Table 1.
Characteristics | n (%) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 15 (52) |
Male | 14 (48) |
Age (years) | |
18–35 | 10 (34) |
Over 35 | 19 (66) |
Location | |
Mombasa | 8 (28) |
Malindi | 7 (24) |
Kilifi | 6 (20) |
Mtwapa | 8 (28) |
Organization type | |
Governmenta | 23 (80) |
Private | 4 (14) |
Research clinic | 2 (7) |
Cadre | |
Clinical staffb | 21 (72) |
Counselors | 8 (38) |
Experience working with MSM patients, years | |
1–5 | 19 (66) |
Over 5 | 10 (34) |
Experience providing ART care, years | |
1–5 | 12 (41) |
Over 5 | 17 (59) |
Prior MSM training | |
Yes | 29 (100) |
No | 0 |
Three of these providers were based at prison health facilities.
Clinical staff included 13 clinicians, 7 nurses, and 1 pharmacist.
ART, antiretroviral therapy; MSM, men who have sex with men.