Comparison of the social contact patterns among school-age children in specific seasons, locations, and times

Highlights • Social contact patterns in specific seasons (flu season and non-flu season), environmental settings (city and county), and times (weekend and weekday) were analyzed. • The average number of contacts in Taichung City and Yilan County were significantly different ( p < 0.001). • Weekda...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemics 2016-03, Vol.14 (C), p.36-44
Hauptverfasser:	Luh, Dih-Ling, You, Zhi-Shin, Chen, Szu-Chieh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Behavior Contact diary Contact patterns Female Humans Infectious Disease Influenza, Human - epidemiology Internal Medicine Male Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Seasonal influenza Seasons Social Behavior Social mixing Students - statistics & numerical data Surveys and Questionnaires Taiwan Taiwan - epidemiology Time Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Social contact patterns in specific seasons (flu season and non-flu season), environmental settings (city and county), and times (weekend and weekday) were analyzed. • The average number of contacts in Taichung City and Yilan County were significantly different ( p < 0.001). • Weekdays were associated with 23–28% more contacts than weekend days during both the non-flu and flu seasons ( p < 0.001).
ISSN:	1755-4365 1878-0067
DOI:	10.1016/j.epidem.2015.09.002