Household Effects of School Closure during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Pennsylvania, USA

To determine the effects of school closure, we surveyed 214 households after a 1-week elementary school closure because of pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Students spent 77% of the closure days at home, 69% of students visited at least 1 other location, and 79% of households reported that adults missed no day...

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Main Authors: Thomas L. Gift, Rakhee S. Palekar, Samir V. Sodha, Charlotte K. Kent, Ryan P. Fagan, W. Roodly Archer, Paul J. Edelson, Tiffany Marchbanks, Achuyt Bhattarai, David L. Swerdlow, Stephen Ostroff, Martin I. Meltzer
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Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-08-01
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/8/09-1827_article
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description To determine the effects of school closure, we surveyed 214 households after a 1-week elementary school closure because of pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Students spent 77% of the closure days at home, 69% of students visited at least 1 other location, and 79% of households reported that adults missed no days of work to watch children.
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spelling doaj.art-0137bed4ebac4d169d45051014d101572022-12-21T20:26:55ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-08-011681315131710.3201/eid1608.091827Household Effects of School Closure during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Pennsylvania, USAThomas L. GiftRakhee S. PalekarSamir V. SodhaCharlotte K. KentRyan P. FaganW. Roodly ArcherPaul J. EdelsonTiffany MarchbanksAchuyt BhattaraiDavid L. SwerdlowStephen OstroffMartin I. MeltzerTo determine the effects of school closure, we surveyed 214 households after a 1-week elementary school closure because of pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Students spent 77% of the closure days at home, 69% of students visited at least 1 other location, and 79% of households reported that adults missed no days of work to watch children.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/8/09-1827_articleInfluenza A virusinfluenzaH1N1 subtypepandemic (H1N1) 2009complianceeconomics
spellingShingle Thomas L. Gift
Rakhee S. Palekar
Samir V. Sodha
Charlotte K. Kent
Ryan P. Fagan
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Paul J. Edelson
Tiffany Marchbanks
Achuyt Bhattarai
David L. Swerdlow
Stephen Ostroff
Martin I. Meltzer
Household Effects of School Closure during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Pennsylvania, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Influenza A virus
influenza
H1N1 subtype
pandemic (H1N1) 2009
compliance
economics
title Household Effects of School Closure during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Pennsylvania, USA
title_full Household Effects of School Closure during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Pennsylvania, USA
title_fullStr Household Effects of School Closure during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Pennsylvania, USA
title_full_unstemmed Household Effects of School Closure during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Pennsylvania, USA
title_short Household Effects of School Closure during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Pennsylvania, USA
title_sort household effects of school closure during pandemic h1n1 2009 pennsylvania usa
topic Influenza A virus
influenza
H1N1 subtype
pandemic (H1N1) 2009
compliance
economics
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