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Table 3 Prescriptions by number of drugs per prescription, 2009 and 2010

From: The impact of China’s national essential medicine system on improving rational drug use in primary health care facilities: an empirical study in four provinces

No. of drugs per prescription

Prescriptions, N (%)Δ

RD (95% CI)

2009

2010

0

2 (0.02)

4 (0.03)

+0.01 (-0.02, +0.05)

1

1745 (13.36)

2036 (15.06)

+1.70 (+0.87, +2.54)

2

2653 (20.31)

3111 (23.02)

+2.71 (+1.72, +3.70)

3

2657 (20.34)

2836 (20.98)

+0.64 (-0.33, +1.61)

4

2028 (15.53)

1847 (13.67)

-1.86 (-2.71, -1.01)

5

1796 (13.75)

1660 (12.28)

-1.47 (-2.28, -0.66)

- 6

2181 (16.70)

2022 (14.96)

-1.74 (-2.62, -0.86)

  1. Note: RD = the difference of proportion between the years; CI=confidence interval.
  2. Δ= There is statistically significant difference (p <0.05) in proportion distributions of prescriptions by number of drugs between 2009 and 2010.