Open AccessSocial Support, Exposure to Violence and Transphobia, and Correlates of Depression Among Male-to-Female Transgender Women With a History of Sex Work
Author(s) -
Tooru Nemoto,
Birte Bödeker,
Mariko Iwamoto
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2010.197285
Subject(s) - transphobia , transgender , suicidal ideation , social support , depression (economics) , suicide prevention , psychology , ethnic group , poison control , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , demography , gerontology , social psychology , environmental health , sociology , anthropology , psychoanalysis , economics , macroeconomics
We determined racial/ethnic differences in social support and exposure to violence and transphobia, and explored correlates of depression among male-to-female transgender women with a history of sex work (THSW).