Social network diversity and COVID-19 infection and severity risk: a longitudinal population study
While higher SND was associated with increased COVID-19 infection risk, moderate social network diversity appeared protective against severe disease outcomes. These findings suggest a complex trade-off between exposure risk and potential health benefits of social networks during infectious disease outbreaks.
Authors
- Takahiro Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3842-1025)
- Takeo Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-3954)
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- St. Luke's International Hospital (JP)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health (JP)
- Institute for Future Engineering (JP)
- Institute of Science Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1730268
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
- University of Tsukuba
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science