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).