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Table 4 Self-reported antibiotic prescribing practices for ARIs for physicians and pharmacists pre- and post-intervention

From: An educational intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in a district in Egypt- pilot study

Prescribing practice

Physicians

Pharmacists

Pre-intervention

(n = 237)

Post-intervention

(n = 289)

Pre-intervention

(n = 483)

Post-intervention

(n = 596)

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Prescribing antibiotics (pharmacists only)

 Prescribe antibiotics

    

404

83.6

344

57.7

 Recommend antibiotics

    

279

57.8

148

24.8

Prescribing frequency

 Common cold

  Most times

22

9.3

6

2.1

44

9.1

17

2.9

  Sometimes

128

54.0

97

33.6

282

58.4

150

25.2

  Never

84

35.4

186

64.4

78

16.1

177

29.7

 Bronchitis (physicians only)

  Most times

156

65.8

82

28.4

    

  Sometimes

71

30.0

179

61.9

    

  Never

6

2.5

25

8.7

    

 Sinusitis (physicians only)

  Most times

103

43.5

49

17.0

    

  Sometimes

117

49.4

183

63.3

    

  Never

12

5.1

52

18.0

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