Insufficient preparedness of primary care practices for pandemic influenza and the effect of a preparedness plan in Japan: a prefecture-wide cross-sectional study

Table 5 Effect of familiarity with the national pandemic influenza preparedness plan, Okinawa, Japan (N = 174)

		National preparedness plan
		Read	Not read
		n (%)	n (%)	Univariate	Multivariate
	Response	(N = 134)	(N = 40)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)*	*p value*
Healthcare staff protection
PPE supplies and storage
Gown	Stocked	45 (33.58)	8 (20.00)	2.02 (0.86–4.75)	2.08 (0.84–5.14)	0.11
Mask: surgical mask	Stocked	115 (85.82)	32 (80.00)	1.51 (0.61–3.78)	1.49 (0.60–3.74)	0.39
N95 mask	Stocked	65 (48.51)	14 (35.00)	1.75 (0.84–3.64)	1.74 (0.82–3.66)	0.15
Eye protection	Stocked	32 (23.88)	5 (12.50)	2.20 (0.79–6.08)	2.23 (0.77–6.44)	0.14
Gloves	Stocked	99 (73.88)	25 (62.50)	1.70 (0.80–3.58)	1.68 (0.79–3.56)	0.18
Hand sanitizer supplies	Stocked	119 (88.81)	33 (82.50)	1.68 (0.63–4.47)	1.68 (0.63–4.47)	0.30
Pharmaceutical arrangement
Stockpile of antiviral drugs	Stocked	111 (82.84)	33 (82.50)	1.02 (0.40–2.60)	0.10 (0.40–2.55)	0.99
Surveillance
Know how to transfer
A specimen to laboratory	Knew	116 (86.57)	22 (55.00)	5.27 (2.38–11.70)	5.60 (2.48–12.63)	<0.00
Institutional management
Business continuity plan	Planned	53 (39.55)	4 (10.00)	5.89 (1.98–17.51)	5.86 (1.97–17.45)	<0.00
Source control
Isolated ILI patients from
Other patients	Isolated	97 (72.39)	27 (67.50)	1.26 (0.59–2.71)	1.24 (0.58–2.68)	0.58
Pharmaceutical prevention
Provided vaccination service	Provided	125 (93.28)	40 (100.00)	NA	NA	NA

N, n: number, CI: confidence interval, PPE: personal protective equipment, ILI: influenza-like illness, NA: not available.
*The multivariate odds ratio models included institutional setting.

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