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Table 4 Mental health and suicidality of trans women participants and correlates of psychological distress, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt (N = 763)

From: A cross-sectional study of mental health and suicidality among trans women in São Paulo, Brazil

Variables

Descriptive Frequency

Bivariate Models

K10 Score

Ideation/Attempt

N

%

Estimate

95%CI

Estimate

95%CI

Access to treatment for any mental health condition

 No, but did not look for treatment

425

55.7

1

1

 No and did look for treatment

156

20.4

2.73

1.881–3.999

2.71

1.919–3.826

 Yes

182

23.9

1.39

0.973–1.98

2.52

1.814–3.497

 Depression diagnosis

146

19.1

3.01

2.08–4.408

4.27

3.003–6.121

 Post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis

41

5.4

1.83

0.972–3.49

5.5

2.848–11.34

 Anxiety diagnosis

202

26.5

1.94

1.406–2.695

2.26

1.668–3.065

Psychological distress (based on K10 results)

 None

120

15.7

  

1

 Mild

323

42.3

  

2.27

1.485–3.529

 Moderate

252

33

  

4.27

2.755–6.707

 Severe

68

8.9

  

8.64

4.76–15.993

 Suicidal ideation in lifetime

191

25

    

 Suicide attempt in lifetime

238

31.2