Table 1 The standardized number of antibiotic prescriptions for RTI (per 1,000 patients at PTAM group level per year) at baseline and follow-up in the intervention and matched control PTAM groups, and the change in number of prescriptions between baseline and follow-up
Baseline | Follow-up | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
RTI-related antibiotic prescriptions/1,000 patients/year | RTI-related antibiotic prescriptions/1,000 patients/year | ||
Intervention PTAM groups | |||
Group 1: 5 FPs; 5,359 patients | 185 | 118 | −67 (36%) |
Group 2: 5 FPs; 8,826 patients | 177 | 144 | −33 (19%) |
Group 3: 13 FPs; 19,822 patients | 280 a | 243 | −37 (13%) |
Group 4: 16 FPs; 25,476 patients | 170 a | 117 | −53 (31%) |
Matched control PTAM groups | |||
Group 1: 6 FPs; 11,464 patients | 173 | 138 | −35 (20%) |
Group 2: 5 FPs; 12,702 patients | 205 | 199 | −6 (3%) |
Group 3: 11 FPs; 29,020 patients | 190 | 190 | 0 (0%) |
Group 4: 16 FPs; 41,581 patients | 152 | 113 | −39 (26%) |
