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Table 1 Provider and practice site characteristics (n = 662)

From: Provider and clinic-level correlates of deferring antiretroviral therapy for people who inject drugs: a survey of North American HIV providers

Provider characteristics

No. (%)

Clinical site characteristics

No. (%)

Degree

 

Practice location

 

   RN/NP/PA

126 (20.5)

Urban

497 (76.6)

   MD/DO

488 (79.5)

Suburban

115 (17.7)

Gender

 

Rural

37 (5.7)

   Female

321 (48.8)

Referral level

 

   Male

337 (51.2)

Primary care

149 (23.0)

Age

 

Specialty care

279 (43.0)

   < 35

134 (20.2)

Hospital based

221 (34.0)

   35-50

307 (46.4)

Academic affiliation

 

   50+

230 (33.4)

No

370 (55.9)

Race/ethnicity

 

Yes

292 (44.1)

   White

409 (61.8)

Proportion of patients who are uninsured

 

   Asian

123 (18.6)

< 10%

231 (35.6)

   Hispanic

42 (6.3)

10-25%

153 (23.6)

   Black

49 (7.4)

25%-75%

191 (29.5)

   Other/decline

39 (6.0)

More than 75%

73 (11.3)

Specialization

 

Proportion of patients who are IDU

 

   Infectious diseases

435 (70.7)

< 10%

350 (54.0)

   Primary care

122 (19.8)

10-25%

232 (35.8)

   Other

58 (9.4)

More than 25%

66 (10.2)

Years caring for HIV pts.

 

Substance abuse treatment on site

 

   < 5y

178 (26.9)

No

365 (55.1)

   5-10y

147 (22.2)

Yes

297 (44.9)

   10-20y

188 (28.4)

Mental health services on site

 

   > 20y

148 (22.4)

No

227 (34.3)

Number of HIV patients

 

Yes

435 (65.7)

cared for regularly

   

   < 20

121 (18.3)

Recruitment method

No. (%)

   20-50

192 (29.0)

Direct mail and/or email

184 (27.8)

   50-100

117 (17.7)

HIV conferences

251 (37.9)

   > 100

232 (35.0)

HIV list-serve

227 (34.3)

Amount of workload comprised of clinical care

 

   Less than 25%

141 (21.3)

  

   About half

117 (17.7)

  

   More than 75%

404 (61.0)

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