Table 1

GPs characteristics

GP characteristicsControl groupIntervention group
N9972
Sex: n (%) of male70 (71)58 (81)
Practice setting: solo/group practice, n (%)42 (42)/57 (58)28 (39)/44 (61)
Experience (years)19.4 ± 8.120.8 ± 8.3
Practice location: rural/urban, n (%)28 (28)/71 (72)18 (25)/54 (75)
Distribution of patients treated by antibiotic by age (baseline period)
  Children (<15 years old) (%)3029
  Adults (%)5554
  Seniors (>60 years old) (%)1517