Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
From: Antibiotic prescribing behavior among general practitioners – a questionnaire-based study in Germany
Parameter | Responder |
|---|---|
Gender, female in percent, n (%) | 212 (62.4) |
Mean age in years (SD) | 51.9 (+/− 8.8) |
Mean professional experience in years (SD) | 16.7 (+/−10.8) |
Medical specialist in percent, n (%) | |
General Medicine | 288 (84.7) |
Internal Medicine | 34 (10) |
None | 5 (1.5) |
Other | 11 (3.2) |
Population of the practice location, n (%) | |
< 5,000 | 56 (16.5) |
5,000–19,000 | 92 (27.1) |
20,000–99,000 | 89 (26.2) |
> 100,000 | 103 (30.3) |
Kind of practice, n (%) | |
Single practice | 193 (56.8) |
Joint Practice | 113 (33.2) |
Practice Communities | 26 (7.6) |
Patient visits per quartile in percent, n (%) | |
< 400 | 5 (1.5) |
400–800 | 53 (15.6) |
801–1,200 | 128 (37.6) |
1,201–1,600 | 98 (28.8) |
> 1,600 | 48 (14.1) |
Contact with patients with MDRO, n (%) | |
Weekly or more often | 67 (19.7) |