Experimental Design
We visit providers over the course of multiple rounds, where a round describes a period of time when each provider receives exactly 1 SP visit.
Our rounds are structured as follows:
1. Acute rhinitis, describe symptoms only, no drug request, ask for the most important drug if offered multiple
2-3. (Acute rhinitis / cold), (describe symptoms only / describe symptoms then request drug), (none / "an antibiotic"), ask for the most important drug if offered multiple
4. (Acute rhinitis / cold), describe symptoms then request drug, (cheap non-antibiotic / expensive non-antibiotic), none
5-6. (UTI / typhoid), (describe symptoms only / describe symptoms then request drug), (none / drug with established resistance / drug with growing resistance), (none / request price discount)
7. Bacterial pneumonia, (immediate request / immediate price request), Amoxicillin, partial dosage request
8. (UTI / typhoid), (immediate request / immediate price request), (drug with established resistance / drug with growing resistance), request price discount
Rounds 2-3: Providers will receive the same case (symptoms) but across rounds, (describe symptoms only / describe symptoms then request drug) varies. Half of providers receive "describe symptoms only" in round 2 while the other half receive it in round 3.
Round 4: Providers receive the same case they received in rounds 2-3.
Round 5-6: Providers will receive the same case (symptoms) but across rounds, (describe symptoms only / describe symptoms then request drug) varies. Half of providers receive "describe symptoms only" in round 5 while the other half receive it in round 6. Price discount request occurs in round 6 only.
Round 8: Providers receive the same drug request they had in rounds 5-6.