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Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study

Please cite this paper as: Barry et al. (2011) Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(5), 317–320. Aims  To describe the public use of respiratory hygiene behaviours during the 2009 influenza p...

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Autores principales: Barry, Tasmin, Manning, Stephanie, Lee, Mei S., Eggleton, Russell, Hampton, Simon, Kaur, Jasveen, Baker, Michael G., Wilson, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21668695
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00228.x
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author Barry, Tasmin
Manning, Stephanie
Lee, Mei S.
Eggleton, Russell
Hampton, Simon
Kaur, Jasveen
Baker, Michael G.
Wilson, Nick
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Manning, Stephanie
Lee, Mei S.
Eggleton, Russell
Hampton, Simon
Kaur, Jasveen
Baker, Michael G.
Wilson, Nick
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description Please cite this paper as: Barry et al. (2011) Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(5), 317–320. Aims  To describe the public use of respiratory hygiene behaviours during the 2009 influenza pandemic and to test the feasibility of an observational method. Methods  Respiratory behaviour was systematically observed at three public settings during August 2009 in the capital city of New Zealand (Wellington). Data on each coughing or sneezing event were collected. Results  A total of 384 respiratory events were observed, at a rate of 0·8 cough/sneeze per observed‐person‐hour. Around a quarter of respiratory events (27·3%) were uncovered, and there was infrequent use of the responses recommended by health authorities (i.e., covering with a tissue or handkerchief at 3·4% and covering with elbow or arm at 1·3%). Respiratory event rates were higher in all settings that were ‘high flow’ (for people movement) compared to ‘low flow’ settings. Uncovered events were more common among people at the hospital entrance versus the hospital café [risk ratio (RR) = 7·8, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1·1–52·6] and when a person was located within 1 m of others (RR = 1·5, 95% CI: 1·1–1·9). Observing respiratory hygiene was found to be feasible in all of the selected public locations. There was good agreement between observing pairs about whether or not respiratory events occurred (inter‐observer correlation = 0·81) and for uncovered versus covered events (total Cohen’s kappa score = 0·70). Conclusions  It was feasible to document respiratory hygiene behaviour in public urban settings during a influenza pandemic. Respiratory hygiene advice was not being adequately followed by this population towards the end of the first wave of the pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-49420422016-07-20 Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study Barry, Tasmin Manning, Stephanie Lee, Mei S. Eggleton, Russell Hampton, Simon Kaur, Jasveen Baker, Michael G. Wilson, Nick Influenza Other Respir Viruses Original Articles Please cite this paper as: Barry et al. (2011) Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(5), 317–320. Aims  To describe the public use of respiratory hygiene behaviours during the 2009 influenza pandemic and to test the feasibility of an observational method. Methods  Respiratory behaviour was systematically observed at three public settings during August 2009 in the capital city of New Zealand (Wellington). Data on each coughing or sneezing event were collected. Results  A total of 384 respiratory events were observed, at a rate of 0·8 cough/sneeze per observed‐person‐hour. Around a quarter of respiratory events (27·3%) were uncovered, and there was infrequent use of the responses recommended by health authorities (i.e., covering with a tissue or handkerchief at 3·4% and covering with elbow or arm at 1·3%). Respiratory event rates were higher in all settings that were ‘high flow’ (for people movement) compared to ‘low flow’ settings. Uncovered events were more common among people at the hospital entrance versus the hospital café [risk ratio (RR) = 7·8, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1·1–52·6] and when a person was located within 1 m of others (RR = 1·5, 95% CI: 1·1–1·9). Observing respiratory hygiene was found to be feasible in all of the selected public locations. There was good agreement between observing pairs about whether or not respiratory events occurred (inter‐observer correlation = 0·81) and for uncovered versus covered events (total Cohen’s kappa score = 0·70). Conclusions  It was feasible to document respiratory hygiene behaviour in public urban settings during a influenza pandemic. Respiratory hygiene advice was not being adequately followed by this population towards the end of the first wave of the pandemic. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011-02-25 2011-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4942042/ /pubmed/21668695 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00228.x Text en © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Barry, Tasmin
Manning, Stephanie
Lee, Mei S.
Eggleton, Russell
Hampton, Simon
Kaur, Jasveen
Baker, Michael G.
Wilson, Nick
Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study
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title_full_unstemmed Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study
title_short Respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study
title_sort respiratory hygiene practices by the public during the 2009 influenza pandemic: an observational study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21668695
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00228.x
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