Disparities in spread and control of influenza in slums of Delhi: findings from an agent-based modelling study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:This research studies the role of slums in the spread and control of infectious diseases in the National Capital Territory of India, Delhi, using detailed social contact networks of its residents. METHODS:We use an agent-based model to study the spread of influenza in Delhi through person-to-person contact. Two different networks are used: one in which slum and non-slum regions are treated the same, and the other in which 298 slum zones are identified. In the second network, slum-specific demographics and activities are assigned to the individuals whose homes reside inside these zones. The main effects of integrating slums are that the network has more home-related contacts due to larger family sizes and more outside contacts due to more daily activities outside home. Various va

SUBMITTER: Adiga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780711 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature