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Table 1 Proportional questionnaire and prescription audit sample sizes at PHC facilities

From: Evaluating the implementation of the standard treatment guidelines (STGs) and essential medicines list (EML) at a public South African tertiary institution and its associated primary health care (PHC) facilities

Clinic

No. of prescribing nurses

No. of nurses to be surveyed for questionnaire

No. of prescriptions per month

No. of prescriptions to be reviewed for prescription audit

Facility 1

18

13

7240

41

Facility 2

16

12

2837

16

Facility 3

16

12

6239

35

Facility 4

4

3

1460

8

Facility 5

4

3

2400

13

Facility 6

17

12

4814

27

Facility 7

16

12

7124

40

Facility 8

5

4

1659

9

Facility 9

4

3

1005

6

Facility 10

9

6

1787

10

Facility 11

8

6

2185

12

Facility 12

11

8

6801

38

Facility 13

6

4

1415

8

Total

134

98

46,966

263