Table 1 General Characteristics of Surveyed Adolescent Healthcare Providers in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2019
Rural n = 135 | Urban n = 302 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Provider Characteristics | |||
Sex | .176 | ||
Female | 96 (71%) | 239 (79%) | |
Male | 36 (27%) | 57 (19%) | |
Unknown | 3 (2%) | 6 (2%) | |
License Type | |||
MD or DO | 61 (45%) | 168 (57%) | .080 |
PA or NP | 74 (55%) | 134 (44%) | |
Specialty | < .001 | ||
Pediatric or adolescent medicine | 20 (15%) | 128 (42%) | |
Family medicine | 115 (85%) | 174 (58%) | |
Years in medical practice | .182 | ||
0–2 | 17 (13%) | 30 (9%) | |
3–9 | 34 (25%) | 66 (22%) | |
10–19 | 37 (27%) | 73 (24%) | |
20–29 | 28 (21%) | 76 (25%) | |
≥ 30 | 12 (9%) | 49 (16%) | |
Unknown | 7 (5%) | 8 (3%) | |
Clinic Environment Characteristics | |||
State | |||
Minnesota | 106 (79%) | 238 (79%) | .946 |
Wisconsin | 29 (21%) | 64 (21%) | |
Type of outpatient practice | < .001 | ||
Private, independent practice | 9 (7%) | 60 (20%) | |
Health maintenance organization or network | 20 (15%) | 115 (38%) | |
Hospital or medical center | 13 (10%) | 58 (19%) | |
Rural health clinic | 83 (61%) | 2 (1%) | |
Federally qualified health center | 8 (6%) | 41 (14%) | |
Other | 2 (1%) | 26 (9%) | |
Number of providers at practice site | .018 | ||
1–4 | 41 (30%) | 54 (18%) | |
5–10 | 46 (34%) | 103 (34%) | |
> 10 | 47 (35%) | 143 (47%) | |
Unknown | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) | |
Number of patients seen daily | .027 | ||
1–9 | 11 (8%) | 28 (9%) | |
10–20 | 106 (79%) | 197 (65%) | |
> 20 | 17 (13%) | 75 (25%) | |
Unknown | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) | |
Proportion of patients age 11–17 years | .076 | ||
Less than half | 117 (87%) | 229 (76%) | |
Half | 13 (10%) | 50 (17%) | |
Greater than half | 2 (1%) | 12 (4%) | |
Unknown | 3 (2%) | 11 (4%) | |
Proportion of adolescent patients on Medicaid | < .001 | ||
< 25% | 14 (10%) | 103 (34%) | |
25–75% | 93 (69%) | 100 (33%) | |
> 75% | 11 (8%) | 57 (19%) | |
Unknown | 17 (13%) | 42 (14%) | |