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
2022
Rickettsial Infections Causing Acute Febrile Illness in Urban Slums, Brazil - Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Fournier JB, Blanton LS, Nery N, Wunder EA, Costa F, Reis MG, Ribeiro GS, Walker DH, Ko AI. Rickettsial Infections Causing Acute Febrile Illness in Urban Slums, Brazil - Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2022, 28: 2132-2134. PMID: 36148970, PMCID: PMC9514363, DOI: 10.3201/eid2810.220497.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Willingness to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine among Residents of Slum Settlements
Ticona J, Nery N, Victoriano R, Fofana MO, Ribeiro GS, Giorgi E, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Willingness to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine among Residents of Slum Settlements. Vaccines 2021, 9: 951. PMID: 34579188, PMCID: PMC8472908, DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9090951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyImportance of vaccinationCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 vaccinePotential side effectsCOVID-19Vaccine efficacyCOVID-19 casesVaccine acceptanceVaccine intentionsGeneral populationHigh incidenceSpecific treatmentSide effectsHealth historySalvador-BrazilMultivariate analysisYounger ageVaccineSlum residentsSlum settingsVaccinationSlum communities
2020
Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements
Corburn J, Vlahov D, Mberu B, Riley L, Caiaffa WT, Rashid SF, Ko A, Patel S, Jukur S, Martínez-Herrera E, Jayasinghe S, Agarwal S, Nguendo-Yongsi B, Weru J, Ouma S, Edmundo K, Oni T, Ayad H. Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements. Journal Of Urban Health 2020, 97: 348-357. PMID: 32333243, PMCID: PMC7182092, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00438-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban informal settlementsInformal settlementsSet of practicesCOVID-19 responseGlobal SouthHumanitarian standardsUrban poorAdequate housingInternational aidPublic administrationPrecarious settlementsCommunity groupsFood assistanceSocial groupsPolicy suggestionsSlum communitiesBasic needsDisaster responseImmediate moratoriumCOVID-19Long-term planCommunity health workersUrban populationSettlementSlums
2017
Rat infestation associated with environmental deficiencies in an urban slum community with high risk of leptospirosis transmission
de Jesus Santos N, Sousa E, Reis M, Ko A, Costa F. Rat infestation associated with environmental deficiencies in an urban slum community with high risk of leptospirosis transmission. Cadernos De Saúde Pública 2017, 33: e00132115. DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00132115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil - Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Gouveia EL, Metcalfe J, de Carvalho AL, Aires TS, Villasboas-Bisneto JC, Queirroz A, Santos AC, Salgado K, Reis MG, Ko AI. Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil - Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008, 14: 505-508. PMID: 18325275, PMCID: PMC2570821, DOI: 10.3201/eid1403.071064.Peer-Reviewed Original Research