Table 1.
Description of characteristics for respondents by title X region and clinic PrEP providing status, among respondents from title X clinics in regions III, IV, and VI, February–June 2018
| Variable | Region III | Region IV | Region VI | Overall (N = 519) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-PrEP (N = 82) | PrEP (N = 44) | Non-PrEP (N = 287) | PrEP (N = 42) | Non-PrEP (N = 45) | PrEP (N = 19) | ||
| Respondent-level | |||||||
| Age (in years), mean (SD) | 50.3 (12.42) | 49.8 (11.04) | 44.3 (11.54) | 42.9 (11.35) | 48.9 (11.16) | 37.3 (13.06) | 45.7 (12.00) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||||
| Latino/Latina/Latinx | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) | 7 (15.6) | 5 (26.3) | 21 (4.0) |
| Not Latino/Latina/Latinx | 68 (82.9) | 42 (95.5) | 249 (86.8) | 35 (83.3) | 35 (77.8) | 12 (63.2) | 441 (85.0) |
| Prefer not to answer/missing | 13 (15.9) | 2 (4.5) | 31 (10.8) | 6 (14.3) | 3 (6.7) | 2 (10.5) | 57 (11.0) |
| Race, n (%) | |||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 (1.2) | 2 (4.5) | 5 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | 9 (1.7) |
| Black/African-American | 8 (9.8) | 13 (29.5) | 51 (17.8) | 3 (7.1) | 6 (13.3) | 4 (21.1) | 85 (16.4) |
| Native American/Alaskan Native | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
| White | 55 (67.1) | 23 (52.3) | 184 (64.1) | 26 (61.9) | 34 (75.6) | 10 (52.6) | 332 (64.0) |
| Other | 1 (1.2) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (15.8) | 9 (1.7) |
| More than one race | 3 (3.7) | 3 (6.8) | 7 (2.4) | 6 (14.3) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (3.9) |
| Prefer not to answer/missing | 14 (17.1) | 2(4.5) | 36 (12.5) | 5 (11.9) | 4 (8.9) | 1 (5.3) | 62 (11.9) |
| Role(s) at clinic, n (%) | |||||||
| Manager, administrator, or center coordinator | 14 (17.1) | 9 (20.5) | 39 (13.6) | 10 (23.8) | 14 (31.1) | 4 (21.1) | 90 (17.3) |
| Clinical provider (NP, CNM, PA, MD, DO) | 45 (54.9) | 25 (56.8) | 102 (35.5) | 18 (42.9) | 19 (42.2) | 3 (15.8) | 212 (40.8) |
| Nurse | 19 (23.2) | 11 (25.0) | 139 (48.4) | 15 (35.7) | 20 (44.4) | 2 (10.5) | 206 (39.7) |
| Health Educator, Counselor, Health Care Associate, Medical Assistant, or Patient Navigator, n (%) | 17 (20.7) | 6 (13.6) | 48 (16.7) | 12 (28.6) | 6 (13.3) | 10 (52.6) | 99 (19.1) |
| Other provider | 2 (2.4) | 2 (4.5) | 4 (1.4) | 2 (4.8) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.1) |
| Other administrator | 3 (3.7) | 3 (6.8) | 5 (1.7) | 1 (2.4) | 3 (6.7) | 1 (5.3) | 16 (3.1) |
| Primary role at clinic, n (%) | |||||||
| Administrator | 10 (12.2) | 7 (15.9) | 41 (14.3) | 9 (21.4) | 12 (26.7) | 4 (21.1) | 83 (16.0) |
| Provider | 72 (87.8) | 37 (84.1) | 246 (85.7) | 33 (78.6) | 33 (73.3) | 15 (78.9) | 436 (84.0) |
| Years worked in primary role, mean (SD) | 10.1 (9.21) | 9.0 (8.06) | 6.8 (7.17) | 6.8 (6.57) | 10.5 (9.42) | 4.2 (5.51) | 7.7 (7.86) |
| Able to prescribe medications, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 45 (54.9) | 24 (54.5) | 102 (35.5) | 18 (42.9) | 19 (42.2) | 3 (15.8) | 211 (40.7) |
| No | 37 (45.1) | 19 (43.2) | 185 (64.5) | 24 (57.1) | 26 (57.8) | 16 (84.2) | 307 (59.2) |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
| Inner setting: readiness for implementation, mean (SD) | 3.8 (0.56) | – | 3.6 (0.59) | – | 3.1 (0.78) | – | 3.6 (0.63) |
| Inner setting: implementation climate—HIV-specific measure, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.63) | – | 3.3 (0.63) | – | 3.3 (0.68) | – | 3.3 (0.64) |
| Inner setting: implementation climate—general measure, mean (SD) | 3.8 (0.76) | 3.9 (1.11) | 3.7 (0.80) | 3.8 (0.62) | 3.6 (0.90) | 4.0 (0.88) | 3.8 (0.82) |
| Knowledge, mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.69) | 4.5 (1.13) | 2.7 (1.84) | 3.9 (1.49) | 2.4 (1.72) | 4.6 (0.84) | 3.0 (1.82) |
