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Volume 31, Number 1—January 2025
Research

Social Contact Patterns in Rural and Urban Settings, Mozambique, 2021–2022

Moses C. Kiti1, Charfudin Sacoor1, Obianuju G. Aguolu, Alana Zelaya, Holin Chen, Sara S. Kim, Nilzio Cavele, Edgar Jamisse, Corssino Tchavana, Americo Jose, Ivalda Macicame, Orvalho Joaquim, Noureen Ahmed, Carol Y. Liu, Inci Yildirim, Kristin Nelson, Samuel M. Jenness, Herberth Maldonado, Momin Kazi, Rajan Srinivasan, Venkata R. Mohan, Alessia Melegaro, Fauzia Malik, Azucena Bardaji, Saad B. Omer2, and Ben Lopman2Comments to Author 
Author affiliation: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.C. Kiti, A. Zelaya, H. Chen, S.S. Kim, S.M. Jenness, C.Y. Liu, K. Nelson, B. Lopman); Manhica Health Research Center, Manhica, Mozambique (C. Sacoor, E. Jamisse, C. Tchavana, O. Joaquim); Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (O.G. Aguolu); Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (O.G. Aguolu, I. Yilirim); Polana Canico Health and Research Centre, Maputo, Mozambique (N. Cavele, A. Jose, I. Macicame); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA (N. Ahmed, F. Malik, S.B. Omer); Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (H. Maldonado); Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan (M. Kazi); Christian Medical College–Vellore, Vellore, India (R. Srinivasan, V.R. Mohan); Bocconi University, Milano, Italy (A. Melegaro); ISGlobal–Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain (A. Bardají)

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Table 1

Characteristics of study participants in rural and urban sites in Mozambique in a study of social contact patterns, 2021–2022

Characteristic No. (%) participants
Overall, N = 1,363 Rural, n = 676 Urban, n = 687
Sex*
F 666 (49) 332 (49) 334 (49)
M
 696 (51)
 343 (51)
 353 (51)
Participant age
<6 mo 128 (9) 62 (9) 66 (10)
6–11 mo 146 (11) 82 (12) 64 (9)
1–4 y 135 (10) 63 (9) 72 (10)
5–9 y 122 (9) 64 (9) 58 (8)
10–14 y 125 (9) 61 (8) 64 (9)
15–19 y 124 (9) 64 (9) 60 (9)
20–29 y 125 (9) 64 (9) 61 (9)
30–39 y 125 (9) 64 (9) 61 (9)
40–59 y 209 (15) 89 (13) 120 (17)
≥60 y
 124 (9)
 63 (9)
 61 (9)
Able to read and write
Y
 701 (51)
 293 (43)
 408 (59)
Currently enrolled in school
Y
 368 (28)
 173 (26)
 195 (29)
Occupation or daily activity†
Child 274 (23) 144 (24) 130 (22)
Unemployed 162 (14) 97 (16) 65 11)
Student 324 (27) 153 (26) 171 (29)
Homemaker 33 (3) 9 (2) 24 (4)
Casual laborer 78 (7) 22 (4) 56 (9)
Farmer 70 (6) 64 (11) 6 (1)
Businessperson 66 (6) 7 (1) 59 (10)
Office worker 83 (7) 27 (5) 56 (9)
Retired 20 (2) 5 (1) 15 (3)
Other
 74 (6)
 58 (10)
 14 (2)
Regular mask use
Y
 942 (69)
 435 (64)
 507 (74)
Acute gastroenteritis: diarrhea/vomiting 27 (2) 15 (2) 12 (2)
Acute respiratory infection, >1 symptom
 233 (17)
 122 (18)
 111 (16)
Who filled the diary?
Self 665 (49) 361 (54) 304 (44)
Fieldworker 698 (51) 315 (46) 383 (56)

*Two participants did not report their sex. †A total of 179 participants did not report their occupation or daily activity.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

2These authors were co–principal investigators.

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