Table 1.
Socio-demographics and medical experience of HIV physicians from Brazil and Mexico, 2020
| Total | Brazil | Mexico | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 481) n (%) |
(N = 339; 70.5%) n (%) |
(N = 142; 29.5%) n (%) |
||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 26–34 | 90 (18.7) | 73 (22.3) | 17 (12) | .01 |
| 35–49 | 229 (47.6) | 148 (45.3) | 81 (57) | |
| ≥ 50 | 162 (33.7) | 106 (32.4) | 44 (31) | |
| Median (IQR) | 43 (36–53) | 43 (35–54) | 44 (38–51) | .75b |
| Gender | .48 | |||
| Male | 276 (57.4) | 198 (58.4) | 78 (54.9) | |
| Female | 205 (42.6) | 141 (41.6) | 64 (45.1) | |
| Race/skin color | <.001c | |||
| White | 303 (63.9) | 272 (81.2) | 31 (22.3) | |
| Mixed | 152 (32.1) | 51 (15.2) | 101 (72.7) | |
| Asian | 9 (1.9) | 9 (2.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Black | 4 (0.8) | 3 (0.9) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Indigenous | 6 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 6 (4.3) | |
| Live in metropolitan area of state capitals | .23 | |||
| Yes | 327 (68.0) | 236 (69.6) | 91 (64.1) | |
| No | 154 (32.0) | 103 (30.4) | 51 (35.9) | |
| Infectious disease specialist | <.001 | |||
| Yes | 333 (69.4) | 268 (79.1) | 65 (46.1) | |
| No | 147 (30.6) | 71 (20.9) | 76 (53.9) | |
| Number of years as MDd | .05 | |||
| ≤ 5 | 38 (7.9) | 29 (8.6) | 9 (6.4) | |
| 6–10 | 81 (16.8) | 59 (17.4) | 22 (15.5) | |
| 11–15 | 82 (17.1) | 57 (16.8) | 25 (17.6) | |
| 16–20 | 78 (16.2) | 44 (13) | 34 (23.9) | |
| > 20 | 202 (42.0) | 150 (44.2) | 52 (36.6) | |
| Number of patients living with HIV under follow-up | <.001c | |||
| None | 26 (5.5) | 26 (7.8) | 0 (0) | |
| 1–19 | 65 (13.8) | 56 (16.8) | 9 (6.5) | |
| 20–49 | 85 (18.0) | 82 (24.6) | 3 (2.2) | |
| ≥ 50 | 296 (62.7) | 170 (50.9) | 126 (91.3) | |
aChi-square test
bWilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test
cFisher’s exact test
dMD: Doctor of Medicine