Table 2.
Numbers of Close and Indoor Contacts Recorded During a 24-Hour Period by 571 Randomly Selected Participants From a South African Township Community, According to Location and Type of Contact, 2010
| Location | Close Contacts |
Indoor Contacts |
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| Type I (Physical) | Type II (Nonphysical) | Type Not Recorded | Type I (Physical) | Type II (Nonphysical) | Type Not Recorded | Type III (Casual) | |
| Community building | 206 | 73 | 2 | 191 | 61 | 2 | 1,258 |
| Crèche/school | 920 | 651 | 91 | 610 | 422 | 79 | 3,916 |
| Health clinic | 15 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 102 |
| Neighborhooda | 1,737 | 1,260 | 47 | ||||
| Own household | 2,868 | 1,420 | 56 | 2,868 | 1,420 | 56 | 703 |
| Other households | 498 | 404 | 23 | 498 | 404 | 23 | 340 |
| Local “shebeen” bar | 78 | 83 | 1 | 77 | 75 | 1 | 574 |
| Shop | 181 | 106 | 4 | 172 | 102 | 4 | 1,944 |
| Sports venue | 69 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Transport | 803 | 326 | 27 | 803 | 326 | 27 | 5,677 |
| Work | 474 | 320 | 4 | 345 | 243 | 4 | 1,411 |
| Other miscellaneous sites | 54 | 74 | 6 | 31 | 43 | 1 | 244 |
| Total | 7,903 | 4,781 | 262 | 5,610 | 3,112 | 197 | 16,179 |
Outside household environs and streets.