Open AccessA Systematic Review of Social Contact Surveys to Inform Transmission Models of Close-contact Infections
Author(s) -
Thang Van Hoang,
Pietro Coletti,
Alessia Melegaro,
Jacco Wallinga,
Carlos G. Grijalva,
John Edmunds,
Philippe Beutels,
Niel Hens
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001047
Subject(s) - social contact , data collection , meta analysis , population , medicine , environmental health , psychology , social science , social psychology , sociology
Researchers increasingly use social contact data to inform models for infectious disease spread with the aim of guiding effective policies about disease prevention and control. In this article, we undertake a systematic review of the study design, statistical analyses, and outcomes of the many social contact surveys that have been published.