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Krishna Prashanth et al. (2021): study IN Chennai 2019

Publication

Author(s):
Krishna Prashanth, B.; Anantha Eashwar, V.M.; Kalpana, S.; Mahalakshmi, K.; Umadevi, R.
Title:
Sexual health status and quality of life among transgender population in Chennai
Source:
National Journal of Community Medicine 12 (10) 306-310

Investigation

Public
Transgender people, Chennai, India, 2019
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability snowball sample
Respondents
N = 543
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
23% of respondents were illiterate and could be included due to the face to face interview

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

.. quality of your life as a whole (full text not reported)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Classification:
O-QOL-?-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Quality of life
Remarks:
Reported scores grouped in 0-1, 2-3, 4-6 and 7-10. Mean and SD calculated by WDH team using class midpoints.  
Reported median in study (Me=7) is inconsistent with reported frequencies.

QoL                  Frequency           %
7-10                 103                       19
4-6                   219                       40
2-3                   154                       28
0-1                   67                         13
Page in publication:
308
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.40 4.40
SD:
2.50 2.50

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Stigma Sexual satisfaction Satisfaction with sex-life Experiencing sexual violence Victim of sexual violence Adverse mood symptoms due to sexual dissatisfaction Problems with sex
Satisfaction with sex-life
Victim of sexual violence
Number of sexual partners Sexual activity
Sexual promiscuity
Usage of condom Condom use Willingness to adress sexual issues with healthcare providers Behavior of patients Reason for exchanging partner SEX-LIFE