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Table 2 Characteristics of study groups during the study period

From: The impact of a prescription review and prescriber feedback system on prescribing practices in primary care clinics: a cluster randomised trial

Characteristics

Control Group

Partial Intervention Group

Full Intervention Group

Health districtsa, n

 Small (<  6 health clinics)

2

2

2

 Large (≥ 6 health clinics)

1

1

2

Health clinicsa, n

13

14

24

Health clinic categorya,b, n

 Level I (> 800 patients/day)

0

0

1

 Level II (501–800 patients/day)

0

0

0

 Level III (301–500 patients/day)

2

0

5

 Level IV (151–300 patients/day)

7

10

13

 Level V (50–150 patients/day)

4

4

5

 Level VI (< 50 patients/day)

0

0

0

Total prescriptionsa, n

265,734

261,444

786,077

Average pharmacists per montha, n

15

14

37

Average prescribers per month, n

81

92

145

Prescriber turnover ratec

28.2%

34.9%

17.2%

Prescriber category, n (%)

 Family medicine specialist

3 (3)

3 (3)

2 (1)

 Medical officer

60 (65)

59 (56)

107 (70)

 Medical assistant

29 (32)

43 (41)

45 (29)

  1. aSource: Pharmaceutical Services Division of Perak
  2. bThe clinics are categorised into six levels based on their daily workload, i.e. the daily average number of patients who attend the health clinic
  3. c \( Prescriber\ turnover\ rate=\frac{No. who\ left\ during\ the\ study\ period}{\left( No. at\ the\ start\ of\ the\ study+N\mathrm{o}. at\ the\ end\ of\ the\ study\right)/2}\times 100\% \)