| Inner setting: leadership engagement—PrEP-specific measure, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.86) | – | 3.4 (0.81) | – | 3.2 (0.79) | – | 3.4 (0.82) |
| Inner setting: leadership engagement—general measure, mean (SD) | 3.6 (0.86) | 3.7 (1.09) | 3.5 (0.87) | 3.7 (0.67) | 3.5 (1.04) | 3.8 (0.81) | 3.5 (0.89) |
| Inner setting: available resources—PrEP-specific funding, mean (SD) | 3.2 (0.86) | – | 3.4 (0.83) | – | 3.3 (0.86) | – | 3.3 (0.84) |
| Inner setting: available resources—general assessment of resources, mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.87) | 3.5 (0.96) | 2.9 (0.82) | 3.2 (0.83) | 2.5 (0.94) | 3.5 (0.72) | 3.0 (0.88) |
| Characteristics of Individuals: negative attitudes about PrEP, mean (SD) | 2.4 (0.58) | 1.8 (0.63) | 2.7 (0.59) | 2.2 (0.61) | 2.6 (0.62) | 2.3 (0.43) | 2.5 (0.64) |
| Characteristics of individuals: positive attitudes about PrEP, mean (SD) | 3.4 (0.83) | 3.5 (0.80) | 3.1 (1.01) | 3.4 (0.84) | |||
| Clinic-level | |||||||
| 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural county classification, n (%) | |||||||
| Urban | 60 (73.2) | 44 (100.0) | 204 (71.1) | 34 (81.0) | 29 (64.4) | 18 (94.7) | 389 (75.0) |
| Rural | 22 (26.8) | 0 (0.0) | 83 (28.9) | 8 (19.0) | 16 (35.6) | 1 (5.3) | 130 (25.0) |
| Primary Care Services provided by clinic, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 17 (20.7) | 17 (38.6) | 118 (41.1) | 16 (38.1) | 7 (15.6) | 13 (68.4) | 188 (36.2) |
| No | 65 (79.3) | 27 (61.4) | 169 (58.9) | 25 (59.5) | 38 (84.4) | 6 (31.6) | 330 (63.6) |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
| Respondent’s clinic has staff who assist patients with enrolling in Medicaid, insurance programs, or Family Planning Waivers, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 49 (59.8) | 34 (77.3) | 200 (69.7) | 29 (69.0) | 28 (62.2) | 14 (73.7) | 354 (68.2) |
| No/I don’t know | 33 (40.2) | 9 (20.5) | 87 (30.3) | 13 (31.0) | 17 (37.8) | 5 (26.3) | 164 (31.6) |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
| Respondent’s clinic has a pharmacy on site, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 18 (22.0) | 17 (38.6) | 148 (51.6) | 24 (57.1) | 27 (60.0) | 16 (84.2) | 250 (48.2) |
| No/I don’t know | 62 (75.6) | 27 (61.4) | 139 (48.4) | 18 (42.9) | 17 (37.8) | 3 (15.8) | 266 (51.3) |
| Missing | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) |
| County-level | |||||||
| HIV prevalence rate (per 100,000 population), mean (SD) | 633 (830.7) | 813 (823.0) | 434 (405.6) | 512 (459.6) | 297 (238.4) | 505 (219.0) | 495 (543.3) |
| Females 15 to 44 years (%), mean (SD) | 20.7 (4.27) | 23.1 (4.03) | 20.1 (2.68) | 21.1(3.28) | 19.9 (2.16) | 21.6 (1.04) | 20.5 (3.20) |
| Hispanic or Latino (%), mean (SD) | 5.3 (4.43) | 6.1 (3.80) | 6.7 (4.16) | 7.2 (5.97) | 29.3 (26.89) | 38.9 (17.46) | 9.6 (12.76) |
| White Race (%), mean (SD) | 70.8 (24.52) | 61.2 (19.71) | 66.9 (18.35) | 69.3 (19.96) | 70.4 (11.45) | 62.6 (9.53) | 67.4 (19.11) |
| Uninsured (%), mean (SD) | 8.9 (2.75) | 9.1 (3.63) | 13.7 (2.66) | 14.0 (3.37) | 14.9 (5.60) | 19.8 (2.71) | 12.9 (4.02) |
| Living in poverty (%), mean (SD) | 17.6 (6.43) | 16.7 (6.47) | 18.6 (5.03) | 18.1 (5.76) | 19.9 (3.52) | 17.4 (2.22) | 18.3 (5.33) |
SD standard deviation
More than one response option may be selected for role(s) at clinic and services provided by clinic, so these categories are not mutually exclusive
Responses are considered missing if no response was selected for this question
Clinic urban–rural status was defined using the 2013 NCHS urban–rural classification scheme for counties where Metropolitan (urban) includes large central or fringe metro, medium metro, and small metro and Nonmetropolitan (rural) includes micropolitan and noncore counties