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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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