2023
Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Lanza F, Ribeiro-Jr G, Miranda D, Santos F, Carvalho C, Cunha G, Carneiro I, Reis R, Cunha J, Cardoso C, Soares J, Araújo F, Reis M. Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0185-2022. PMID: 36820652, PMCID: PMC9957123, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0185-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Why is leptospirosis hard to avoid for the impoverished? Deconstructing leptospirosis transmission risk and the drivers of knowledge, attitudes, and practices in a disadvantaged community in Salvador, Brazil
Palma F, Costa F, Lustosa R, Mogaji H, de Oliveira D, Souza F, Reis M, Ko A, Begon M, Khalil H. Why is leptospirosis hard to avoid for the impoverished? Deconstructing leptospirosis transmission risk and the drivers of knowledge, attitudes, and practices in a disadvantaged community in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000408. PMID: 36962720, PMCID: PMC10022107, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow socioeconomic statusLower riskLeptospirosis transmissionSocioeconomic statusIndividual infection riskEnvironmental risk factorsPublic health messagingUrban disadvantaged communitiesKAP variablesMale genderRisk factorsCross-sectional KAP surveyEpidemiological dataHigh-risk activitiesHealth messagingPrevention practicesGreater riskInfection riskInfectious diseasesKAP surveyTransmission riskResidents' knowledgeDisadvantaged communitiesRiskRisk activities