Table 1 Demographics and clinical practice characteristics of survey respondents, overall and by provider specialty
Total N (%) | Provider Specialty N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family Practitioner | Internist | Pediatrician | Nurse Practitioner | Physician Assistant | ||
Total | 1503 (100.0) | 441 (29.3) | 559 (37.2) | 252 (16.8) | 134 (8.9) | 117 (7.8) |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 905 (60.2) | 300 (68.0) | 399 (71.4) | 143 (56.7) | 24 (17.9) | 39 (33.3) |
Female | 598 (39.8) | 141 (32.0) | 160 (28.6) | 109 (43.3) | 110 (82.1) | 78 (66.7) |
Age | ||||||
25–34 years | 216 (14.4) | 50 (11.3) | 67 (12.0) | 22 (8.7) | 28 (20.9) | 49 (41.9) |
35–44 years | 471 (31.3) | 124 (28.1) | 190 (34.0) | 66 (26.2) | 49 (36.6) | 42 (35.9) |
45–54 years | 438 (29.1) | 144 (32.7) | 166 (29.7) | 81 (32.1) | 29 (21.6) | 18 (15.4) |
55–64 years | 282 (18.8) | 95 (21.5) | 100 (17.9) | 62 (24.6) | 21 (16.7) | 4 (3.4) |
> 65 years | 96 (6.4) | 28 (6.3) | 36 (6.4) | 21 (8.3) | 7 (5.2) | 4 (3.4) |
Region | ||||||
Midwest | 338 (22.5) | 88 (20.0) | 133 (23.8) | 64 (25.4) | 31 (23.1) | 22 (18.8) |
South | 329 (21.9) | 117 (26.5) | 108 (19.3) | 47 (18.7) | 35 (26.1) | 22 (18.8) |
Northeast | 513 (34.1) | 142 (32.2) | 180 (32.2) | 95 (37.7) | 44 (32.8) | 52 (44.4) |
West | 323 (21.5) | 94 (21.3) | 138 (24.7) | 46 (18.3) | 24 (17.9) | 21 (17.9) |
Community Setting | ||||||
Urban | 543 (36.1) | 114 (25.9) | 249 (44.5) | 96 (38.1) | 45 (33.6) | 39 (33.3) |
Suburban | 777 (51.7) | 250 (56.7) | 272 (48.7) | 131 (52.0) | 63 (47.0) | 61 (52.1) |
Rural | 183 (12.2) | 7 (17.5) | 38 (6.8) | 25 (9.9) | 26 (19.4) | 17 (14.5) |
Work Setting | ||||||
Individual Outpatient practice | 247 (16.4) | 79 (17.9) | 89 (15.9) | 19 (7.5) | 29 (21.6) | 31 (26.5) |
Group Outpatient practice | 1047 (69.7) | 342 (77.6) | 343 (61.4) | 208 (82.5) | 85 (63.4) | 69 (59.0) |
Inpatient Practice | 209 (13.9) | 20 (4.5) | 127 (22.7) | 25 (9.9) | 20 (14.9) | 17 (14.5) |
Years in Practice | ||||||
< 10 years | 435 (28.9) | 105 (23.8) | 161 (28.8) | 52 (20.6) | 43 (32.1) | 74 (63.2) |
10–19 years | 551 (36.7) | 169 (38.3) | 216 (38.6) | 82 (32.5) | 56 (41.8) | 28 (23.9) |
20–29 years | 367 (24.4) | 126 (28.6) | 127 (22.7) | 77 (30.6) | 26 (19.4) | 11 (9.4) |
> 30 years | 150 (10.0) | 41 (9.3) | 55 (9.8) | 41 (16.3) | 9 (6.7) | 4 (3.4) |
Patients Seen per Week | ||||||
< 50 | 129 (8.6) | 22 (5.0) | 50 (8.9) | 18 (7.1) | 31 (23.1) | 8 (6.8) |
50–99 | 580 (38.6) | 141 (32.0) | 230 (41.1) | 103 (40.9) | 57 (42.5) | 49 (41.9) |
100–149 | 561 (37.3) | 194 (44.0) | 192 (34.3) | 95 (37.7) | 39 (29.1) | 41 (35.0) |
> 150 | 233 (15.5) | 84 (19.0) | 87 (15.6) | 36 (14.3) | 7 (5.2) | 19 (16.2) |
Pediatric Patients Seen | ||||||
Yes | 1065 (70.9) | 400 (90.7) | 232 (41.5) | 252 (100) | 90 (67.2) | 91 (77.8) |
No | 438 (29.1) | 41 (9.3) | 327 (58.5) | 0 (0) | 44 (32.8) | 26 (22.2) |
Average Number of Patients Seen per Week with Acute Diarrhea Mean (SD) | 7.0 (12.1) | 6.9 (16.0) | 6.8 (9.9) | 7.8 (7.7) | 6.3 (12.0) | 7.2 (12.8) |
Average Number of Patients Seen per Month with Positive Shigella Test Mean (SD) | 1.3 (7.8) | 1.3 (7.9) | 1.8 (10.5) | 0.7 (1.7) | 0.4 (1.6) | 0.7 (2.5) |