transwomen is largely focused heterosexual HIV risk. Little known about sexual minority transwomen. We conducted a secondary cross-sectional analysis data from risk and resilience study aged 16 to 24 years in San Francisco Bay Area (N = 259). Prevalence demographic characteristics was assessed logistic regression models were used examine relationship between status alcohol drug use. In models, had greater fold odds heavy episodic drinking illicit prescription use compared their counterparts, controlling for race/ethnicity, age, income, nativity, hormone status, history feminization procedures. These results suggest that may be an important social determinant among gender minorities. Populations are heterogeneous; effective interventions must consider status.