Table 3. Attack rates for healthcare workers (HCWs) with H1N1 influenza infection classified by occupation, work location, and vaccination status.
Variables | Number of participants | Number of infections (%) | OR (95% CI) | p value |
Occupation | 0.027 | |||
Nurse | 2032 | 31 (1.5) | 1 | |
Physician | 778 | 8 (1.0) | 0.67 (0.31–1.47) | 0.316 |
Other clinical HCW | 1176 | 8 (0.7) | 0.44 (0.20–0.97) | 0.040 |
Administrative and ancillary worker | 977 | 4 (0.4) | 0.27 (0.09–0.75) | 0.013 |
Working location | <0.001 | |||
Wards | 1201 | 25 (2.1) | 1 | |
OPD | 639 | 12 (1.9) | 0.90 (0.45–1.80) | 0.767 |
ER | 172 | 3 (1.7) | 0.84 (0.25–2.80) | 0.770 |
ICU | 577 | 7 (1.2) | 0.58 (0.25–1.34) | 0.203 |
Non-patient care locations | 2374 | 4 (0.2) | 0.08 (0.03–0.23) | <0.001 |
Vaccination | ||||
Pre-vaccination | 4963 | 47 (0.9) | 1 | <0.001 |
Post-vaccination | 4740 | 4 (0.1) | 0.09 (0.03–0.25) |
ER, emergency room; ICU, intensive care unit; OPD, outpatient department; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.