Table 1.
Provider characteristics (N=25)
| M | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 50.0 | 7.3 |
| n | % | |
| Sex (female) | 13 | 52 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black or African American | 1 | 4 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 7 | 28 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 13 | 52 |
| Non-Hispanic Multiracial/Race not specified | 3 | 12 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 | 4 |
| Professional Discipline | ||
| Nurse Practitioner | 7 | 28 |
| Physician’s Assistant | 1 | 4 |
| Physician | 17 | 68 |
| Years of HIV Treatment Experience | ||
| 1 – 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 – 10 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 – 15 | 4 | 16 |
| 15 or more | 16 | 64 |
| Clinic Location (NYC Borough) | ||
| Bronx | 9 | 36 |
| Brooklyn | 5 | 20 |
| Manhattan | 8 | 32 |
| Queens | 2 | 8 |
| Staten Island | 1 | 4 |
| Clinic Type | ||
| Primary Care | 14 | 56 |
| Specialty Care | 5 | 20 |
| Hospital-based | 6 | 24 |
| Years Working with Patients with Problem Substance Use | ||
| 1 – 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 – 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 – 15 | 4 | 16 |
| 15 or more | 17 | 68 |
| Agree/Strongly Agree with Universal ART Policy Guidelines | 22 | 88 |
| Barriers to Initiating Patients on ART | ||
| Patient Ambivalence | 18 | 72 |
| Housing Instability | 11 | 44 |
| Lack of Insurance/Inadequate Insurance | 11 | 44 |
| Co-occurring Substance Use Disorder | 11 | 44 |
| Co-occurring Mental Health Disorder | 8 | 32 |
| Inconsistent Access or Challenges Accessing Meds | 8 | 32 |
| Limited Social Support | 4 | 16 |
| Economic/Financial Instability | 3 | 12 |
| M | SD | |
| Estimate of Proportion of HIV patients with: | ||
| Economic/Financial Instability Alcohol Problems | 21.9 | 16.8 |
| Economic/Financial Instability Prescription Drug Problems | 14.5 | 11.8 |
| Economic/Financial Instability Illicit Drug Problems | 26.2 | 17.7 |
| Economic/Financial Instability Injection Drug Problems | 6.4 | 6.9 |