Structural factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in an urban slum setting in Salvador, Brazil: A cross-sectional survey
Fofana MO, Nery N, Ticona J, de Andrade Belitardo EMM, Victoriano R, Anjos RO, Portilho MM, de Santana MC, dos Santos LL, de Oliveira D, Cruz JS, Muenker MC, Khouri R, Wunder EA, Hitchings MDT, Johnson O, Reis MG, Ribeiro GS, Cummings DAT, Costa F, Ko AI. Structural factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in an urban slum setting in Salvador, Brazil: A cross-sectional survey. PLOS Medicine 2022, 19: e1004093. PMID: 36074784, PMCID: PMC9499230, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrazilChildCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GMalePandemicsPoverty AreasSARS-CoV-2Seroepidemiologic StudiesSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infection riskUrban slumsSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 seroprevalenceSARS-CoV-2 incidenceCoronavirus 2 infectionCross-sectional serosurveyMain outcome measuresUrban slum populationPresence of IgGSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinUrban slum communityCross-sectional surveyUrban slum residentsCumulative incidenceMedian ageRisk factorsOutcome measuresStudy populationHigh seroprevalenceMedian dailyPandemic waveGender distribution