Impact of demographic disparities in social distancing and vaccination on influenza epidemics in urban and rural regions of the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-protective behaviors of social distancing and vaccination uptake vary by demographics and affect the transmission dynamics of influenza in the United States. By incorporating the socio-behavioral differences in social distancing and vaccination uptake into mathematical models of influenza transmission dynamics, we can improve our estimates of epidemic outcomes. In this study we analyze the impact of demographic disparities in social distancing and vaccination on influenza epidemics in urban and rural regions of the United States.

Methods

We conducted a survey of a nationally representative sample of US adults to collect data on their self-protective behaviors, including social distancing and vaccination to protect themselves from influenza infection. We incor

SUBMITTER: Singh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6399923 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature