Volume 10, Number 2—February 2004
THEME ISSUE
2004 SARS Edition
SARS Transmission
Probable Secondary Infections in Households of SARS Patients in Hong Kong
Joseph T.F. Lau*
, Mason Lau*, Jean H. Kim*, Eric Wong*, Hi-Yi Tsui*, Thomas Tsang†, and Tze Wai Wong‡
, Mason Lau*, Jean H. Kim*, Eric Wong*, Hi-Yi Tsui*, Thomas Tsang†, and Tze Wai Wong‡
Table 2
Background characteristics of the Index Patient (IP)
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex |
||
| Male |
400 |
45.4 |
| Female |
481 |
54.6 |
| Age (y)a |
||
| <18 |
44 |
5.1 |
| 18–30 |
239 |
27.8 |
| 31–40 |
197 |
22.9 |
| 41–50 |
165 |
19.2 |
| 51–60 |
76 |
8.8 |
| >61 |
138 |
16.1 |
| Education levelb |
||
| No education |
60 |
7.1 |
| Primary |
152 |
17.9 |
| 1-F3 |
123 |
14.5 |
| F4-F5 |
208 |
24.5 |
| F6-F7 |
44 |
5.2 |
| University or above |
263 |
31.0 |
| Type of IP |
||
| Healthcare worker |
267 |
30.3 |
| Amoy Gardens Block E residents |
36 |
4.1 |
| Amoy Gardens other Block residents |
107 |
12.1 |
| Other community member |
471 |
53.5 |
| Duration IP stayed home between fever onset and hospitalization (d)c |
||
| <2 |
440 |
50.1 |
| 3–5 |
268 |
30.5 |
| >6 |
171 |
19.5 |
| IP visited by any household member during hospitalization |
||
| No |
682 |
77.4 |
| Yes |
199 |
22.6 |
| Date of IP’s fever onsetd |
||
| Before March 25 |
299 |
34.0 |
| On or after March 25 | 581 | 66.0 |
a22 missing persons.
b31 missing persons.
c2 missing persons.
d1 missing person.
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