Age Distribution of Infection and Hospitalization Among Canadian First Nations Populations During the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic

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AuthorsLuiz C Mostaço-Guidolin (0000-0001-6823-2965, Luiz C. Mostaço-Guidolin and Seyed M. Moghadas are with the Centre for Disease Modelling, York Institute for Health Research, York University, Toronto, Ontario. Sherry M. J. Towers is with the Mathematics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. David L. Buckeridge is with the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Surveillance Lab, McGill Clinical and Health Informatics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.), Sherry M J Towers (Luiz C. Mostaço-Guidolin and Seyed M. Moghadas are with the Centre for Disease Modelling, York Institute for Health Research, York University, Toronto, Ontario. Sherry M. J. Towers is with the Mathematics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. David L. Buckeridge is with the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Surveillance Lab, McGill Clinical and Health Informatics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.), Sherry Towers (0000-0002-0300-8409, McGill University Health Centre), David L Buckeridge (0000-0003-1817-5047, Luiz C. Mostaço-Guidolin and Seyed M. Moghadas are with the Centre for Disease Modelling, York Institute for Health Research, York University, Toronto, Ontario. Sherry M. J. Towers is with the Mathematics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. David L. Buckeridge is with the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Surveillance Lab, McGill Clinical and Health Informatics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.), Seyed M Moghadas (0000-0003-4414-0227, Luiz C. Mostaço-Guidolin and Seyed M. Moghadas are with the Centre for Disease Modelling, York Institute for Health Research, York University, Toronto, Ontario. Sherry M. J. Towers is with the Mathematics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. David L. Buckeridge is with the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Surveillance Lab, McGill Clinical and Health Informatics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.)
Year2013
Volume103
Issue2
Pagese39-e44
Publication date2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.300820
PMID23237152
PMCIDPMC3558790
OpenAlexW2137457284
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

Objectives. We estimated age-standardized ratios of infection and hospitalization among Canadian First Nations (FN) populations and compared their distributions with those estimated for non-FN populations in Manitoba, Canada. Methods. For the spring and fall 2009 waves of the H1N1 pandemic, we obtained daily numbers of laboratory-confirmed and hospitalized cases of H1N1 infection, stratified by 5-year age groups and FN status. We calculated age-standardized ratios with confidence intervals for each wave and compared ratios between age groups in each ethnic group and between the 2 waves for FN and non-FN populations. Results. Incidence and hospitalization ratios in all FN age groups during the first wave were significantly higher than those in non-FN age groups (P Conclusions. Incidence and hospitalization ratios in FN populations were higher than or equivalent to ratios in non-FN populations. Our findings support the need to develop targeted prevention and control strategies specifically for vulnerable FN and remote communities

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