Title |
Insufficient preparedness of primary care practices for pandemic influenza and the effect of a preparedness plan in Japan: a prefecture-wide cross-sectional study
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Published in |
BMC Primary Care, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2296-14-174 |
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Authors |
Taro Tomizuka, Yasuhiro Kanatani, Kazuo Kawahara |
Abstract |
Cases of emerging infectious diseases, including H5N1 influenza, H7N9 influenza, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, have been reported in recent years, and the threat of pandemic outbreaks persists. In Japan, primary care is the frontline against emerging infectious diseases in communities. Although the importance of pandemic preparedness in primary care has been highlighted previously, few studies have thus far investigated the preparedness among primary care practices (PCPs) or differences in the preparedness of different institutional settings. We examined PCP preparedness and response to the 2009 influenza pandemic in Japan, and explored the role of a pandemic preparedness plan during the pandemic. |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 60% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
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Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
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Gambia | 1 | <1% |
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Researcher | 18 | 17% |
Student > Master | 18 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
Other | 22 | 20% |
Unknown | 26 | 24% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 8 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
Other | 16 | 15% |
Unknown | 29 | 27% |