Table 1 Characteristics of the 143 participating GPs compared to all GPs in the three regions (2017–2018)
From: Prescription of antibiotics to children with acute otitis media in Danish general practice
Northern Region n (%) [95% CI] | Southern Region n (%) [95% CI] | Central Region n (%) [95% CI] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All GPsa | Participant GPs | All GPsa | Participant GPs | All GPsa | Participant GPs | |
303 | 59 (19.5) | 785 | 46 (5.9) | 811 | 38 (4.7) | |
Age (mean) | 53.9 | 49.0 [46.4–51.6] | 59.1 | 49.1 [46.3–51.9] | 51.7 | 50.7 [47.8–53.7] |
< 50 years | 108 (35.6) | 35 (59.3) [45.7–71.9] | 353 (45.0) | 24 (52.2) [36.9–67.1] | 359 (44.3) | 20 (52.6) [35.8–69.0] |
≥ 50 years | 195 (64.4) | 24 (40.7) [28.1–54.3] | 432 (55.0) | 22 (47.8) [32.9–63.1] | 452 (55.7) | 18 (47.4) [31.0–64.2] |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 169 (55.8) | 24 (40.7) [28.1–54.3] | 400 (51.0) | 16 (34.8) [21.4–50.2] | 384 (47.3) | 14 (36.8) [21.8–54.0] |
Female | 134 (44.2) | 35 (59.3) [45.7–71.9] | 385 (49.0) | 30 (65.2) [49.8–78.6] | 427 (52.7) | 24 (63.2) [46.0–78.2] |