Abstract
Introduction
Transgender women (TGW) experience high prevalence of depression worldwide.
Methods
This study analyzed the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among 61 HIV + TGW (age: M = 29.87 years, SD = 6.51) from Argentina; through questionnaires assessing psychosocial vulnerability, gender identity stigma (GIS) and violence, mental health, substance use, and protective factors.
Results
Half of the respondents showed significant depressive symptoms. In the multivariable logistic regression model, unstable housing, GIS from police, anxiety, and lifetime suicide attempts predicted increased odds of depressive symptoms.
Conclusion
The role of institutional GIS and psychosocial vulnerability in the development of depression should be considered in HIV and mental health care for TGW.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank our collaborators: Asociación de Travestis, Transexuales y Transgéneros de Argentina (A.T.T.T.A) and Asociación Civil Hotel Gondolin; and the transgender women who participated, without whom this study would not have been possible.
Ethics statement
No competing financial interests exist.