Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia
School closure is often purported to reduce influenza transmission, but little is known about its effect on families. We surveyed families affected by pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related school closures in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Surveys were returned for 233 (58%) of 402 students. School clos...
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| author | Paul V. Effler Dale Carcione Carolien Giele Gary K. Dowse Leigh Goggin Donna B. Mak |
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| description | School closure is often purported to reduce influenza transmission, but little is known about its effect on families. We surveyed families affected by pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related school closures in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Surveys were returned for 233 (58%) of 402 students. School closure was deemed appropriate by 110 parents (47%); however, 91 (45%) parents of 202 asymptomatic students reported taking >1 day off work to care for their child, and 71 (35%) had to make childcare arrangements because of the class closures. During the week, 172 (74%) students participated in activities outside the home on >1 occasion, resulting in an average of 3.7 out-of-home activities for each student. In our survey, activities outside the home were commonly reported by students affected by school closure, the effect on families was substantial, and parental opinion regarding school closures as a means to mitigate the outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was divided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16a683172f954034b124c572742e16102022-12-21T19:36:48ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-02-0116220521110.3201/eid1602.091372Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related School Closures, Perth, Western AustraliaPaul V. EfflerDale CarcioneCarolien GieleGary K. DowseLeigh GogginDonna B. MakSchool closure is often purported to reduce influenza transmission, but little is known about its effect on families. We surveyed families affected by pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related school closures in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Surveys were returned for 233 (58%) of 402 students. School closure was deemed appropriate by 110 parents (47%); however, 91 (45%) parents of 202 asymptomatic students reported taking >1 day off work to care for their child, and 71 (35%) had to make childcare arrangements because of the class closures. During the week, 172 (74%) students participated in activities outside the home on >1 occasion, resulting in an average of 3.7 out-of-home activities for each student. In our survey, activities outside the home were commonly reported by students affected by school closure, the effect on families was substantial, and parental opinion regarding school closures as a means to mitigate the outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was divided.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-1372_articleInfluenza A virusschoolspandemic (H1N1) 2009H1N1 subtypepandemictransmission |
| spellingShingle | Paul V. Effler Dale Carcione Carolien Giele Gary K. Dowse Leigh Goggin Donna B. Mak Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia Emerging Infectious Diseases Influenza A virus schools pandemic (H1N1) 2009 H1N1 subtype pandemic transmission |
| title | Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia |
| title_full | Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia |
| title_fullStr | Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia |
| title_short | Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia |
| title_sort | household responses to pandemic h1n1 2009 related school closures perth western australia |
| topic | Influenza A virus schools pandemic (H1N1) 2009 H1N1 subtype pandemic transmission |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-1372_article |
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