Having to “Hold It”: Factors That Influence the Avoidance of Using Public Bathrooms among Transgender People

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Evan Lerner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Serious Psychological Distress ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Identity Perception

Abstract Transgender people often avoid going to the bathroom in public, at work, and at school because they are afraid of facing problems while using them. Utilizing the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, the largest sample to date with transgender people, this study (N = 25,694) aimed to understand the factors associated with avoiding bathroom usage as well as how the avoidance may impact the health of transgender people. Logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with avoidance of bathrooms. More than six out of 10 transgender people avoided using public bathrooms. Being questioned about a person’s bathroom choice, gender identity, perception of gender identity, previous experiences of discrimination, suicidal ideation, and serious psychological distress were found to be associated with avoidance of public bathrooms due to fears of having problems when using them. Gender-neutral bathrooms that are safe and accessible for transgender people need to be more available and accessible in the United States.

scholarly journals Serious Psychological Distress and Emergency Room Use among Adults with Multimorbidity in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Alhussain ◽  
Abdulkarim M. Meraya ◽  
Usha Sambamoorthi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Emergency Room ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
The United States ◽  
Serious Psychological Distress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Adjusted Logistic Regression

Objectives. (1) To examine the association between serious psychological distress (SPD) and emergency room (ER) use in the past 12 months among adults with multimorbidity in the United States (US) and (2) to investigate the association between SPD and the reasons for ER use. Methods. The current study used a cross-sectional design with retrospective data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey. Logistic regression models were used to assess the association between SPD and ER use among adults with multimorbidity. Among ER users, adjusted logistic regression models were conducted to examine the association between SPD and the reasons for the ER use. Results. After controlling for other variables, adults with multimorbidity and SPD were more likely to use ER than those with multimorbidity and no SPD (AOR = 1.61, 95% CI = 1.26, 2.04). Among ER users, there were no significant associations between SPD and the reasons for ER use after controlling for other variables. Conclusion. Adults with multimorbidity and SPD were more likely to use ER as compared to those with multimorbidity and no SPD. Among adults with multimorbidity, routine screening for SPD may be needed to reduce the ER use.

scholarly journals Serious Psychological Distress and Smoking During Pregnancy in the United States: 2008–2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 605-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renee D. Goodwin ◽  
Keely Cheslack-Postava ◽  
Deborah B. Nelson ◽  
Philip H. Smith ◽  
Deborah S. Hasin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
The United States ◽  
Serious Psychological Distress ◽  
Smoking During Pregnancy

Trends in cigarette use, by serious psychological distress status in the United States, 1998–2013

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie L. Forman-Hoffman ◽  
Sarra L. Hedden ◽  
Greta Kilmer Miller ◽  
Kristen Brown ◽  
Judith Teich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Serious Psychological Distress
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