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Table 3 Select characteristics of providers participating in qualitative semi-structured interview phase (n = 15)

From: Providers’ knowledge and perception of xylazine in the unregulated drug supply: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study

Characteristics

Frequency

%

Age

Mean (SD)

42.4

14.2

Race/ethnicity

Non-hispanic white

13

86.7

Non-hispanic black or African American

1

6.7

Non-hispanic Asian

1

6.7

Degree*

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

13

86.7

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

2

13.3

Registered Nurse (RN)

1

6.7

Master of Science (MS)

3

20.0

Specialty*

Internal Medicine

9

60.0

Addiction Medicine

8

53.3

Infectious Disease

4

26.7

Emergency Medicine

1

6.7

Pediatrics

1

6.7

Psychiatry

1

6.7

  1. *Will not sum to n = 15 or 100%, as providers could select multiple options