2023
Spatial distribution of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2009 to 2018
Vital C, Reis R, de Souza Soares J, Miranda D, Reis M. Spatial distribution of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2009 to 2018. Frontiers In Epidemiology 2023, 3: 1234580. PMID: 38516337, PMCID: PMC10956362, DOI: 10.3389/fepid.2023.1234580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal careLive Birth Information SystemCongenital syphilisInadequate prenatal careLow educational levelNotifiable Diseases Information SystemMunicipalities of BahiaPublic health problemWomen of childbearing ageCS incidenceEducation levelWHO targetHealth problemsYoung mothersCarePregnant womenLive birthsAnalysis of dataCS casesChildbearing ageTemporal trendsCases of CSInformation systemsSyphilisEcological studies
2022
Unequal burden of Zika-associated microcephaly among populations with public and private healthcare in Salvador, Brazil
Aromolaran A, Araujo K, Ladines-Lim JB, Nery N, do Rosário MS, Rastely VN, Archanjo G, Daltro D, da Silveira Carvalho G, Pimentel K, de Almeida JRM, de Siqueira IC, Ribeiro HC, Oliveira-Filho J, de Oliveira D, Henriques DF, Rodrigues SG, da Costa Vasconcelos P, de Almeida ARP, Sacramento GA, Cruz JS, Sarno M, de Paula Freitas B, Mattos A, Khouri R, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Unequal burden of Zika-associated microcephaly among populations with public and private healthcare in Salvador, Brazil. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 120: 201-204. PMID: 35470025, PMCID: PMC9119857, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV exposurePregnant womenSocioeconomic statusRelative disease burdenCongenital Zika syndromeZika virus epidemicLow socioeconomic statusZika syndromeClinical presentationDisease burdenSimilar prevalenceSerologic dataDifferent socioeconomic statusS HospitalHospitalLarge hospitalsMicrocephalyStudy centersVirus epidemicWomenPositive associationInfantsUnequal burdenHigh rateExposure rate