Volume 15, Number 9—September 2009
Research
Nurses’ Contacts and Potential for Infectious Disease Transmission
Table 1
Characteristics of 131 nurses surveyed to determine extent of work and other contacts, Bavaria, Germany, April–July 2007*
Characteristic | No. (%) nurses | Median no. reported contacts | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Female | 115 (88) | 40 | 0.35 |
Male |
16 (12) |
41 |
|
Leisure activities >1×/wk in group of >5 persons |
68 (52) |
||
Use of public transportation | |||
Any | 86 (66) | ||
Daily |
7 (8) |
||
Day of diary completion | |||
Weekday (Monday–Friday) | 96 (73) | 41.5 | <0.05 |
Weekend (Saturday/Sunday) | 33 (25) | 32 | |
Unknown |
2 (2) |
||
Hospital department | |||
Internal medicine | 60 (46) | 40 | 0.46 |
Surgery | 60 (46) | 41.5 | |
Both |
11 (8) |
||
Hospital level of care | |||
I (basic) | 60 (46) | 42 | 0.35 |
II (intermediate) | 20 (15) | 31.5 | |
III (maximum) | 51 (39) | 39 |
*Mean age of nurses was 35 y (range 18–59 y). Mean number of household members was 2 (range 1–7).