Economic and Social Impact of Pertussis Among Adolescents in San Diego County

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• Alternative Title:
  J Adolesc Health
• Personal Author:
  Varan, Aiden K. ; Harriman, Kathleen H. ; Winter, Kathleen ; Thun, Melissa D. ; McDonald, Eric C.
• Description:
  Purpose: ; During recent pertussis epidemics, adolescents have experienced a large burden of disease. We assessed the impact of pertussis among San Diego adolescents and their households. ; Methods: ; Parents of pertussis patients aged 13-17 years were surveyed about health care utilization, missed work and school, and other factors. Costs of medical visits, medication use, and lost wages were estimated. ; Results: ; The parents of 53 (of 108 49%) eligible 2013 pertussis patients were interviewed; 51 (96%) of these patients previously received tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine. Medical visits included primary care (81%), urgent care (11%), and emergency department (9%); all patients received antibiotics. Forty-seven households (89%) received a post-exposure prophylaxis recommendation, and five (9%) reported ≥1 unpaid parental leave day. Thirty-eight patients (72%) missed ≥1 school day (mean = 5.4 days). Societal costs were estimated at $315.15 per household and $236,047.35 in San Diego during 2013-2014. ; Conclusions: ; Even among vaccinated adolescents, pertussis can result in considerable societal costs.
• Subjects:
  • Absenteeism
  • Adolescent
  • Cost of Illness
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Male
  • Vaccination
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Pertussis
  • Adolescent
  • Cost of illness
  • Health care utilization
  • Absenteeism
  • Immunization
  • San Diego
• Source:
  J Adolesc Health. 58(2):241-244
• Pubmed ID:
  26802995
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11382229
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U380T000143-01/PHS HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/162384/cdc_162384_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 316.94 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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