| Characteristic | Women with HIV, no. (%)* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-screened n = 311 | Screened n = 312 | ||
| Age, mean ± SD | 55.4 ± 4.7 | 56.1 ± 4.9 | 0.06 |
| Income quintile | |||
| Lowest | 122 (39.2) | 111 (35.6) | < 0.001 |
| Low | 71 (22.8) | 62 (19.9) | |
| Middle | 50 (16.1) | 54 (17.3) | |
| High | 30 (9.6) | 42 (13.5) | |
| Highest | 37 (11.9) | 43 (13.8) | |
| Missing | ≤ 5 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Rurality | |||
| Urban | 291 (93.6) | 292 (93.6) | 1.0 |
| Rural | 20 (6.4) | 20 (6.4) | |
| Comorbidity (number of ADGs) | |||
| ≤ 5 (low comorbidity) | 101 (32.5) | 63 (20.2) | 0.002 |
| 6-9 | 134 (43.1) | 154 (49.4) | |
| ≥ 10 (high comorbidity) | 76 (24.4) | 95 (30.4) | |
| Immigrant status | |||
| Non-immigrant | 232 (74.6) | 212 (67.9) | 0.4 |
| Recent (< 5 yr), HIV-endemic country of origin | 17 (5.5) | 24 (7.7) | |
| Recent (< 5 yr), non-HIV-endemic country of origin | ≤ 5 | ≤ 5 | |
| Non-recent (≥ 5 yr), HIV-endemic country of origin | 45 (14.5) | 52 (16.7) | |
| Non-recent (≥ 5 yr), non-HIV-endemic country of origin | ≤ 20 | ≤ 22 | |
| Family physician age, mean ± SD | 51.8 ± 10.2 | 51.9 ± 11.3 | 1.0 |
| Family physician sex | |||
| Female | 80 (25.7) | 115 (36.9) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 197 (63.3) | 186 (59.6) | |
| Years since family physician graduation, mean ± SD | 26.1 ± 10.7 | 26.1 ± 11.4 | 1.0 |
| Primary care model† | |||
| Capitation - non-team based | 48 (15.4) | 59 (18.9) | < 0.001 |
| Enhanced fee for service | 92 (29.6) | 115 (36.9) | |
| Capitation - team based | 85 (27.3) | 74 (23.7) | |
| Traditional fee for service | 72 (23.2) | 34 (10.9) | |
| Other | 14 (4.5) | 30 (9.6) | |
| Type of physician care received during the study period | |||
| Regular HIV specialist care‡ | 77 (24.8) | 51 (16.3) | < 0.001 |
| Regular family physician care only | 92 (29.6) | 130 (41.7) | |
| Both regular family physician care and HIV specialist care | 53 (17.0) | 93 (29.8) | |
| Neither regular family physician care nor HIV specialist care | 89 (28.6) | 38 (12.2) | |
| No. of primary care visits during the study period, mean ± SD | 3.9 ± 4.7 | 5.13 ± 5.3 | 0.003 |
Note: ADGs = aggregated diagnosis groups, SD = standard deviation.
*Unless otherwise specified.
†Capitation-based models may be team based (e.g., Family Health Teams) or non-team based (e.g., Family Health Networks, Family Health Organizations). Enhanced fee for service models include Family Health Groups.
‡Regular HIV specialist care was defined as 3 or more visits to an infectious disease or internal medicine specialist for HIV-specific care.