Table 4.
Compliance With Quarantine Guidelines and Report of Ill Contacts
| Lives Alone (N=11) |
Lives With Others (N=58) |
All Quarantined (N=69) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Compliance with Quarantine | ||||||
| Observed quarantine | 3 | 27 | 34 | 59 | 37 | 57 |
| Left home for any reason | 8 | 73 | 24 | 41 | 32 | 46 |
| Reasons for Noncompliancea | ||||||
| To buy groceries | 8 | 73 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 36 |
| To go to work | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Visit family/friends | 4 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Other reasons | 4 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Number of patients who reported ill contactsb | ||||||
| Any ill contacts | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 25 |
| Co-worker sick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Household member sick | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 20 |
| Other (eg, friends) | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Percentages might add to over 100% since patients can report multiple reasons for noncompliance.
Patients reported if their co-workers, household members, or friends were also sick (ie, ill contacts).
Percentages might add to over 100% since patients can report ill contacts at more than 1 place.