Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the GPs.
| GPs’ characteristics | Number of GPs n = 860 (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 550 (63.95) |
| Female | 310 (36.05) |
| Age | |
| ≥55yo | 492 (57.21) |
| <55yo | 368 (42.79) |
| City size of the GP’s practice location | |
| ≥15,000 inhabitants | 569 (66.16) |
| <15,000 inhabitants | 291 (33.84) |
| GP trainer | |
| Yes | 102 (11.86) |
| No | 758 (88.14) |
| GPs’ activity | Means (%) |
| Number of patients seen at least once over the year | 1,511 |
| Number of visits over the year | 4,069 |
| Less than 3,000 | 264 (30.70) |
| Between 3,000 and 4,999 | 385 (44.77) |
| 5,000 and more | 211 (24.53) |
| Visits’ proportions | |
| dedicated to patients < 16yo | 870 (21.07) |
| dedicated to long-term disease patients | 606 (14.96) |
| dedicated to patients with medical fee exemption status for perceiving low incomes | 308 (6.47) |
| Patients to whom at least one antibiotic was prescribed | 423 (27.53) |