A cross-sectional study measuring contact patterns using diaries in an urban and a rural community in South Africa, 2018

A cross-sectional study measuring contact patterns using diaries in an urban and a rural community in South Africa, 2018

Abstract Background Describing contact patterns is crucial to understanding infectious disease transmission dynamics and guiding targeted transmission mitigation interventions. Data on contact patterns in Africa, especially South Africa, are limited. We measured and compared contact patterns in a ru...

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Main Authors: Jackie Kleynhans, Stefano Tempia, Meredith L. McMorrow, Anne von Gottberg, Neil A. Martinson, Kathleen Kahn, Jocelyn Moyes, Thulisa Mkhencele, Limakatso Lebina, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Floidy Wafawanaka, Azwifarwi Mathunjwa, Cheryl Cohen, the PHIRST group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Contact diaries
Urban
Rural
Infectious disease modelling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11136-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11136-6

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