Gender differences in Leptospira exposure risk, perceptions of disease severity, and high-risk behaviours in Salvador, Brazil: A cross-sectional study
Delight E, Santiago D, Palma F, de Oliveira D, Souza F, Santana J, Hidano A, López Y, Reis M, Ko A, Marphatia A, Cremonese C, Costa F, Eyre M. Gender differences in Leptospira exposure risk, perceptions of disease severity, and high-risk behaviours in Salvador, Brazil: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0004786. PMID: 40577380, PMCID: PMC12204547, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk behaviorsUrban informal settlementsGender lensHealth promotion programsInformal settlementsGender identityHigh riskGender-neutralPerception of disease severityCross-sectional studySex-disaggregated analysesGender-specific riskLogistic regression modelsPromotion programsWalking barefootClimate hazardsGender differencesExposure riskEvidence gapsSalvadorGenderCross-sectional serosurveySurveillance dataAssociated with seropositivityWomen
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