Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Sex Differences in Social Contact Patterns and Implications for Tuberculosis Transmission and Control

Horton, Katherine C.; Hoey, Anne L.; Béraud, Guillaume; Corbett, Elizabeth L.; White, Richard G.

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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Sex Differences in Social Contact Patterns and Implications for Tuberculosis Transmission and Control

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May 2020
By Horton, Katherine C. ; Hoey, Anne L. ; Béraud, Guillaume ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Horton, Katherine C. ; Hoey, Anne L. ; Béraud, Guillaume ; Corbett, Elizabeth L. ; White, Richard G.
Description:

Social contact patterns might contribute to excess burden of tuberculosis in men. We conducted a study of social contact surveys to evaluate contact patterns relevant to tuberculosis transmission. Available data describe 21 surveys in 17 countries and show profound differences in sex-based and age-based patterns of contact. Adults reported more adult contacts than children. Children preferentially mixed with women in all surveys (median sex assortativity 58%, interquartile range [IQR] 57%-59% for boys, 61% [IQR 60%-63%] for girls). Men and women reported sex-assortative mixing in 80% and 95% of surveys (median sex assortativity 56% [IQR 54%-58%] for men, 59% [IQR 57%-63%] for women). Sex-specific patterns of contact with adults were similar at home and outside the home for children; adults reported greater sex assortativity outside the home in most surveys. Sex assortativity in adult contacts likely contributes to sex disparities in adult tuberculosis burden by amplifying incidence among men.
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Bacteria Control Meta-Analysis Mixing Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Research Sex Assortativity Sex Differences Social Contact Patterns Systematic Review Transmission Tuberculosis Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria
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Emerg Infect Dis. 26(5):910-919
Pubmed ID:

32310063
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7181919
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Journal Article
Volume:

26
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:28790dc17fc78ed416e60ee2ea5a361454585a1731b832840380c838ba3e5915
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