Strategies to improve outcomes of youth experiencing healthcare transition from pediatric to adult HIV care in a large U.S. city

Table 5 Clinicians’ and youth living with HIV’ perspectives on individuals best suited to support the healthcare transition

Clinicians’ Perspectives		YLH’ Perspectives
Role	Count	Role	Count
Case Manager/Social Worker	18	Case Manager/Social Worker	18
Dependent on Patient Preference	6	Clinicians/prescribers	11
Entire Healthcare Team	4	Entire Healthcare Team	9
Family Member/Friend	2	Family Member/Friend	7
Clinicians/prescribers	2	Behavioral Health Staff	1
Behavioral Health Staff	2

Prescribers are clinicians who prescribe antiretrovirals (physicians, nurse practitioners). The qualitative interviews took place across adult and pediatric care clinics in Philadelphia between January 2020 and October 2022.

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