A study on social contact rates relevant for the spread of infectious diseases in a Brazilian slum

Abstract Inspired by the POLYMOD study, an epidemiological survey was conducted in June 2021 in one of the most densely populated and socially vulnerable sectors of Belo Horizonte (Brazil). A sample of 1000 individuals allowed us to identify, within a 24-hour period, the rates of social contacts by...

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Main Authors: Sílvio Segundo Salej Higgins, Adrian Pablo Hinojosa Luna, Reinaldo Onofre dos Santos, Andreia Maria Pinto Rabelo, Maíra Soalheiro, Vanessa Cardoso Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais 2023-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-30982023000100163&tlng=en