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Master of Public Health

A household-based study of contact networks relevant for the spread of infectious diseases in the highlands of peru.

AUTHORS

Grijalva CG , Goeyvaerts N , Verastegui H , Edwards KM , Gil AI , Lanata CF , Hens N , , . PloS one. 2015 ; 10(3). e0118457
  • NIHMSID: 101285081

ABSTRACT

Few studies have quantified social mixing in remote rural areas of developing countries, where the burden of infectious diseases is usually the highest. Understanding social mixing patterns in those settings is crucial to inform the implementation of strategies for disease prevention and control. We characterized contact and social mixing patterns in rural communities of the Peruvian highlands.

Few studies have quantified social mixing in remote rural areas of developing countries, where the burden of infectious diseases is usually the highest. Understanding social mixing patterns in those settings is crucial to inform the implementation of strategies for disease prevention and control. We characterized contact and social mixing patterns in rural communities of the Peruvian highlands.

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