dc.contributor |
CIBERESP Cases and Controls in Pandemic Influenza Working Group, Spain |
dc.contributor.author |
Torner Gràcia, Núria |
dc.contributor.author |
Soldevila, Núria |
dc.contributor.author |
Garcia, Juan Jose |
dc.contributor.author |
Launes, Cristian |
dc.contributor.author |
Godoy i García, Pere |
dc.contributor.author |
Castilla, Jesús |
dc.contributor.author |
Domínguez García, Àngela |
dc.date |
2016-02-03T10:02:11Z |
dc.date |
2016-02-03T10:02:11Z |
dc.date |
2015 |
dc.identifier |
1471-2296 |
dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/49433 |
dc.identifier |
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1890-3 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/49433 |
dc.description |
Background: Hygiene behavior plays a relevant role in infectious disease transmission. The aim of this study was to
evaluate non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) in preventing pediatric influenza infections.
Methods: Laboratory confirmed influenza cases occurred during 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons matched by age
and date of consultation. NPI (frequency of hand washing, alcohol-based hand sanitizer use and hand washing after
touching contaminated surfaces) during seven days prior to onset of symptoms were obtained from parents of
cases and controls.
Results: Cases presented higher prevalence of underlying conditions such as pneumonia [OR = 3.23;
95 % CI: 1.38 – 7.58 p = 0.007], asthma [OR = 2.45; 95 % CI: 1.17 – 5.14 p = 0.02] and having more than 1 risk
factor [OR = 1.67; 95 % CI: 0.99 – 2.82 p = 0.05]. Hand washing more than 5 times per day [aOR = 0.62; 95 % CI: 0.39 –
0.99 p = 0.04] was the only statistically significant protective factor. When considering two age groups (pre-school age
0–4 yrs and school age 5–17) yrs , only the school age group showed a negative association for influenza infection for
both washing more than 5 times per day [aOR = 0.47; 95 % CI: 0.22 – 0.99 p = 0.04] and hand washing after touching
contaminated surfaces [aOR = 0.19; 95 % CI: 0.04 – 0.86 p = 0.03].
Conclusion: Frequent hand washing should be recommended to prevent influenza infection in the community
setting and in special in the school age group.
Keywords: Influenza, Child, Non-pharmaceutical measures, Hand hygiene, Community setting, Prevention, Case control
study |
dc.description |
This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, Institute
of Health Carlos III, Research Program on Influenza A/H1N1 [Grant GR09/0030],
and the Catalan Agency for the Management of Grants for University Research
[AGAUR Grant number 2009/ SGR 42] |
dc.language |
eng |
dc.publisher |
BioMed Central |
dc.relation |
Reproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1890-3 |
dc.relation |
BMC Public Health, 2015, vol. 15, núm. 1, p. 543 |
dc.rights |
cc-by (c) Torner, Núria et al., 2015 |
dc.rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Influenza |
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Child |
dc.subject |
Non-pharmaceutical measures |
dc.subject |
Hand hygiene |
dc.title |
Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical measures in preventing pediatric influenza: a case–control study |
dc.type |
article |
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publishedVersion |