7. Impact of Environment and Social Gradient on Leptospira Infection in Urban Slums

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Tables xi
5. Prelude xiii
6. Acknowledgments xix
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I. Slum Health
9. 1. From the Cell to the Street: Coproducing Slum Health 11
10. 2. Slum Health: Research to Action 38
11. 3. Frameworks for Slum Health Equity 51
12. 4. Urban Poverty: An Urgent Public Health Issue 70
13. 5. Urban Informal Settlement Upgrading and Health Equity 80
14. Part II. From the Cell to the Street
15. 6. Favela Health in Pau da Lima, Salvador, Brazil 101
16. 7. Impact of Environment and Social Gradient on Leptospira Infection in Urban Slums 118
17. 8. Factors Associated with Group A Streptococcus emm Type Diversifi cation in a Large Urban Setting in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study 134
18. Part III. Urban Upgrading and Health in Nairobi, Kenya
19. 9. Coproducing Slum Health in Nairobi, Kenya 149
20. 10. Sanitation and Women’s Health in Nairobi’s Slums 189
21. 11. Microsavings and Well-Being in a Nairobi Informal Settlement 208
22. Part IV. Understanding Slum Health in Urban India
23. 12. Health Disparities in Urban India 229
24. 13. Improved Health Outcomes in Urban Slums through Infrastructure Upgrading 258
25. Part V. Knowledge Gaps and Future Considerations
26. 14. Toward Slum Health Equity: Research, Action, and Training 273
27. Contributors 297
28. Index 301