2024
Factors 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
2002
Epidemiology of schoolchildren's cognitive development in Jequié, Bahia State, Brazil: assessment procedures and general results.
Santos D, Borges A, Pereira P, Chalhub A, Happe F, Silva R, Assis A, Blanton R, Parraga I, Reis M, Almeida Filho N, Barreto M. Epidemiology of schoolchildren's cognitive development in Jequié, Bahia State, Brazil: assessment procedures and general results. Cadernos De Saúde Pública 2002, 18: 723-33. PMID: 12048598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool gradesCognitive developmentMean scoreTeacher profilesSchool resourcesSchool achievementGrade girlsTest scoresRaven testRaven's Progressive MatricesRaven scoresAssessment proceduresGradeProgressive MatricesTeachersGirlsStudentsUrban communitiesAchievementSchoolchildrenScienceQuestionnaireScoresDevelopmentChildren