How French general practitioners manage and prevent recurrent respiratory tract infections in children: the SOURIRRE survey

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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the 358 study participants

Characteristics	GPs, n (%)
Female	93 (26)
Male	265 (74)
Practice type
In rural areas	120 (33.5)
In cities <50,000 inhabitants	117 (32.7)
In cities >50,000 inhabitants	121 (33.8)
In a group	170 (47.5)
Alone	188 (52.5)
Number of children <3 years seen during the autumn–winter period
<20	61 (17)
20–50	191 (53.4)
>50	106 (29.6)
Number of children <3 years with RRTIs seen during the autumn–winter period
<5	118 (33)
5–15	199 (55.6)
>15	41 (11.5)
Number of children ≥3 years seen during the autumn–winter period
<20	16 (4.5)
20–50	163 (45.5)
>50	179 (50)
Number of children ≥3 years with RRTIs seen during the autumn–winter period
<5	94 (26.3)
5–15	198 (55.3)
>15	66 (18.4)

Abbreviations: GPs, general practitioners; RRTIs, recurrent respiratory tract infections.

Figure 1 Minimum number of episodes per year for general practitioners to consider the illness as recurrent and number for definition of recurrence found in the literature (national rates in France).⁷

Note: Data shown as mean (standard deviation).

Figure 2 Main risk factors for recurrent respiratory tract infections.

Abbreviation: GPs, general practitioners.

Table 2 GPs’ opinions regarding RRTIs

With respect to RRTIs, which do you consider the more accurate sentence? (select only one answer)	GPs (%)
These infections are treated with antibiotics too often and it would be better to prevent them	62.6
These infections might lead to complications and everything should be done to limit them	27.1
These infections are part of the maturation of the immune system and it is not necessary to prevent them	8.7
These infections do have health consequences but I have no means to prevent them	1.7

Abbreviations: GPs, general practitioners; RRTIs, recurrent respiratory tract infections.

Figure 3 Prescriptions for products for the prevention of recurrent respiratory tract infections; percentage of general practitioners prescribing the class of product.

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