Social mixing patterns in the UK following the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, July–August 2020: a cross-sectional online survey
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059231
Abstract: Objectives To quantify and characterise non-household contact and to identify the effect of shielding and isolating on contact patterns. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting and participants Anyone living in the UK was eligible to take part… read more here.
Keywords: non household; contact; cross sectional; household contact ... See more keywords
Health beliefs and their relation to household, necessary, and unnecessary contacts across COVID-19 epidemic waves in Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25340-1
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted widespread preventive measures and altered individual contact behaviors. However, limited research has examined how health beliefs shape these behavioral changes. This study investigates the association between health beliefs and close contact… read more here.
Keywords: non household; waves taiwan; preventive measures; health beliefs ... See more keywords
Settings for non-household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the second lockdown in England and Wales – analysis of the Virus Watch household community cohort study
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DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17981.1
Abstract: Background: “Lockdowns” to control serious respiratory virus pandemics were widely used during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there is limited information to understand the settings in which most transmission occurs during lockdowns, to… read more here.
Keywords: virus watch; non household; infection; household transmission ... See more keywords
Designing community-based strategies to reach non-household contacts of people with tuberculosis in Lusaka, Zambia: a rapid qualitative study among key stakeholders
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1408213
Abstract: Background In high-burden settings, most tuberculosis (TB) transmission likely occurs outside the home. Our qualitative study in Zambia explored the acceptability and preferences for designing TB active case finding (ACF) strategies to reach non-household contacts… read more here.
Keywords: non household; acf strategies; qualitative study; household contacts ... See more keywords