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How many working days would be missed due to moderate or severe influenza pandemic in China?
Pengqian Fang1, Xuelei Han, Jie Chen
1School of Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. pfang@mails.tjmu.edu.cn
Background:
Under the current situation of influenza pandemic outbreak, it is urgent to estimate the potential work days lost in China.
Method:
We used a Monte-Carlo simulation model based on the analysis framework of the FluWorkLoss 1.0 software to estimate the number of work days lost.
Results:
Work days lost caused by caring for family members were more than that caused by one's own illness. The care of a child caused more work days missed than the care of an elderly.
Conclusions:
During a mild to moderate pandemic, outpatients and children need more attention. During a severe pandemic, inpatients and working adults will be the focus.
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