Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil
Mogaji H, Nery N, Argibay H, Cruz J, Carneiro I, Lustosa R, Ko A, Costa F, Begon M, Khalil H. Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil. BMJ Public Health 2024, 2: e000572. DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related quality of lifePhysical health scoresHealth scoresQuality of lifeHealth-related quality of life of residentsCross-sectional analysis of dataMental health scoresHealth-related qualityResults Most participantsMixed-effects regression modelsCross-sectional analysisCOVID-19 pandemicOlder age groupsPhysical healthOlder adultsDisadvantaged populationsOlder participantsMental challengesFood insecuritySlum communitiesMarginalised populationsCity of SalvadorAged 5Analysis of dataCreation of economic opportunitiesFactors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil
de Oliveira D, Khalil H, Palma F, Santana R, Nery N, Quintero-Vélez J, Zeppelini C, do Sacramento G, Cruz J, Lustosa R, Ferreira I, Carvalho-Pereira T, Diggle P, Wunder E, Ko A, Lopez Y, Begon M, Reis M, Costa F. Factors associated with differential seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri in a high transmission urban setting for leptospirosis in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024, 18: e0011292. PMID: 38758957, PMCID: PMC11139309, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageResidents of low-income areasMultinomial logistic regression modelWork-related exposureEpidemiological patternsLow-income areasLogistic regression modelsInformal urban communitiesFactors associated with seropositivityCity of SalvadorPathogenic species of bacteriaUrban settingsUrban communities