2024
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 opportunities
2015
Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission
Costa F, Wunder EA, De Oliveira D, Bisht V, Rodrigues G, Reis MG, Ko AI, Begon M, Childs JE. Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003819. PMID: 26047009, PMCID: PMC4457861, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptospiral loadHuman infectionsNorway ratsEssential epidemiological informationAge of ratsSpirochetal loadPositive kidneysLeptospiral carriageMAT titersHigh riskLeptospiral infectionEpidemiological informationSignificant positive correlationUrine samplesRatsInfectionMultivariate modelingUrineDisease transmissionKidneyRiskGenome equivalentsSlum communitiesRat populationsLeptospires
2012
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Leptospirosis among Urban Slum Residents in Brazil
de Araújo W, Finkmoore B, Ribeiro GS, Reis RB, Felzemburgh RD, Hagan JE, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Leptospirosis among Urban Slum Residents in Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 88: 359-363. PMID: 23269657, PMCID: PMC3583330, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban slum communitySlum communitiesUrban slum residentsCross-sectional studyRisk of leptospirosisSlum residentsHousehold levelStructural interventionsUrban slumsIllegal poisonLeptospirosisResidentsDisease transmissionCommunityRisk activitiesTwo-thirdsAttitudesInterventionPracticeProtective clothingRat infestationSlumsRespondentsBrazilSalvador