Social contact patterns among employees in 3 U.S. companies during early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, April to June 2020

Authors :: Moses C. Kiti
Obianuju G. Aguolu
Carol Y. Liu
Ana R. Mesa
Rachel Regina
Meaghan Woody
Kathryn Willebrand
Chandra Couzens
Tilman Bartelsmeyer
Kristin N. Nelson
Samuel Jenness
Steven Riley
Alessia Melegaro
Faruque Ahmed
Fauzia Malik
Ben A. Lopman
Saad B. Omer
Source :: Epidemics, Vol 36, Iss , Pp 100481- (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Elsevier, 2021.
Abstract: We measured contact patterns using online diaries for 304 employees of 3 U.S. companies working remotely. The median number of daily contacts was 2 (IQR 1-4); majority were conversation (55 %), occurred at home (64 %) and lasted >4 h (38 %). These data are crucial for modeling outbreak control among the workforces.

Subjects :: Infectious diseases
Social contact surveys
Social mixing
Social contact patterns
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216

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