Table 2 Contact prophylaxis offered to household contacts of children with iGAS disease notified to the PAEDS Network, Australia, 1 July 2016–30 June 2018
Total patients (N) | Patients with contact prophylaxis offered (n) | Proportion of total patients with contact prophylaxis offered (%)a | Risk ratio of offering contact prophylaxis (RR, 95% CI)b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 181 | 85 | 47.0 | – |
Gender | ||||
Female | 74 | 36 | 48.6 | Ref |
Male | 107 | 49 | 45.8 | 0.94 (0.69–1.29) |
Hospital | ||||
RCH | 37 | 30 | 81.1 | Ref |
MCH | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 0.72 (0.50–1.04) |
QCH | 43 | 2 | 4.7 | 0.06 (0.01–0.22) |
WCH | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 0.84 (0.61–1.16) |
RDH | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | Not calculable |
PCH | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 0.91 (0.70–1.20) |
CHW | 23 | 4 | 17.4 | 0.21 (0.09–0.53) |
Disease severity | ||||
Not severe | 107 | 48 | 44.9 | Ref |
Severe | 74 | 37 | 50.0 | 1.11 (0.82–1.52) |
Age group | ||||
< 1 year | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0.99 (0.66–1.48) |
1–4 years | 83 | 42 | 50.6 | Ref |
5–9 years | 42 | 19 | 45.2 | 0.89 (0.60–1.33) |
10–14 years | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 0.56 (0.28–1.15) |
15–17 years | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1.32 (0.57–3.02) |
Indigenous Australian ethnicity | ||||
Yes | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 0.79 (0.45–1.40) |
No/Don’t know | 160 | 77 | 48.1 | Ref |
Patient with a household contacts aged < 10 years | ||||
Yes | 116 | 69 | 59.5 | 2.42 (1.54–3.79) |
No/Don’t know | 65 | 16 | 24.6 | Ref |
Severe disease | ||||
Yes | 74 | 37 | 50.0 | 1.11 (0.82–1.52) |
No | 107 | 48 | 44.9 | Ref |