Volume 17, Number 8—August 2011
Dispatch
Use of Medical Care during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Navarre, Spain
Rosana Burgui, Iván Martínez-Baz, Marcela Guevara, Silvia Carlos, and Jesús Castilla
Table 1
Persons with ILI who sought medical care, by sociodemographic and health-related characteristics, Navarre, Spain, 2009–10*
| Characteristic | No. persons with ILI | No. (%) who sought medical care | Crude OR (95% CI) | p value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| M | 86 | 55 (64) | 1 | |
| F |
80 |
52 (65) |
1.0 (0.6–2.0) |
1.000 |
| Age, y | ||||
| <15 | 92 | 68 (74) | 2.5 (1.3–5.2) | 0.006 |
| >15 |
74 |
39 (53) |
1 |
|
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 45 | 28 (62) | 1 | |
| Urban |
121 |
79 (65) |
1.1 (0.6–2.3) |
0.719 |
| Country of origin | ||||
| Spain | 146 | 95 (65) | 1 | |
| Other |
20 |
12 (60) |
0.8 (0.3–2.1) |
0.804 |
| Major chronic conditions | ||||
| No | 146 | 93 (64) | 1 | |
| Yes |
20 |
14 (70) |
1.3 (0.5–3.7) |
0.629 |
| Seasonal influenza vaccine | ||||
| No | 149 | 94 (63) | 1 | |
| Yes |
17 |
13 (76) |
1.9 (0.6–6.1) |
0.423 |
| Smoked | ||||
| No | 147 | 98 (67) | 1 | |
| Yes |
19 |
9 (47) |
0.5 (0.2–1.2) |
0.127 |
| Relation to other cases in household | ||||
| Secondary case | 111 | 64 (58) | 1 | |
| Primary case |
55 |
43 (78) |
2.6 (1.3–5.5) |
0.010 |
| Antiviral treatment for primary case-patient | ||||
| No | 75 | 45 (60) | 1 | |
| Yes |
36 |
19 (53) |
0.7 (0.3–1.7) |
0.540 |
| Total | 166 | 120 (64) |
*ILI, influenza-like illness; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
†By Fisher exact test.
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