Table 1.
Subject Characteristics
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Professional Degree (N = 188) | |
| MD | 126 (67) |
| NP/PA | 62 (33) |
| Primary Specialty or Focus of Practice (N = 191) | |
| Family Medicine | 98 (51) |
| General Internal Medicine | 60 (31) |
| General Practice | 15 (8) |
| Other Primary Care | 18 (9) |
| Practice Type (N = 190) | |
| Community Clinic/Public Health Clinic | 74 (39) |
| Private Practice | 38 (20) |
| University or Hospital Associated Clinic | 23 (12) |
| Correctional Facility | 24 (13) |
| Other | 31 (16) |
| Practice Locale (N = 190) | |
| Urban | 113 (60) |
| Suburban | 29 (15) |
| Rural | 48 (25) |
| Current HIV + Patient Load (N = 190) | |
| > 25 Patients | 94 (49) |
| 6–25 Patients | 40 (21) |
| 1–5 Patients | 41 (22) |
| 0 Patients | 15 (8) |
| Level of Service Provided for HIV + Patients (N = 189) | |
| Provide comprehensive services at all stages of disease | 118 (62) |
| Provide comprehensive services, but refer if complications | 37 (20) |
| Provide services until need for HIV medication, then refer | 11 (6) |
| Provide services only for conditions not related to HIV | 15 (8) |
| I do not provide care for HIV-infected patients | 8 (4) |
| Self-Defined HIV Expert? (N = 190) | |
| Yes | 74 (39) |
| No | 116 (61) |