Effect of a training and educational intervention for physicians and caregivers on antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in children at primary care facilities in rural China: a cluster-randomised controlled trial  Prof Xiaolin Wei, PhD, Zhitong Zhang, MPH, Prof John D Walley, FFPH, Joseph P Hicks, PhD, Jun Zeng, MD, Simin Deng, MPH, Yu Zhou, MPH, Jia Yin, PhD, Prof James N Newell, PhD, Prof Qiang Sun, PhD, Guanyang Zou, MPH, Prof Yan Guo, MD, Prof Ross E G Upshur, MD, Dr Mei Lin, MD  The Lancet Global Health  Volume 5, Issue 12, Pages e1258-e1267 (December 2017) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30383-2 Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Terms and Conditions

Figure Trial profile URTI=upper respiratory tract infection. Clusters=township hospitals. *We excluded the two township hospitals located in the two county centres, because they are not closely comparable to the other hospitals—they have much better staff capacity and equipment than their peers, and are located close to the county general hospital. †Baseline prescriptions were issued during the 3 months prior to the implementation of the intervention, whereas endline prescriptions were issued during the last 3 months of the 6-month intervention period. The Lancet Global Health 2017 5, e1258-e1267DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30383-2) Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Terms and Conditions