Comparison of contact diaries and wearable proximity sensors in measuring household contacts in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory and enteric infections remain a high burden worldwide. The spread of these infections is driven by person-to-person interactions, or 'contacts'. Contact diaries have been widely used to collect information such as the number of contacts a person has throughout the day, and characteristics of each interaction that may be relevant for disease transmission. Wearable proximity sensors have been used to complement data from contact diaries, and in particular to capture contacts among children who are not able to report their contacts. Studies that have compared contact diary and wearable proximity sensors are mostly in high-income countries or conducted in small populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to compare how effectively the two me

SUBMITTER: Shiiba M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12632659 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature