The importance of community during rapid development: The influence of social networks on acute gastrointestinal illness in rural Ecuador

Social networks are often measured as conduits of infection. Our prior cross-sectional analyses found that denser social ties among individuals reduces transmission of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) in coastal Ecuador; social networks can describe both risk and protection. We extend findings t...

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Main Authors: Sonia T. Hegde, James A. Trostle, Bhramar Mukherjee, Joseph N.S. Eisenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827322001380