Table 2.
Reporting compliance for patients with ≥1 ED visit for potential rabies exposure among 45 hospital EDs, pre- and postintervention,a suburban Cook County, Illinois, January 1, 2013, through February 29, 2016
| Patients, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variable | Preinterventionb | Postinterventionc |
| Reportedd | 63 (25.4) | 53 (54.1) |
| Unreported | 185 (74.6) | 45 (45.9) |
| Total | 248 (100.0) | 98 (100.0) |
| Risk ratio (95% CI) [P valuee] | 2.1 (1.6-2.8) [<.001] | |
Abbreviation: ED, emergency department.
aInterventions to increase reporting compliance included education for hospital staff members and active surveillance by the Cook County Department of Public Health.
bJanuary 1, 2013–June 30, 2015.
cJuly 1, 2015–February 29, 2016
dReported to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
eBased on Pearson χ2 test, with α = .05 considered significant.