Clinical and socioeconomic impact of influenza among the household contacts of the study children
| Household contacts of children with influenza diagnosis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Positive(n = 915) | Negative(n = 9128) | |
| *p<0.0001 and †p = 0.0003 v influenza negative children; no other statistically significant differences. | ||
| Similar disease in family contacts (%) | 138 (15.1)* | 863 (9.5) |
| Parents (%) | 96/704 (13.6)* | 544/6838 (7.9) |
| Siblings (%) | 42/211 (19.9)* | 319/2290 (13.9) |
| Antipyretic prescriptions (%) | 123 (13.4)* | 610 (6.7) |
| Parents (%) | 69/704 (9.8)* | 310/6838 (4.5) |
| Siblings (%) | 54/211 (25.6)* | 300/2290 (13.1) |
| Antibiotic prescriptions (%) | 73 (7.9)* | 301 (3.3) |
| Parents (%) | 36/704 (5.1)† | 182/6838 (2.7) |
| Siblings (%) | 37/211 (17.5)* | 119/2290 (5.2) |
| Hospitalisation (%) | 3 (0.3) | 11 (0.1) |
| Parents (%) | 2/704 (0.3) | 7/6838 (0.1) |
| Siblings (%) | 1/211 (0.5) | 4/2290 (0.2) |
| Additional medical visits,mean (SD) number | 0.39 (0.76)* | 0.14 (0.47) |
| Parents (%) | 0.28 (0.55)* | 0.07 (0.25) |
| Siblings (%) | 0.48 (0.98)* | 0.22 (0.73) |
| Lost work days (parents),mean (SD) | ||
| For their own illness | 1.52 (3.19)* | 0.72 (2.14) |
| For child’s illness | 1.25 (2.99)* | 0.59 (2.02) |
| Lost school days (siblings),mean (SD) | 1.27 (2.47)* | 0.49 (2.33) |
| Need for help to care for the ill children, mean days (SD) | 1.10 (1.76)* | 0.85 (1.63) |