Table 1 Comparisons of socio-demographic characteristics, gender identity, and gender-related experiences of transgender women with and without depressive symptoms
Characteristics | Total (n = 1375) | Depressive symptomsa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 756) | Yes (n = 619) | p-value†| ||
Study site | 0.002 | |||
 Urban | 1146 (83.3) | 651 (56.8) | 495 (43.2) |  |
 Rural | 229 (16.7) | 105 (45.9) | 124 (54.1) |  |
Age group | 0.04 | |||
 18–24 | 729 (53.0) | 423 (58.0) | 306 (42.0) |  |
 25–34 | 503 (36.6) | 264 (52.5) | 239 (47.5) |  |
 ≥ 35 | 143 (10.4) | 69 (48.3) | 74 (51.7) |  |
Marital status | 0.001 | |||
 Married | 7 (0.5) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) |  |
 Widowed/divorced/separated | 18 (1.3) | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) |  |
 Not married/not living with a partner | 1074 (78.1) | 622 (57.9) | 452 (42.1) |  |
 Not married/living with a partner | 260 (18.9) | 114 (43.8) | 146 (56.2) |  |
Months living in current city | 16.4 ± 11.3 | 16.5 ± 11.2 | 16.4 ± 11.3 | 0.91 |
Monthly income (USD) | 186 ± 231 | 189 ± 228 | 182 ± 235 | 0.58 |
Years of education completed | 9.0 ± 3.4 | 9.4 ± 3.3 | 8.5 ± 3.4 | < 0.001 |
Current job (main source of income) | < 0.001 | |||
 Unemployed | 64 (4.7) | 33 (51.6) | 31 (48.1) |  |
 Hair dresser/beautician | 482 (35.1) | 242 (50.2) | 240 (49.8) |  |
 Government officer | 16 (1.2) | 11 (68.8) | 3 (31.3) |  |
 Laborer | 222 (16.1) | 126 (56.8) | 96 (43.2) |  |
 Seller | 149 (10.8) | 79 (53.0) | 70 (47.0) |  |
 Entertainment worker | 140 (10.2) | 82 (58.6) | 58 (41.4) |  |
 Sex worker | 27 (2.0) | 9 (33.3) | 18 (66.7) |  |
 Student | 108 (9.7) | 84 (77.8) | 24 (22.2) |  |
 NGO staff | 34 (2.5) | 19 (55.9) | 15 (44.1) |  |
 Private company staff | 34 (2.5) | 21 (61.8) | 13 (38.2) |  |
 Farmer/fisherman | 19 (1.4) | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) |  |
 Artist | 36 (2.6) | 21 (58.3) | 15 (41.7) |  |
 Other | 44 (3.2) | 20 (45.5) | 24 (54.5) |  |
Gender self-identity | < 0.001 | |||
 Female | 581 (42.3) | 284 (48.9) | 297 (51.1) |  |
 Third gender | 794 (57.7) | 472 (59.4) | 322 (40.6) |  |
Frequency of expressing as a woman | 0.36 | |||
 All the time | 661 (48.1) | 355 (53.7) | 306 (46.3) |  |
 Not all the time | 714 (51.9) | 401 (56.2) | 313 (43.8) |  |
Ever used gender-affirming hormones | < 0.001 | |||
 No | 756 (55.0) | 451 (59.7) | 305 (40.3) |  |
 Yes | 619 (45.0) | 305 (49.3) | 314 (50.7) |  |
Ever had gender affirming surgeries | 0.32 | |||
 No | 1247 (90.7) | 691 (55.4) | 556 (44.6) |  |
 Yes | 128 (9.3) | 65 (50.8) | 63 (49.2) |  |