From: HIV testing practices among black primary care physicians in the United States
More routine testers (n=173) were more likely to: | Less routine testers (n=157) were more likely to: |
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Be OB/GYNd (47%) | Not be OB/GYN (only 12% are OB/GYN) |
Report testing patients as routine practice (74%) | Report testing only patients who have risk factors (39% test routinely) |
Be <40 years old (32%; mean age 46 yrs) | Be >40 years old (81%; mean age 49 yrs) |
Be womene (60%) | Be men (55%) |
Have been tested for HIV themselves in past year (37%) | Not have been tested for HIV themselves in past year (only 16% were tested) |
Perceive a higher local prevalence of HIV at the county (16%) and state (16%) levels | Perceive a lower local prevalence of HIV at the county (10%) and state (11%) levels |
Have relatively more patients who are: | Have relatively fewer patients who are: |
Black (62%) | Black (52%) |
Low SES (34%) | Low SES (27%) |
On Medicaid (30%) | On Medicaid (18%) |
HIV positive (9%) | HIV positive (4%) |