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Ayden Scheim, PhD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Drexel University | Affiliate Scientist, St. Michael's …
Verified email at drexel.edu
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Health and health care among transgender adults in the United States

AI Scheim, KE Baker, AJ Restar… - Annual review of public …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Transgender (trans) communities in the USA and globally have long organized for health and
social equity but have only recently gained increased visibility within public health. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Transgender-inclusive measures of sex/gender for population surveys: Mixed-methods evaluation and recommendations

GR Bauer, J Braimoh, AI Scheim, C Dharma - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Given that an estimated 0.6% of the US population is transgender (trans) and that large
health disparities for this population have been documented, government and research …

[HTML][HTML] Methods for analytic intercategorical intersectionality in quantitative research: Discrimination as a mediator of health inequalities

GR Bauer, AI Scheim - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale Intersectionality as a theoretical framework has gained prominence in qualitative
research on social inequity. Intercategorical quantitative applications have focused primarily …

Sex and gender diversity among transgender persons in Ontario, Canada: results from a respondent-driven sampling survey

AI Scheim, GR Bauer - The Journal of Sex Research, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Recent estimates suggest that as many as 1 in 200 adults may be trans (transgender, transsexual,
or transitioned). Knowledge about dimensions of sex and gender in trans populations …

[HTML][HTML] Factors impacting transgender patients' discomfort with their family physicians: a respondent-driven sampling survey

GR Bauer, X Zong, AI Scheim, R Hammond, A Thind - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Representing approximately 0.5% of the population, transgender (trans)
persons in Canada depend on family physicians for both general and transition-related care. …

[HTML][HTML] Global epidemiology of HIV infection and related syndemics affecting transgender people

T Poteat, A Scheim, J Xavier, S Reisner… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A systematic review was conducted of the medical literature published between
January 1, 2012 and November 30, 2015. The data focused on HIV prevalence, determinants …

[HTML][HTML] Intervenable factors associated with suicide risk in transgender persons: a respondent driven sampling study in Ontario, Canada

GR Bauer, AI Scheim, J Pyne, R Travers, R Hammond - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Across Europe, Canada, and the United States, 22–43 % of transgender (trans)
people report a history of suicide attempts. We aimed to identify intervenable factors (related …

Drug checking services for people who use drugs: a systematic review

…, I Rammohan, C Ziegler, D Werb, AI Scheim - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Drug checking services provide people who use drugs with chemical
analysis results of their drug samples while simultaneously monitoring the unregulated drug …

[HTML][HTML] Reported emergency department avoidance, use, and experiences of transgender persons in Ontario, Canada: results from a respondent-driven sampling …

GR Bauer, AI Scheim, MB Deutsch… - Annals of emergency …, 2014 - Elsevier
Study objective Transgender, transsexual, or transitioned (trans) people have reported
avoiding medical care because of negative experiences or fear of such experiences. The extent …

[HTML][HTML] The Intersectional Discrimination Index: Development and validation of measures of self-reported enacted and anticipated discrimination for intercategorical …

AI Scheim, GR Bauer - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and objective Although intersectional approaches have gained traction in
population health research, quantitative discrimination and health studies have tended to focus …