Research on the Health of Transwomen Is Largely Focused on Heterosexual

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Research on the health of transwomen is largely focused on heterosexual HIV risk, but little is known about the health of lesbian and bisexual transwomen. Researchers used data from a larger study of HIV risk and resilience conducted with transwomen aged 16 to 24 years in the San Francisco Bay Area (n=259). Prevalence and demographic characteristics of lesbian and bisexual transwomen was assessed and models were used to examine the relationship between nonheterosexual status and alcohol and drug use. The research concluded that lesbian and bisexual transwomen had greater odds of heavy episodic drinking and illicit prescription drug use compared to their heterosexual counterparts, controlling for race/ethnicity, age, income, nativity, hormone status and history of feminization procedures.
Adapted from Arayasirikul, S., Pomart, W.A., Raymond, H. F., & Wilson, E. C. (2018). Unevenness in health at the intersection of gender and sexuality: Sexual minority disparities in alcohol and drug use among transwomen in the San Francisco Bay Area. Journal of Homosexuality, 65, 66-79. https://doi-org.mantis.csuchico.edu/10.1080/00918369.2017.1310552
Which research method did the authors use? Are the research qualitative or quantitative? Is the research basic or applied? Explain your answers.