Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Primary Care Clinicians Who Completed the Survey (N = 347)
From: Management and treatment of HIV: are primary care clinicians prepared for their new role?
Demographic Characteristic | No (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Designation | |
Physician | 172 (49.6) |
Resident physician | 42 (12.1) |
Physician assistant | 67 (19.3) |
Nurse practitioner | 66 (19.0) |
Extent of practice | |
Full-time | 258 (74.4) |
Part-time | 54 (15.6) |
Locum/per diem | 12 (3.5) |
Other | 23 (6.6) |
Gender | |
Male | 142 (40.9) |
Female | 202 (58.5) |
Transgender | 2 (0.6) |
Mean age | 43·2 (11.9) |
Mean number of hours weekly | 39·3 (15.5) |
Mean number of years in practice | 12·2 (10.8) |
Plan to retire | |
Within 2 years | 8 (2.3) |
Within 2–5 years | 16 (4.6) |
Within 5–10 years | 54 (15.6) |
More than 10 years | 160 (46.1) |
No plan to retire | 109 (31.4) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
White | 203 (58.5) |
Hispanic and Latino | 42 (12.1) |
Black or African American | 25 (7.2) |
Asian | 42 (12.1) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 1 (0.3) |
Other | 34 (9.8) |
Practice state | |
California | 101 (29.1) |
Colorado | 22 (6.3) |
Florida | 16 (4.6) |
Illinois | 14 (4.0) |
Nebraska | 15 (4.3) |
New York | 20 (5.8) |
North Carolina | 10 (2.9) |
Pennsylvania | 14 (4.0) |
Texas | 17 (4.9) |
Washington | 11 (3.2) |
Remaining 37 states | 107 (30.9) |
Practice location | |
Urban | 167 (48.1) |
Suburban | 91 (26.2) |
Rural | 89 (25.7) |
Practice setting | |
Hospital | 39 (11.2) |
Solo practice | 34 (9.8) |
Group practice | 112 (32.3) |
Community care (rural health/federally qualified) | 130 (37.5) |
Other | 32 (9.2) |
Average number of patients treated in a day | |
9 or fewer | 48 (13.8) |
10–19 | 180 (51.9) |
20–29 | 104 (30.0) |
More than 30 | 15 (4.3) |
Currently treat HIV patients | |
Yes | 171 (49.3) |
No | 176 (50.7) |
Certified HIV specialist | |
Yes | 80 (23.0) |
No | 224 (64.6) |
No, but considering becoming an HIV specialist | 42 (12.1) |
Yes, but considering quitting the specialty | 1 (0.3) |