Table 1. Characteristics of recipients (patients) and prescribers (physicians) of prescriptions.
| Prescription | Bronchitis |
Gastritis |
Hypertension |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | |
| Characteristics of recipients | ||||||
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 25.7 ± 24.9 | 32.2 ± 25.7 | 50.5 ± 18.5 | 49.0 ± 20.0 | 58.1 ± 15.2 | 58.5 ± 15.8 |
| Male (n, %) | 12269 (49.9) | 6044 (52.4) | 3189 (42.6) | 3330 (45.3) | 4932 (46.1) | 3756 (48.9) |
| NCMS coverage (n, %) | 21925 (89.2) | 10131 (87.8) | 6832 (91.2) | 6626 (90) | 10337 (96.7) | 7400 (96.3) |
| Characteristics of prescribers | ||||||
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 39.05 ± 8.25 | 43.42 ± 9.31 | 40.11 ± 8.58 | 43.41 ± 9.04 | 39.32 ± 8.30 | 43.28 ± 8.91 |
| Male (n, %) | 55 (74.32) | 58 (74.36) | 55 (75.34) | 62 (75.61) | 57 (73.08) | 60 (72.29) |
| Level of education (n, %) | ||||||
| Vocational | 19 (25.68) | 29 (37.18) | 19 (26.03) | 29 (35.37) | 21 (26.92) | 31 (37.35) |
| Associate degree | 44 (59.46) | 37 (47.44) | 41 (56.16) | 42 (51.22) | 44 (56.41) | 39 (46.99) |
| Tertiary degree | 11 (14.86) | 12 (15.38) | 13 (17.81) | 11 (13.41) | 13 (16.67) | 13 (15.66) |
| Professional title (n, %) | ||||||
| Assistant | 21 (28.38) | 17 (21.79) | 20 (27.40) | 17 (20.73) | 26 (33.33) | 17 (20.48) |
| Resident | 33 (44.59) | 14 (17.95) | 30 (41.10) | 15 (18.29) | 29 (37.18) | 16 (19.28) |
| Attending | 18 (24.32) | 42 (53.85) | 20 (27.40) | 46 (56.10) | 19 (24.36) | 44 (53.01) |
| Chief | 2 (2.70) | 5 (6.41) | 3 (4.11) | 4 (4.88) | 4 (5.13) | 6 (7.23) |
| Income (Chinese Yuan) | ||||||
| < 1500 | 17 (22.97) | 21 (26.92) | 16 (21.92) | 20 (24.39) | 15 (19.23) | 22 (26.51) |
| 1500~2000 | 26 (35.14) | 25 (32.05) | 28 (38.36) | 28 (34.15) | 31 (39.74) | 26 (31.33) |
| 2001~2500 | 16 (21.62) | 24 (30.77) | 16 (21.92) | 24 (29.27) | 18 (23.08) | 24 (28.92) |
| 2500~3000 | 9 (12.16) | 5 (6.41) | 7 (9.59) | 7 (8.54) | 9 (11.54) | 8 (9.64) |
| > 3000 | 6 (8.11) | 3 (3.85) | 6 (8.22) | 3 (3.66) | 5 (6.41) | 3 (3.61) |
Note: NCMS – New Cooperative Medical Scheme.