Author ' s response to reviews Title : Outpatient Prescription Practices in Rural Township Health Centers in

Author ' s response to reviews Title : Outpatient Prescription Practices in Rural Township

Outpatient prescription practices in rural township health centers in Sichuan Province, China

BACKGROUND Sichuan Province is an agricultural and economically developing province in western China. To understand practices of prescribing medications for outpatients in rural township health centers is important for the development of the rural medical and health services in this province and western China. METHODS This is an observational study based on data from the 4th National Health S...

Analysis of Rural Women’s Role in Paddy Cultivation Practices (Case Study: Tonekabon Township)

The aim of the research was analysis of rural women’s role in paddy cultivation practices in Tonekabon Township. Research population was consisted of paddy farmers women in Tonekabon Township (N=14539), whose 130 ones were selected using Cochran’s formula. Data were gathered by cluster random sampling method. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire which its validity was confirme...

Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections among children in rural China: a cross-sectional study of outpatient prescriptions

BACKGROUND Overuse of antibiotics contributes to the development of antimicrobial resistance. OBJECTIVE This study aims to assess the condition of antibiotic use at health facilities at county, township and village levels in rural Guangxi, China. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in 2014 for children aged 2-14 years with upper respiratory in...

Structural Quality and Utilization of Outpatient Curative Care Under Family Medicine Scheme in Rural Area of Mazandaran– Iran

Background & purpose: Since 2005, a reform known as Rural Insurance and Family Medicine Scheme has introduced to primary health care network in Iran in rural areas and small towns. The content of the reform implies a substantial change in those aspects of health centers that mainly could be categorized as structural quality. Although, this is the requirement of all health care providers, they a...