Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009-related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia
Household Responses to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009-related School Closures, Perth, Western Australia
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DOI：
10.3201/eid1602.091372
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发表时间：
2010-02-01
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Mak, Donna B.
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作者：
Effler, Paul V.;Carcione, Dale;Mak, Donna B.
学校关闭通常被认为是为了减少流感传播，但对其对家庭的影响知之甚少。我们在澳大利亚西澳大利亚州珀斯调查了受2009年甲型H1N1流感大流行相关学校关闭影响的家庭。对402名学生中的233名（58%）进行了调查。110名家长（47%）认为学校关闭是适当的；然而，202名无症状学生的家长中，91名（45%）家长请假1天照顾孩子，71名（35%）家长因停课而不得不安排照顾孩子。在一周内，172名（74%）学生参加了>= 1次户外活动，平均每个学生参加了3.7次户外活动。在我们的调查中，受学校关闭影响的学生通常报告了家庭以外的活动，对家庭的影响是巨大的，家长对学校关闭作为减轻2009年H1N1大流行爆发的一种手段的意见存在分歧。
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.