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. 2015 Jul 6;10(7):e0132398. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132398

Table 1. Demographics and practice characteristics of healthcare practitioners completing a survey regarding the use of antiretroviral medications for HIV prevention (n = 184), New England, 2013.

Clinician Characteristics Median (IQR) or n (%)
Age, years 44 (35–55)
Female 103/181 (56.9)
Race White 142/174 (81.6)
Asian 21/174 (12.1)
Black or African American 9/174 (5.2)
Other 2/174 (1.2)
Hispanic or Latino/a origin 6/174 (3.4)
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual 26/178 (14.2)
Clinic type Public 108/183 (59.0)
Private 38/183 (20.8)
Other 37/183 (20.2)
Employment Setting Urban 141/182 (77.5)
Suburban 31/182 (17.0)
Rural 10/182 (5.5)
Location Massachusetts 101/184 (54.9)
Connecticut 35/184 (19.0)
Rhode Island 22/184 (12.0)
Maine 6/184 (3.3)
New Hampshire 1/184 (0.5)
Vermont 3/184 (1.6)
Other 16/184 (8.7)
Clinician type Nurse practitioner 44/184 (23.9)
Primary care physician 40/184 (21.7)
Infectious diseases physician 39/184 (21.1)
Other specialist physician 23/184 (12.5)
Resident or Fellow 22/184 (12.0)
Physician assistant 6/184 (3.3)
Other 10/184 (5.4)
Experience with HIV-infected patients Percentage of patient panel with HIV-infection 15% (5–45%)
Years caring for HIV-infected patients 10 (4–20)
HIV-infected patients under direct care a 17 (2–80)
HIV-infected patients cared for in typical month a 8 (1–30)
ART prescribing HIV-infected patients initiated on ART in prior year 3 (3–15)
ART initiation in prior year with main goal of reducing infectiousness a 1 (0–5)
Percent of HIV-infected patients currently on ART a 90% (80–100%)

IQR, interquartile range; ART, antiretroviral treatment; LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.

aRestricted to ART-prescribing clinicians, i.e. practitioners who prescribe antiretroviral treatment to HIV-infected patients (n = 112).