Community capacity to acquire, assess, adapt, and apply research evidence: a survey of Ontario's HIV/AIDS sector

Table 1 Participant characteristics

Characteristic	n (%)
Organization type
AIDS service organization	23 (92%)
Organization with a mandate beyond HIV	2 (8%)
Region
GTA	13 (52%)
Non-GTA	12 (48%)
Number of FTE staff (organizational capacity)
<5	6 (24%)
5-10	10 (40%)
>10	9 (36%)
Number of clients served (service demand)
0-250	11 (44%)
251-750	8 (28%)
>750	6 (24%)
Ratio of FTEs to clients served
0-50	12 (44%)
51-75	7 (28%)
>76	6 (24%)
Populations served ^a
People living with HIV/AIDS	25 (100%)
Women	22 (88%)
Youth	21 (84%)
Men who have sex with men	21 (84%)
Injection drug users	17 (68%)
Specific ethno-racial communities	18 (72%)
Other^b	6 (24%)

^aResponse options were not mutually exclusive; ^bOther populations provided by respondents were homeless/drop-ins, substance users other than injection drug users, prisoners and ex-prisoners, transient persons, Aboriginal communities, and transgendered populations.
GTA = greater Toronto area; FTE = full-time equivalent.

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