Table 5.

Weighted Adjusted Odds Ratios (AORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for the Relationship of Last Year Healthcare Experiences With Mental Health and Substance Use Outcomesa

Severe psychological distressSuicide ideationSuicide attemptBinge drinkingHeavy alcoholSmokingMarijuana useOther illicit drug use
AORAORAORAORAORAORAORAOR
Variable95% CI95% CI95% CI95% CI95% CI95% CI95% CI95% CI
Healthcare experiences in the last year (yes)
Doctor knew trans and treated with respect0.740.880.710.920.800.851.500.79
0.58, 0.950.72, 1.100.45, 1.120.68, 1.230.46, 1.390.61, 1.191.14, 1.970.52, 1.22
Had to teach doctor about trans care1.561.421.430.971.231.051.111.19
1.28, 1.911.19, 1.711.06, 1.910.81, 1.160.94, 1.610.87, 1.280.92, 1.330.94, 1.51
Doctor refused to give trans-related care2.332.351.731.101.331.011.221.62
1.73, 3.131.79, 3.071.22, 2.450.82, 1.480.86, 2.050.76, 1.350.92, 1.621.15, 2.28
Doctor refused to give other healthcare1.711.951.590.820.611.201.351.63
1.08, 2.711.15, 3.320.97, 2.620.49, 1.380.30, 1.250.72, 2.000.88, 2.070.99, 2.66
Doctor asked invasive questions about trans status1.591.641.621.231.581.181.301.48
1.24, 2.041.30, 2.071.18, 2.240.98, 1.551.16, 2.150.91, 1.531.04, 1.641.13, 1.92
Doctor used harsh/abusive language1.631.561.871.151.461.861.732.02
1.07, 2.491.01, 2.421.18, 2.950.78, 1.700.81, 2.631.23, 2.811.17, 2.551.31, 3.12
Doctor was physically rough/abusive2.771.881.751.441.950.932.352.92
1.59, 4.811.02, 3.480.82, 3.750.74, 2.790.79, 4.820.49, 1.761.32, 4.201.48, 5.75
Verbally harassed in a healthcare setting2.692.222.261.701.281.151.602.02
1.56, 4.621.31, 3.761.51, 3.391.10, 2.610.79, 2.070.76, 1.741.05, 2.441.39, 2.93
Physically attacked in a healthcare setting1.600.542.001.112.542.691.274.48
0.39, 6.520.16, 1.820.64, 6.290.33, 3.720.67, 9.640.83, 8.760.42, 3.801.50, 13.34
Unwanted sexual contact in a healthcare setting1.731.173.430.991.960.711.263.37
0.75, 3.960.50, 2.751.62, 7.290.41, 2.400.65, 5.890.31, 1.680.59, 2.721.51, 7.54
  • Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

  • aSeparate model for each question and outcome pair. Each model adjusted for age, race, education, family support of gender identity, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender and sexual identity change efforts, current healthcare clinicians know participant is trans.