Bruno Vinícius Diniz E Silva

Biographic Data

ID1781588
NAMEBruno Vinícius Diniz E Silva
GIVEN NAMESBruno Vinícius Diniz E
FAMILY NAMESilva
SIGNATURESILVA B V D E
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Federal de Goiás
ORCID0000-0002-6477-9733
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Epidemiological dynamics and molecular characteristics of HIV-1 among transgender women in the Central-West region of Brazil

    Open AccessBruno Vinícius Diniz E Silva, Sylvia Lopes Maia Teixeira et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic disproportionately affects key populations, including transgender women (TGW). Understanding the epidemiological and molecular characteristics on HIV-1 infection among TGW in Brazil, a continental country, is important to support decisions about public health policies. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the HIV prevalence and associated risk factors, recency of infe…

  • First report on human T-lymphotropic virus 1 infection in a group of transgender women

    Open AccessMegmar Aparecida Dos Santos Carneiro, Mykaella Cristina Araújo Margarida et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: There is a lack of data on human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection among transgender women (TGW). Therefore, this study estimated the prevalence of HTLV-1 infection in a group of TGW in Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 235 TGW in Goiânia City, Central Brazil. Respondent-driven sampling was used for recruitment. All participants were interviewed, and serum samples were tested for anti-HTLV-1/2 using…

  • Alarming patterns of moderate and high-risk alcohol use among transgender women in Goiás, Central Brazil

    Open AccessLarissa Silva Magalhães, Kélem Costa Dos Santos et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background Scant studies have examined alcohol consumption among transgender women in Latin America. This cross-sectional study estimated the prevalence and associated factors of risky alcohol use among transgender women in Goiás, a state located in the center of Brazil. Methods Participants were 440 transgender women (median age = 35 years, interquartile range = 9) recruited through respondent-driven sampling. All participants were interviewed a…

  • Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessKélem Costa Dos Santos, Grazielle Rosa Da Costa E Silva et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2024References: 16

    This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and identify social factors and preventive strategies associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in socio and economically vulnerable people (recyclable waste pikers, immigrants/refugees, and homeless people) in Goiânia, Goiás State, Central-Western Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2020 to October 2020. COVID-19 positivity was defined as a positive total anti-SARS-COV…

  • Hepatitis A and E among immigrants and refugees in Central Brazil

    Open AccessGrazielle Rosa Da Costa E Silva, Thaynara Lorrane Silva Martins et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2022

    OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) among immigrants and refugees in Goiás, Central Brazil. METHODS Overall, 355 individuals were interviewed, and blood samples were tested for anti-HAV and anti-HEV IgG. Anti-HEV-positive samples were similarly tested for HEV RNA. RESULTS All participants were from Latin American countries, most of whom, young adult males. The overall anti-HAV IgG prevalence…