Diffusion of treatment in social networks and mass drug administration

Autor: Goylette F. Chami, Andreas A. Kontoleon, Erwin Bulte, Alan Fenwick, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Edridah M. Tukahebwa, David W. Dunne
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01499-z
Popis: Mass drug administration depends on the distributors’ contact with community members. Using data of deworming treatment distribution from Ugandan villages, the authors show that community medicine distributors with tightly-knit friendship connections achieve the greatest reach and speed of coverage.
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