The Minha Casa Minha Vida social housing programme and leprosy in Brazil: an analysis of the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort (2010–2015)
This study found a higher risk of leprosy associated with MCMVP that may reflect reverse causality. Our findings suggest the programme is, in fact, reaching the most vulnerable individuals, as intended in its objectives. Besides, the higher risk of leprosy among MCMVP beneficiaries even before receiving the benefit observed in sensitivity analysis may reflect residual confounding factors related.
Authors
- Mauro Niskier Sanchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0472-1804)
- Maria Yury Ichihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8590-6212)
- Camila Silveira Silva Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6340-7957)
- Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-1551)
- Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092)
- Júlia Moreira Pescarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8711-9589)
- Gerson Oliveira Penna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8967-536X)
- Maurício L. Barreto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-4930)
- Renzo Flores-Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7639-2627)
- Alastair H. Leyland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099)
- Andrêa Jacqueline Fortes Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6884-3624)
- Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0371-8037)
- Peter Craig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832)
- Rita de Cássia Ribeiro‐Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8387-9254)
- Elizabeth Bailey Brickley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0280-2288)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Instituto Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Knowledge Integration (United Kingdom) (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22701-8
- Primary Topic
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal
- Conselho Nacional das Fundações Estaduais de Amparo à Pesquisa
- Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate
- Medical Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council