Table 5.
Prescribing and quality indicators currently being used in primary care settings across South Africa.
| Indicator (Activity/Performance Indicators) | Reference |
|---|---|
| % of monthly antibiotics used (defined daily doses per 100 prescriptions dispensed) | [89] |
| % of patients prescribed an appropriate antibiotic dose and duration for their diagnosed infectious disease | [89,105] |
| % of patients prescribed an antibiotic (empirically) for an ARI/URTI | [33,39,91,98] |
| % of adherence to a bundle of antibiotic prescribing process measures (allergies documented, diagnoses provided, appropriate prescribing according to current guidelines, appropriate doses of antibiotics prescribed, their frequency and duration, as well as a valid prescription (prescriber’s name, signature and date)) | [89] |
| % of prescriptions adherent to current guidelines | [21,22,95] |
| % of appropriate prescriptions (according to current guidance) | [46] |
| % of antibiotics prescribed/procured broken down by AWaRe * categories | [46,55,97] |