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- Title
Evidence for the Model of Gender Affirmation: The Role of Gender Affirmation and Healthcare Empowerment in Viral Suppression Among Transgender Women of Color Living with HIV.
- Authors
Sevelius, Jae; Chakravarty, Deepalika; Neilands, Torsten B.; Keatley, JoAnne; Shade, Starley B.; Johnson, Mallory O.; Rebchook, Greg
- Abstract
Transgender women of color are disproportionately impacted by HIV, poor health outcomes, and transgender-related discrimination (TD). We tested the Model of Gender Affirmation (GA) to identify intervention-amenable targets to enhance viral suppression (VS) using data from 858 transgender women of color living with HIV (49% Latina, 42% Black; 36% virally suppressed) in a serial mediation model. Global fit statistics demonstrated good model fit; statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05) direct pathways were between TD and GA, GA and healthcare empowerment (HCE), and HCE and VS. Significant indirect pathways were from TD to VS via GA and HCE (p = 0.036) and GA to VS via HCE (p = 0.028). Gender affirmation and healthcare empowerment significantly and fully mediated the total effect of transgender-related discrimination on viral suppression. These data provide empirical evidence for the Model of Gender Affirmation. Interventions that boost gender affirmation and healthcare empowerment may improve viral suppression among transgender women of color living with HIV.
- Subjects
HIV infections; HIV-positive persons; GENDER affirmation surgery; HEALTH services accessibility; BLACK people; RACE; SELF-efficacy; TREATMENT effectiveness; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; WOMEN'S health; HEALTH promotion
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2021, Vol 25, p64
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-019-02544-2