A Systematic Review of Social Contact Surveys to Inform Transmission Models of Close-contact Infections

Conclusions: We found that the overall features of the contact patterns were remarkably robust across several countries, and irrespective of the study details. By considering the most common approach in each aspect of design (e.g., sampling schemes, data collection, definition of contact), we could identify recommendations for future contact data surveys that may be used to facilitate comparison between studies.
Source: Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research