Table 2 Demographics and practice characteristics of physician sample; n (%) unless otherwise stated
|  | Nonprescribera (0 patients) | Lower prescribera (1–4 patients) | Higher prescribera (≥ 5 patients) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | 120 (24) | 204 (41) | 175 (35) | 499 (100) |
Physicians with missing data (excluded from analysis) | 8 (7) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 11 (2) |
Years practicing as an HIV-related physician, median (range) | 12.4 (3–30) | 11.8 (3–31) | 11.5 3–30) | 11.0 (3–31) |
Medical specialty | ||||
   HIV/AIDS specialist | 58 (52) | 113 (56) | 87 (50) | 258 (53) |
   ID specialist | 41 (37) | 73 (36) | 69 (40) | 183 (38) |
   Otherb | 9 (8) | 10 (5) | 11 (6) | 30 (6) |
Base | ||||
   Hospital | 88 (79) | 140 (69) | 123 (71) | 351 (72) |
   Office | 24 (21) | 62 (31) | 50 (29) | 136 (28) |
Patients with HIV currently managed | ||||
   ≤ 100 | 49 (44) | 36 (18) | 11 (6) | 96 (20) |
   101–300 | 57 (51) | 137 (68) | 112 (64) | 306 (63) |
   301+ | 6 (5) | 29 (14) | 51 (29) | 86 (18) |
Proportion of these patients who are treatment experienced c | ||||
   < 10%d | 4 (4) | 8 (4) | 1 (1) | 13 (3) |
   10% to 24% | 49 (44) | 93 (46) | 62 (36) | 204 (42) |
   25% to 49% | 41 (37) | 60 (30) | 74 (43) | 175 (36) |
   50% to 74% | 13 (12) | 33 (16) | 28 (16) | 74 (15) |
   ≥ 75% | 5 (5) | 8 (4) | 9 (5) | 22 (4) |
Country | ||||
   UK | 31 (28) | 23 (11) | 7 (4) | 61e (13) |
   France | 9 (8) | 38 (19) | 28 (16) | 75 (15) |
   Germany | 10 (9) | 17 (8) | 31 (18) | 58 (12) |
   Spain | 14 (13) | 39 (19) | 21 (12) | 74 (15) |
   Italy | 18 (16) | 25 (12) | 32 (18) | 75 (15) |
   USA | 30 (27) | 60 (30) | 55 (31) | 145 (30) |