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Table 1 Characteristics of family physicians recruited into the study including data from the IQVIA database and self-report

From: Coping with ‘the grey area’ of antibiotic prescribing: a theory-informed qualitative study exploring family physician perspectives on antibiotic prescribing

Demographics

Interviews n

# of Participants

20

Gender

 Female

7

 Male

13

Years in Practice

 > 10 years since graduation

11

 25 + years since graduation

9

Prescribinga

 High (top 20th percentile)

10

 Medium (40-60th percentile)

8

 Low (bottom 39th percentile)

1

 Unknown

1

Location

 Urban

19

 Rural

1

Primary Care Practice Settingsb

bWalk-in clinic

12

bLong-term Care

2

bEmergency Department

2

 Continuity primary care clinics

20

  1. a Due to interviewer recruitment blinding, one participant is a low prescriber, and one participant is unknown
  2. b Self-reported; 15 physicians discussed working in more than one practice setting