Table 1 Prescription rates (in DDD), referral rates, (numbers) and use of diagnostic tests # (GPs)
GPs without/with tropical experience | Without n = 435 | With n = 37 | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Prescriptions | mean | mean | Difference (95% CI) | |
All prescriptions | Â | 515.859 | 477.061 | 38.798 (- 97.5 to 175.4) |
Sub-group | Antibiotics | 3.100 | 2.802 | 29 (- 252 to 849) |
| Â | Hypertensive | 749 | 648 | 101 (- 190 to 393) |
| Â | Tranquillizers | 12.244 | 12.486 | 242 (- 2.6 to 2.1) |
| Â | Osteoporosis | 1.823 | 1.653 | 170 (- 427 to 767) |
| Â | Prostate | 1.066 | 923 | 143 (- 219 to 506) |
Number of Referrals | Â | Â | Â | |
All disciplines | Â | 588 | 532 | 56 (9 to 102) |
Subgroup | General medicine | 65 | 60 | 5 (- 3 to 14) |
| Â | Pediatrics | 21 | 22 | 1 (- 4 to 3) |
| Â | Surgery | 87 | 85 | 2 (- 8 to 12) |
| Â | Physiotherapy* | 3.330 | 3.054 | 276 (- 81 to 633) |
Number of diagnostic tests | Â | Â | Â | |
Total | Â | 1.464 | 1.290 | 174 (- 3 to 351) |
Subgroup | Lab | 789 | 656 | 133 (- 2 to 269) |
| Â | radiology | 676 | 617 | 59 (- 1 to 118) |