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A multisite, longitudinal study of risk factors for incarceration and impact on mental health and substance use among young transgender women in the USA.
- Source :
- Journal of Public Health; Mar2019, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p100-109, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background Transgender women are disproportionately incarcerated in the US relative to the general population. A dearth of research has explored the factors that predict incarceration among transgender women or the longitudinal impact of incarceration on the health of this population. Methods Between 2012 and 2015, 221 transgender women ages 16–29 from Boston, MA and Chicago, IL were prospectively assessed at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 months. Mixed effects models were used to identify risk factors for incarceration and examine whether incarceration predicts somatic, anxiety and depressive symptoms, illicit drug use, and binge drinking over time, controlling for baseline psychiatric and substance use disorders. Results Overall, 38% experienced incarceration, before (33%) and during (18%) the study period. Significant independent predictors of recent incarceration included sex work, recent homelessness, school dropout and number of times incarcerated prior to enrollment while recent incarceration significantly predicted somatic symptoms and illicit drug use over time. Conclusions Incarceration burden is high in young transgender women. Both structural and individual risk factors predict incarceration and poor health, suggesting the need for multilevel interventions to prevent incarceration and support young transgender women during incarceration and upon release. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL illness risk factors
SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors
CORRECTIONAL institutions
ANXIETY
CONFIDENCE intervals
MENTAL depression
SCHOOL dropouts
HOMELESSNESS
INTERVIEWING
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders
MULTIVARIATE analysis
SEX work
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
RISK assessment
STATISTICAL sampling
SOMATOFORM disorders
STATISTICS
WOMEN'S health
LOGISTIC regression analysis
TRANSGENDER people
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
BRIEF Symptom Inventory
INTRACLASS correlation
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17413842
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135845484
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy031