Alarming patterns of moderate and high-risk alcohol use among transgender women in Goiás, Central Brazil.
Front Public Health
; 12: 1333767, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Scant studies have examined alcohol consumption among transgender women in Latin America. This cross-sectional study estimated the prevalence and associated factors of risky alcohol use among transgender women in Goiás, a state located in the center of Brazil.Methods:
Participants were 440 transgender women (median age = 35 years, interquartile range = 9) recruited through respondent-driven sampling. All participants were interviewed about sociodemographic characteristics, violence, and risk behavior. Alcohol use was assessed using the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT). An AUDIT score greater than or equal to eight was considered as risky alcohol consumption. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine predictors of risky alcohol use, and p-values <0.05 were considered significant.Results:
The majority were young, single, sex workers. Most transgender women had used alcohol in the previous year (85.7%), and more than half (56.6%) reported binge drinking and risky alcohol consumption (60.2%). There was a high overlap between sexual behavior, drugs, and alcohol use. Using alcohol during sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.9; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.7-4.8), cocaine/crack use (aOR 2.3; 95% CI 1.5-3.7) and having a drug user as a sexual partner (aOR 2.9; 95% CI 1.5-5.9) were independently associated with risky alcohol consumption.Conclusion:
Alcohol consumption was highly prevalent, and drugs seem to play an important role in risky alcohol consumption among transgender women Goiás. These findings support stakeholders to promote intervention strategies to reduce this pattern of alcohol consumption and reduce the burden of substance use disorders among transgender women.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas
Problema de saúde:
2_sustancias_psicoativas
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8_alcohol
Assunto principal:
Alcoolismo
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Pessoas Transgênero
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Front Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil