Table 2 Prescribing indicators in primary care facilities in A province of China - pre and post NEMS
Indicator | Urban (95 % CI) | Rural (95 % CI) | Urban-rural difference | NEMS effect | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Adjusted beta | (95 % CI) | p value | Pre p value | Post p value | ||
Average number of drugs per prescription | 3.61 | 3.45 | 4.33 | 4.15 | -0.079 | (-0.230, | 0.073) | 0.311 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Percentage of prescriptions with antibiotics prescribed (%) | 61.63 | 62.51 | 67.26 | 66.05 | -0.154 | (-0.286, | -0.021) | 0.023 | 0.009 | 0.152 |
Percentage of prescriptions with glucocorticoids prescribed (%) | 19.97 | 19.37 | 23.99 | 22.1 | -0.135 | (-0.296, | 0.026) | 0.101 | 0.081 | 0.428 |
Percentage of prescriptions with injections prescribed (%) | 44.95 | 44.04 | 51.07 | 52.35 | 0.006 | (-0.127, | 0.139) | 0.329 | 0.237 | 0.003 |
Percentage of drugs prescribed from the essential drug list (%) | 66.71 | 88.28 | 75.4 | 92.3 | -0.298 | (-0.572, | -0.025) | 0.032 | 0.000 | 0.412 |
Average expenditure per prescription (yuan) | 42.12 | 28.2 | 42.74 | 32.73 | 2.869 | (0.450, | 5.289) | 0.020 | 0.856 | 0.000 |