Table 1.
Indicators of irrational drug prescribing in rural PHC centers across Kermanshah province
| Variables | PCHs (N) | Physicians (N) | average number of drugs per prescription | % prescription with 4 and more drugs | % of prescriptions containing injection | % of prescriptions containing antibiotics | % of drugs prescribed by generic name | % of drugs prescribed from national essential medicine list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counties | ||||||||
| Eslamabad-e Gharb | 9 | 15 | 2.8 | 16.2 | 22.7 | 54.8 | 99.3 | 98.1 |
| Paveh | 10 | 12 | 2.3 | 12.7 | 29.1 | 46.0 | 94.8 | 95.6 |
| Salas-e Babajani | 5 | 8 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 24.2 | 51.2 | 95.8 | 96.8 |
| Javanrud | 4 | 6 | 2.7 | 14.8 | 27.6 | 46.8 | 99.7 | 96.7 |
| Dalahu | 6 | 11 | 2.8 | 17.5 | 24.2 | 51.7 | 94.6 | 95.6 |
| Ravansar | 5 | 13 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 26.1 | 47.3 | 90.1 | 91.2 |
| Sarpol-e Zahab | 9 | 12 | 3.9 | 31.0 | 25.8 | 60.6 | 96.7 | 97.8 |
| Sonqor | 12 | 15 | 3.5 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 51.6 | 99.7 | 97.5 |
| Sahneh | 7 | 10 | 3.4 | 17.0 | 23.4 | 38.7 | 99.7 | 98.7 |
| Qasr-e Shirin | 2 | 6 | 2.7 | 16.2 | 25.8 | 47.9 | 81.2 | 82.2 |
| Kermanshah | 18 | 47 | 3.4 | 19.2 | 25.1 | 55.2 | 94.6 | 96.7 |
| Kangavar | 6 | 7 | 3.1 | 22.4 | 20.4 | 54.5 | 95.1 | 94.9 |
| Gilan-e Gharb | 6 | 13 | 3.9 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 52.7 | 92.4 | 93.5 |
| Harsin | 4 | 9 | 4.1 | 32.2 | 27.4 | 55.1 | 93.8 | 95.0 |
| Total | 103 | 184 | 3.14 | 18.8 | 24.4 | 52.1 | 95.1 | 95.9 |