Table 6.

Attitudes of physicians in relation to affiliations where p value is less than 5% (n = 73).

Characteristic	Private, n (%)	Public, n (%)	Other, n (%)	p value
Opioid shortages (cancer)
Not a problem	8 (28.6)	12 (60.0)	3 (15.0)
Minor problem	4 (14.2)	0 (0.0)	1 (5.0)
Moderate problem	2 (7.1)	2 (10.0)	2 (10.0)
Serious problem	1 (3.6)	1 (5.0)	1 (5.0)
Do not know	13 (46.4)	5 (25.0)	13 (65.0)	0.05
Physician’s reluctance to prescribe (cancer)
Not a problem	12 (42.9)	3 (14.3)	1 (5.0)
Minor problem	2 (7.1)	2 (9.5)	2 (10.0)
Moderate problem	10 (35.7)	7 (33.3)	1 (5.0)
Serious problem	2 (7.1)	6 (28.6)	10 (50.0)
Do not know	2 (7.1)	3 (14.3)	6 (30.0)	0.0004
Doses and dosages (cancer)
Not a problem	8 (28.6)	8 (38.1)	1 (4.8)
Minor Problem	4 (14.3)	5 (23.8)	5 (23.8)
Moderate problem	7 (25.0)	4 (19.0)	1 (4.8)
Serious problem	1 (3.6)	1 (4.8)	3 (14.3)
Do not know	8 (28.6)	3 (14.3)	11 (52.3)	0.027
Difficulty in obtaining for home use (cancer)
Not a problem	2 (7.1)	6 (28.6)	0 (0.0)
Minor problem	6 (21.4)	1 (4.8)	4 (19.0)
Moderate problem	5 (17.8)	4 (19.0)	2 (9.5)
Serious problem	5 (17.8)	7 (33.3)	6 (28.6)
Do not know	10 (35.7)	3 (14.3)	9 (42.9)	0.055
Physician’s reluctance to prescribe (HIV/AIDS)
Not a problem	7 (26.9)	2 (10.0)	0 (0.0)
Minor problem	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Moderate problem	2 (7.8)	4 (20.0)	2 (10.0)
Serious problem	0 (0.0)	1 (5.0)	4 (20.0)
Do not know	17 (65.4)	13 (65.0)	14 (70.0)	0.026
Nurse reluctance to administer (HIV/AIDS)
Not a problem	4 (15.4)	1 (5.0)	0 (0.0)
Minor problem	3 (11.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Moderate problem	1 (3.8)	1 (5.0)	1 (4.8)
Serious problem	0 (0.0)	4 (20.0)	2 (9.5)
Do not know	18 (69.3)	14 (70.0)	18 (85.7)	0.048
Cost prohibitive for patients (HIV/AIDS)
Not a problem	8 (30.8)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Minor problem	1 (3.8)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.8)
Moderate problem	1 (3.8)	3 (15.0)	3 (14.3)
Serious problem	0 (0.0)	1 (5.0)	1 (4.8)
Do not know	16 (61.6)	16 (60.0)	16 (76.1)	0.006