Table 3 Target groups for treatment with publicly purchased antivirals (n = 28).
Size of Population Served by LHD | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small (< 50,000) | Medium (50,000-499,999) | Large (500,000+) | All LHDs | |||||
Eligible Groups | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Uninsured or underinsured persons | 3 | (75) | 11 | (69) | 3 | (38) | 17 | (61) |
Any ill person | 2 | (50) | 3 | (19) | 5 | (63) | 10 | (36) |
Persons at high-risk for medical complications of influenza (e.g. pregnant women) | 1 | (25) | 5 | (31) | 1 | (13) | 7 | (25) |
Persons in an occupation-based target group (e.g. healthcare workers) | 1 | (25) | 4 | (25) | 0 | (0) | 5 | (18) |
Other | 0 | (0) | 3 | (19) | 1 | (13) | 4 | (14) |
Don't know/Unable to answer | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
Total | 4 | 16 | 8 | 28 | ||||