Factors associated with return of home oral fluid kits by suspected cases of measles, cohort study, London and South East of England, 2016-2018.

ABSTRACT: A testing rate for measles above 80% is required by the WHO European Region Measles Elimination strategy to verify elimination. To comply with this rate, we explored factors associated with the return of oral fluid kits (OFK) by suspected measles cases. We described the cases and conducted a mixed-effects analysis to assess the relationship between socio-demographic and public health management characteristics and the likelihood of returning an OFK to the reference laboratory. Of 3,929 cases who were sent a postal OFK, 2,513 (67%) returned the kit. Adjusting for confounding, registration with a general practitioner (GP) (aOR:1.48, 95%CI:1.23-1.76) and living in a less deprived area (aOR:1.35, 95%CI:1.04-1.74) were associated with an increased likelihood of returning the OFK. The odds of re

SUBMITTER: Hiironen I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10369437 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature