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Background: This study was conducted assess the frequency of suicide attempt among the transgender population and analyse the relationship of depression and other socio-demographic factors with the suicide attempt Cross-sectional study., Methods: The sample population comprised of one hundred and forty-eight transgender people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Suicidal attempt was assessed by the simple question that "Have you ever performed an action with the intent to take your own life in your life time?" Answer of yes or no was recorded. Hamilton rating scale for Depression (HAM-D) was used to look for the presence of depression among the target population. Relationship of the age, smoking, family income, illicit substance use and depression was studied with the presence of suicidal attempt among these transgender population of twin cities of Pakistan., Results: A total of 148 transgender people were included in the final analysis. Mean age of the study participants was 38.24±3.18. Out of these, 70.9% had no suicidal attempt in their whole life while 29.1% had one or more suicidal attempts during the course of their life. Twelve had more than one suicidal attempt while 19 had attempt in last one year. Fifty-five did not showed depression while 93 had depression on HAM-D. With binary logistic regression we found that presence of depression and low income had significant association with the presence of suicidal attempt among the target population., Conclusions: This study showed a high prevalence of suicidal attempts among the transgender population of twin cities of Pakistan. Routine screening for mental health problems should be performed on this high-risk group and adequate employment resources should be generated in order to enable them to earn their livelihood and prevent them from making attempts to take their own life.

Objective: To record the prevalence of suicidal ideation in the transgender population and assess the relationship of depression with the suicidal ideation., Study Design: Cross-sectional study., Methodology: The study group comprised of 156 transgender people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Suicidal ideation was assessed by the scale for suicide ideation (SSI). Hamilton rating scale for depression (HAM-D) was used to look for the presence and severity of depression among the target population. Relationship of the age, smoking, family income, illicit substance use, and depression was studied with the presence of suicidal intent among these transgender population of twin cities., Results: One hundred and fifty-six transgender people were included in this study. Mean age of the study participants was 39.26 ±4.28 years. Out of them, 89 (57.1%) had no suicidal ideations, while 67 (42.9%) had suicidal ideation. Fifty-seven (36.5%) did not showed depression, while 99 (63.5%) had depression on HAM-D. With binary logistic regression, depression and illicit substance were found to be significantly related to the presence of suicidal ideations in the target population (p <0.05)., Conclusion: A high prevalence of suicidal ideation among the transgender population of twin cities was found in this study. Depression, illicit substance use, and other mental health illnesses should be screened routinely on this high risk population for early recognition and treatment.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression amongst the transgender community and assess the relationship of socio-demographic features with depression. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Study duration: Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan. Oct to Dec 2016 Materials and Methods: The studied population accounted for one hundred and forty-two transgender persons. The psychometric assessment was done with Beck depressive inventory II (BDI-II) to evaluate depressive symptoms. The sample was categorized as having no, mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms. The presence of depressive symptoms was also studied for its relationship with the age of the persons, smoking habits, financial status, illicit substances use, and educational history in the transgender community of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Results: Among the 142 studied participants mean age was found 39.55 ± 6.18. Among them 45.1% didn't have symptomatology suggestive of Depression, However, 31.7% had mild symptoms, 12.7% had moderate and 10.6% were having severe symptoms suggestive of depression. Using Binary logistic regression, it was concluded that the presence of symptoms suggesting depression was having a significant association with the use of illicit substances. Conclusion: The study revealed a high prevalence of depressive symptoms in the transgender of Rawalpindi/Islamabad. The use of Illicit substances like tobacco, cannabis, opiates, and alcohol should be prohibited and those using these should be routinely screened for the presence of other mental health issues to timely diagnose and treat them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]