TY - JOUR A1 - Singh, Mahendra A1 - Babaji, Prashant A1 - Sharma, Nitin A1 - Chandra, Subash T1 - Epidemiology of H1N1 in western Rajasthan Y1 - 2014/4/1 JF - Sahel Medical Journal JO - Sahel Med J SP - 47 EP - 49 VL - 17 IS - 2 UR - https://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2014;volume=17;issue=2;spage=47;epage=49;aulast=Singh DO - 10.4103/1118-8561.134473 N2 - Background: H1N1 pandemic posed a serious threat to world health community. We described the epidemiology of H1N1 in western Rajasthan. Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective descriptive analysis all 686 confirmed cases of H1N1 in western Rajasthan from the month of August 2009 to March 2010 and conducted in hospitals attached to Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur. Data were analyzed using GraphPad software (GraphPad Prism ® .) and Chi-square test. Results: A total of 686 cases were confirmed positive with positivity ratio of 32.3%. The overall case fatality rate was 11.7%. The highest number of cases (50.7%) and deaths (60%) were seen during the month of Decemberand among the age group of 16-30 years. About 54% of patients were males. Mortality rate was higher in females (64%). Although, there were more cases reported from the urban area (60%), the mortality was higher in patients of the rural area (62.5%). The mortality rate among pregnant women was also higher than other groups. Conclusions: H1N1 influenza occurred predominantly among the younger age group with high case fatality especially among postpartum women in the study population ER -