Table 1.
Individual and Practice Characteristics of 406 General Internal Medicine Physicians who Provide HIV Testing in Outpatient Settings
| Characteristic | Overall | Access to rapid HIV testing | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N = 62) | No (N = 344) | |||
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| Gender (female) (N %) | 202 (52.9%) | 37/60 (61.7%) | 165/322 (51.2%) | 0.14 |
| Race/ethnicity (White) (N %) | 301 (78.8%) | 42/60 (70.0%) | 259/322 (80.4%) | 0.07 |
| Years since completed practice (mean, SD) | 15.2 (SD = 9.6) | 13.6 (SD = 8.5) | 0.19 | |
| Supervise trainees (N %) | 340 (84.2%) | 53/62 (85.5%) | 287/342 (83.9%) | 0.76 |
| Practice characteristics | ||||
| Type of Clinic | ||||
| University-based | 241 (63.1%) | 32/60 (53.3%) | 209/322 (67.1%) | 0.03* |
| Private practice | 33 (8.6%) | 4/60 (6.7%) | 29/322 (9.0%) | |
| Community-based federally qualified health centers | 51 (13.4%) | 15/60 (25.0%) | 36/322 (11.2%) | |
| Veterans Affairs | 50 (13.1%) | 9/60 (15.0%) | 41/322 (12.7%) | |
| US Regions (%, N) – | ||||
| Northeast | 138 (36.1%) | 30/60 (50%) | 108/322 (33.5%) | 0.02* |
| Midwest | 80 (20.9%) | 7/60 (11.7%) | 73/322 (22.7%) | |
| South | 98 (25.7%) | 10/60 (16.7%) | 88/322 (27.3%) | |
| West | 69 (18.1%) | 13/60 (21.7%) | 56/322 (16.5%) | |
| Estimate mean percentage minority patients | 54.08 (SD = 28.4) | 45.15 (SD = 26.5) | 0.02* | |
| Estimate of mean percent uninsured | 33.3 (SD = 30.6) | 17.0 (SD = 22.9) | <0.001** | |
| Estimate of HIV prevalence | ||||
| ≥0.1% | 299 (76.1%) | 50/60 (83.3%) | 249/333 (74.8%) | 0.15 |
| ≥1.0% | 131 (33.3%) | 25/60 (41.7%) | 106/333 (30.9%) | 0.10 |
| Practice located in city with >500,000 population | 206 (54.6%) | 39/59 (66.1%) | 167/318 (52.5%) | .054 |
| One state law consistent with CDC recommendations | 131 (34.3%) | 24/60 (40%) | 107/322 (33.2%) | 0.31 |
SD = Standard deviation
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
†Table includes number of persons with available data for each characteristic; some items were missing or refused for some participants