Collecting social contact data in the context of disease transmission: Prospective and retrospective study designs
Collecting social contact data in the context of disease transmission: Prospective and retrospective study designs
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socnet.2007.09.002
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发表时间：
2008-05-01
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影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Kretzschmar, Mirjam
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作者：
Mikolajczyk, Rafael T.;Kretzschmar, Mirjam
人与人之间直接接触的方式最终决定了流感等空气传播病原体的传播率；因此，有关接触行为的数据对于设计传染病控制是必不可少的。为了收集有关社会交往的可靠数据，必须对调查方法作出决定。2003-2006年在德国比勒费尔德的大学生中进行了一系列相关调查。每次调查都侧重于与1天内遇到的接触人数有关的具体方法问题。在本研究中，我们报告了不同调查设计的分析。(C) 2007 Elsevier B.V.版权所有
Patterns of direct contacts between people ultimately determine the transmission rate for airborne pathogens like influenza; therefore, data regarding contact behaviour are essential for designing infectious disease control. In order to collect reliable data about social contacts, decisions about the survey methodology have to be made. A series of relevant surveys was conducted in 2003-2006 among university students in Bielefeld, Germany. Each survey focussed on specific methodological questions related to the number of contacts encountered during I day. In this study, we report on the analysis of different survey designs. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.