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Social network correlates of free and purchased insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Uganda

6 | Social Determinants , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Uganda , Infectious Disease , Global Health

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S. Takada, P. Krezanoski, V. N. Nyakato, A.J. O'Malley, J. M. Perkins, A. C. Tsai, D. R. Bangsberg, N. A. Christakis, and A. Nishi, “Social network correlates of free and purchased insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Uganda,” Malar J, 21, 350 (2022) (Nov 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04347-8

Polarized Citizen Preferences for the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in 20 Countries

2 | Ethics , LMIC

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J.F. Bonnefon, N. A. Christakis, I. Rahwan, A. Shariff, E. Awad, and B. Bago, “Polarized Citizen Preferences for the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in 20 Countries,” MDM Policy & Practice, Volume 7, Issue 2, July 2022 (Jul 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23814683221113573

Algorithms for seeding social networks can enhance the adoption of a public health intervention in urban India (PNAS, 2022)

15 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , PNAS , India , Contagion Intervention , Experiment , Global Health , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , LMIC , RCT , Trellis Software , Network Targeting

Citation:

M. Alexander, L. Forastiere, N. A. Christakis, and S. Gupta, “Algorithms for seeding social networks can enhance the adoption of a public health intervention in urban India,” PNAS, 119(30) e2120742119 (May 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2120742119

Testing for Balance in Social Networks

6 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Honduras , Friendship

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D. Feng, Altmeyer R., D. Stafford, N. A. Christakis, and Zhou H., “Testing for Balance in Social Networks,” Journal of the American Statistical Association, 06/2020: 1-19 (May 2020) DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2020.1764850

Characterizing super-spreaders using population-level weighted social networks in rural communities

8 | Methodology , Honduras , Epidemic Disease , Infectious Disease , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software , Network Targeting

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S. Vishnempet Shridhar, M. Alexander, and N. A. Christakis, “Characterizing super-spreaders using population-level weighted social networks in rural communities,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 380(2214) (Nov 2021) DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2021.0123

Household food insecurity and health in a high-migration area in rural Honduras

5 | Honduras , LMIC , Social Determinants , Global Health , Trellis Software

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S. Kumar, N. A. Christakis, and R. Pérez-Escamillac, “Household food insecurity and health in a high-migration area in rural Honduras,” SSM - Population Health, (Sep 2021) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100885

Using Trellis software to enhance high-quality large-scale network data collection in the field

5 | Methodology , Trellis Software , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , LMIC

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A. Lungeanu, M. McKnight, R. Negron, W. Munar, N. A. Christakis, and N.S. Contractor, “Using Trellis software to enhance high-quality large-scale network data collection in the field,” Social Networks, 66 (2021) 171–184 (Jul 2021) DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2021.02.007

Triadic embeddedness structure in family networks predicts mobile communication response to a sudden natural disaster

4 | Phone Network , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , China

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Jia, J.S., Li, Y., Lu, X. et al. Triadic embeddedness structure in family networks predicts mobile communication response to a sudden natural disaster. Nat Commun 12, 4286 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24606-7

CurmElo: The theory and practice of a forced-choice approach to producing preference rankings

1 | Methodology

Citation:

Sankaran S, Derechin J, Christakis NA. CurmElo: The theory and practice of a forced-choice approach to producing preference rankings. PLoS One. 2021 May 27;16(5):e0252145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252145. PMID: 34043666; PMCID: PMC8158949.

Pay-it-forward gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a randomised controlled trial

6 | RCT , Sexuality , LMIC , China , Global Health , Contagion Intervention

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Yang F., Zhang TP, Tang W., Ong JJ, M. Alexander, L. Forastiere, N. Kumar, Li KT, Zou F., Yang L., Mi G., Wang Y., Huang W., Lee A., Zhu W., Luo D., Vickerman P., Wu D., Yang B., N. A. Christakis, and Tucker JD, “Pay-it-forward gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a randomised controlled trial,” The Lancet: Infectious Diseases, 20(8): 976-982 (Aug 2020) DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30172-9