Characteristics of human encounters and social mixing patterns relevant to infectious diseases spread by close contact: a survey in Southwest Uganda

Quantification of human interactions relevant to infectious disease transmission through social contact is central to predict disease dynamics, yet data from low-resource settings remain scarce. We undertook a social contact survey in rural Uganda, whereby participants were asked to recall details a...

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Published in:BMC infectious diseases 2018-04, Vol.18 (1), p.172-172, Article 172
Main Authors: le Polain de Waroux, O, Cohuet, S, Ndazima, D, Kucharski, A J, Juan-Giner, A, Flasche, S, Tumwesigye, E, Arinaitwe, R, Mwanga-Amumpaire, J, Boum, 2nd, Y, Nackers, F, Checchi, F, Grais, R F, Edmunds, W J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Close contact transmission
Communicable diseases
Communicable Diseases - transmission
Development and progression
Disease transmission
Distribution
Family Characteristics
Female
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Risk factors
Rural Population
Social aspects
Social Behavior
Social contact
Socioeconomic Factors
Survey
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Travel
Uganda
Young Adult
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Summary:Quantification of human interactions relevant to infectious disease transmission through social contact is central to predict disease dynamics, yet data from low-resource settings remain scarce. We undertook a social contact survey in rural Uganda, whereby participants were asked to recall details about the frequency, type, and socio-demographic characteristics of any conversational encounter that lasted for ≥5 min (henceforth defined as 'contacts') during the previous day. An estimate of the number of 'casual contacts' (i.e.
ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-018-3073-1