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Table 4 Overall attack rate, per theme

From: Why are some outbreaks worse than others? COVID-19 outbreak management strategies from a PHU perspective

Theme

Median (IQR)

   

Attack rate

p-value

χ2 

 

Limited

Good

Ample

   

RAT availability

19.37 (10.035–38.73)

27.11 (3.56–38.61)

15.22 (5.84-30)

 

NS

(2) = 0.285

PPE availability

16.96 (3.11–21.78)

27.39 (9.49–38.61)

13.86 (4.74–21.89)

 

NS

(2) = 3.976

 

Delayed

Next day

Same day

   

Communication

21.78 (7.01–27.39)

27.55 (10.34–36.76)

8.58 (4.06–17.93)

 

0.0175

(2) = 8.093

Detection of cases

23.96 (10.04–27.25)

24.42 (9.92–39.75)

13.77 (4.06–20.79)

 

0.0296

(2) = 7.042

 

None

Mostly

Complete

   

Staff cohorting

31.47 (21.52–50.59)

14.21 (5.17–27.11)

11.22 (3.77–18.87)

0.0073

(2) = 9.831

 

Cases mostly excluded

Cases fully excluded

Close contacts excluded

   

Staff exclusion

27.11 (16.96–56.90)

16.20 (5.70-30.54)

3.85 (1.03–6.67)

 

NS

(2) = 4.741

 

Extreme shortage

Moderate shortage

No shortage

   

Staff shortages

38.61 (21.78–51.67)

17.72 (8.23–27.39)

3.39 (2.56–6.13)

 

< 0.0001

(2) = 19.98

  1. NS = not significant.