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Table 1 Number of LHDs that distributed antivirals to other organizations for dispensing to public (n = 28).

From: Public health management of antiviral drugs during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: a survey of local health departments in California

 

Size of Population Served by LHD

  
 

Small (< 50,000)

Medium (50,000-499,999)

Large (500,000+)

All LHDs

Organization/Entity

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Public clinics/Health Centers

2

(50)

11

(69)

7

(88)

20

(71)

Private hospitals

0

(0)

10

(63)

8

(100)

18

(64)**

Retail pharmacies

3

(75)

8

(50)

4

(50)

15

(54)

Public Hospitals

2

(50)

3

(19)

8

(100)

13

(46)

Private clinicians

0

(0)

5

(31)

4

(50)

9

(32)

Tribal health clinic/hospitals

1

(25)

4

(25)

3

(38)

8

(29)

Prisons

0

(0)

1

(6)

4

(50)

5

(18)

College/Universities

0

(0)

4

(25)

1

(13)

5

(18)

Direct to patient*

0

(0)

3

(19)

2

(25)

5

(18)

Skilled nursing facilities/Long term care facilities

1

(25)

1

(6)

2

(25)

4

(14)

Military bases

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Airports

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Other

1

(25)

3

(19)

1

(13)

5

(18)

Total

4

 

16

 

8

 

28

 
  1. Among the twenty-eight local health departments (LHDs) that distributed publicly purchased antivirals to other organizations for dispensing to the public, Table 1 summarizes the number and proportion of LHDs that reported distributing antivirals to each type of organization or entity, stratified by size of population served by LHD
  2. *Direct to patient methods include household delivery and pick-up and health department
  3. **Indicates statistically significant difference with respect to population size served by LHD (Fisher's exact test, p < .05)