Shrestha Niraj, Pandey Achyut Raj, Angdembe Mirak Raj
NHSP3 MEOR Project, Abt Associates, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Research and Action in Public Health, Kathmandu, Nepal.
J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2020 Sep 8;18(2):340-341. doi: 10.33314/jnhrc.v18i2.2679.
Management of COVID-19 in Nepal will certainly benefit from the experiences of other countries. However, they are less likely to be suitable for Nepal both in terms of context and resource availability. Social contact pattern studies have shown that understanding the nature of human-to-human contacts can help describe the dynamics of infectious disease transmission. The findings of such studies will help the country prepare itself for future outbreaks, inform mathematically modelling and public health interventions that match domestic capabilities. Methods such as self-reported contact diary can be used to conduct such studies following a feasibility study. Keywords: Contact diary;COVID-19; disease transmission; social contact pattern.
尼泊尔对新冠肺炎的管理肯定会受益于其他国家的经验。然而，无论从背景还是资源可用性来看，这些经验可能不太适合尼泊尔。社会接触模式研究表明，了解人际接触的性质有助于描述传染病传播的动态。此类研究结果将帮助该国为未来的疫情爆发做好准备，为符合国内能力的数学建模和公共卫生干预提供信息。在可行性研究之后，可以使用自我报告接触日记等方法来开展此类研究。关键词：接触日记；新冠肺炎；疾病传播；社会接触模式。
