Table 2 Mean number of recorded daily contacts, excluding contacts at school, by age, across different geographical contexts
Mean number of contacts per day (excluding school contacts) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Overall mean (95% CI) | Remote mean (95% CI) | Rural mean (95% CI) | Urban mean (95% CI) |
Total | ||||
6.07 (5.88–6.26) | 6.19 (5.87–6.51) | 5.73 (5.44–6.02) | 6.35 (5.96–6.73) | |
Age | ||||
< 10 years | 5.57 (5.32–5.83) | 5.67 (5.23–6.12) | 5.21 (4.84–5.58) | 5.96 (5.46–6.47) |
10–19 years | 6.48 (6.02–6.94) | 6.33 (5.6–7.06) | 6.30 (5.63–6.98) | 7.00 (5.96–8.04) |
20–29 years | 5.77 (5.28–6.26) | 5.8 (5.04–6.56) | 5.72 (4.84–6.6) | 5.80 (4.82–6.78) |
30–39 years | 6.99 (6.41–7.57) | 6.84 (5.96–7.72) | 7.05 (6.00–8.09) | 7.20 (6.05–8.35) |
40–49 years | 6.86 (6.08–7.65) | 7.23 (5.85–8.61) | 6.67 (5.51–7.82) | 6.47 (5.01–7.92) |
50–59 years | 5.80 (4.90–6.70) | 5.76 (4.66–6.87) | 5.77 (3.95–7.59) | 5.90 (3.74–8.06) |
60 years + | 5.84 (4.69–6.99) | 7.73 (5.54–9.91) | 3.56 (2.84–4.27) | 5.80 (4.26–7.34) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 6.15 (5.87–6.43) | 6.15 (5.69–6.61) | 6.02 (5.55–6.49) | 6.34 (5.77–6.9) |
Female | 5.99 (5.73–6.24) | 6.23 (5.79–6.67) | 5.46 (5.11–5.82) | 6.36 (5.84–6.89) |
Occupation | ||||
Pre-school | 5.42 (5.17–5.66) | 5.51 (5.11–5.91) | 5.08 (4.72–5.44) | 5.76 (5.24–6.29) |
Student | 6.57 (6.10–7.04) | 6.51 (5.63–7.38) | 6.24 (5.61–6.88) | 7.20 (6.25–8.15) |
Manual/office/shop worker | 7.23 (6.34–8.12) | 7.0 (3.72–10.28) | 7.47 (6.06–8.87) | 7.0 (5.78–8.22) |
Housewife | 5.76 (5.34–6.17) | 5.67 (5.06–6.28) | 5.43 (4.75–6.1) | 6.67 (5.68–7.65) |
Agriculture | 7.02 (6.35–7.68) | 7.35 (6.53–8.16) | 5.92 (4.86–6.98) | 7.00 (5.04–8.96) |
Unemployed/retired | 5.18 (4.4–5.96) | 6 (3.88–8.12) | 4.42 (3–5.83) | 5.26 (4.25–6.27) |
Others | 5.83 (5.26–6.4) | 6 (5.14–6.86) | 5.69 (4.68–6.7) | 5.7 (4.42–6.98) |
Setting | ||||
Household | 2.8 (2.68–2.92) | 2.94 (2.74–3.15) | 2.48 (2.28–2.67) | 3.02 (2.8–3.24) |
Community | 3.27 (3.09–3.45) | 3.25 (2.95–3.54) | 3.25 (2.97–3.53) | 3.33 (2.98–3.67) |
Traveled to a different neighborhood in the month prior the interview | ||||
Yes | 6.21 (5.83–6.59) | 6.08 (5.34–6.81) | 5.66 (5.16–6.16) | 7.22 (6.46–7.97) |
No | 6.01 (5.79–6.23) | 6.22 (5.86–6.57) | 5.76 (5.4–6.13) | 5.93 (5.51–6.35) |
Contacts outside neighborhood (%) | ||||
0–14 years | 0.67% (0.4–1.04) | 0.38% (0.14–0.94) | 0.19% (0.03–0.77) | 1.80% (1.03–3.09) |
15–59 years | 3.98% (3.23–4.89) | 4.54% (3.36–6.07) | 3.3% (2.19–4.9) | 3.91% (2.47–6.07) |
60 years+ | 2.74% (1.28–5.53) | 1.18% (0.20–4.63) | 0.00% (0.00–0.00) | 10.34% (4.28–21.84) |