Consort 2010 flowchart.
JOD, comorbid diseases
URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI), PENICILLINS, RESPIRATORY INFECTION, ACUTE INFECTIONS
The average age of participants was 45 years and about two thirds of them (65.2%) were females. More than three quarters (78.1%) were married, and around half (54.6%) had a university degree. Approximately, a third (36.3%) were employed and 59.6% had a monthly income of ≥500 Jordanian Dinar (JOD; 1 JOD = 1.41 US Dollar). A total of 41.9% of patients had comorbid diseases. Penicillins were the most prescribed antibiotics (38.7%) followed by fluoroquinolones (23.9%) and cephalosporines (20.9%). Approximately, half of antibiotics (48.1%) were prescribed for the duration of 7 days and 62.7% of them with frequency of twice daily. The average number of doses for antibiotic regimen was 20 doses and 64.9% of the patients have used the same prescribed antibiotic previously. Respiratory infection (51.1%) followed by urinary tract infection (UTI, 28.1%) were the most encountered acute infections. There were no significant differences in the baseline demographic and clinical parameters between the intervention and control groups (p value > 0.05). Detailed demographic and clinical data are shown in 