Hennessy 2002.
Methods | CBA unit of allocation: village unit of analysis: nasopharyngeal swab specimen (for Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance assessment), episode of care (for antibiotic prescribing ) power calculation: not done baseline measurement: not done characteristics for studies using second site as control: not clear blinded assessment of primary outcome: not clear protection against contamination: done reliable primary outcome measure: not clear follow up of professionals: not clear analysis appropriate: no | |
Participants | Physicians and community health aides and community residents in 13 villages in Alaska, USA treating patients for with respiratory tract infection | |
Interventions | 1. Multi‐faceted interventions including educational meetings for health care providers and printed educational materials + educational meetings for villagers 2. No intervention control ‐ intervention extended to control villages in second year of study |
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Outcomes | Professional practice:
Change in rate of prescribing of oral antibiotics Patient: Change in proportion of nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates resistant to penicillin |
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Notes | Campaign message based upon evidence based guidelines: Principles of Judicious Antibiotic Use | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | D ‐ Not used |