The Role of Schools in Meningococcal Carriage Among Adolescents and Young Adults in South Australia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Role of Schools in Meningococcal Carriage Among Adolescents and Young Adults in South Australia

Published:2024-04-10 Issue:7 Volume:43 Page:e249-e251
ISSN:0891-3668
Container-title:Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
language:en
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Author:

Mohammed Hassen¹²^ORCID,Peut Christian³,McMillan Mark¹²^ORCID,Wang Bing¹²,Sullivan Thomas R.⁴,Marshall Helen S.¹²

Affiliation:

1. From the Vaccinology and Immunology Research Trials Unit, Women’s and Children’s Hospital

2. Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide

3. SA Health, South Australian Government

4. SAHMRI Women and Kids Theme, South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Abstract

Neisseria meningitidis carriage peaks in adolescents. This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial (NCT03089086) assessing 4CMenB herd protection in South Australia (“B-Part-of-It” study) explored school attributes linked to baseline carriage in 34,489 adolescents prevaccination. Carriage was higher in students attending single-sex [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.49; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.14–1.93], boarding (aOR: 1.92; 1.13–3.27) and government schools (aOR: 1.32, 1.09–1.61).

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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