| Literature DB >> 28487207 |
Patrick Saunders-Hastings1, James A G Crispo2, Lindsey Sikora3, Daniel Krewski4.
Abstract
The goal of this review was to examine the effectiveness of personal protective measures in preventing pandemic influenza transmission in human populations. We collected primary studies from Medline, Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and grey literature. Where appropriate, random effects meta-analyses were conducted using inverse variance statistical calculations. Meta-analyses suggest that regular hand hygiene provided a significant protective effect (OR=0.62; 95% CI 0.52-0.73; I2=0%), and facemask use provided a non-significant protective effect (OR=0.53; 95% CI 0.16-1.71; I2=48%) against 2009 pandemic influenza infection. These interventions may therefore be effective at limiting transmission during future pandemics. PROSPERO Registration: 42016039896.Entities:
Keywords: Cough etiquette; Facemask; Hand hygiene; Pandemic influenza; Systematic review
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28487207 DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2017.04.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epidemics ISSN: 1878-0067 Impact factor: 4.396