Quantifying social contacts in a household setting of rural Kenya using wearable proximity sensors

Close proximity interactions between individuals influence how infections spread. Quantifying close contacts in developing world settings, where such data is sparse yet disease burden is high, can provide insights into the design of intervention strategies such as vaccination. Recent technological a...

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Published in:EPJ data science 2016-06, Vol.5 (1), p.21-21, Article 21
Main Authors: Kiti, Moses C, Tizzoni, Michele, Kinyanjui, Timothy M, Koech, Dorothy C, Munywoki, Patrick K, Meriac, Milosch, Cappa, Luca, Panisson, André, Barrat, Alain, Cattuto, Ciro, Nokes, D James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptability
Adults
Children
Community involvement
Community participation
Complexity
Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Computer Science
Condensed Matter
Data collection
Data-driven Science
Developing countries
Electronic equipment
Households
LDCs
Modeling and Theory Building
Physics
Proximity
Regular
Regular Article
Schools
Sensors
Statistical Mechanics
Time of use
Vaccination
Wearable technology
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Summary:Close proximity interactions between individuals influence how infections spread. Quantifying close contacts in developing world settings, where such data is sparse yet disease burden is high, can provide insights into the design of intervention strategies such as vaccination. Recent technological advances have enabled collection of time-resolved face-to-face human contact data using radio frequency proximity sensors. The acceptability and practicalities of using proximity devices within the developing country setting have not been investigated. We present and analyse data arising from a prospective study of 5 households in rural Kenya, followed through 3 consecutive days. Pre-study focus group discussions with key community groups were held. All residents of selected households carried wearable proximity sensors to collect data on their close (
ISSN:2193-1127
2193-1127
DOI:10.1140/epjds/s13688-016-0084-2