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. 2012 Mar 13;7(3):e32731. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032731

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.