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Estimating Years of Life Lost due to COVID-19 over the first two years of the pandemic in Cyprus: comparisons across areas, age, and sex
estimated. We aimed to determine YLL linked to COVID-19 over the first two years (March 2020–March 2022) of the pandemic in Cyprus, by areas, and by age and sex. COVID-19 YLL was estimated by multiplying ...
Acceptability to Healthcare Professionals of Home-Based HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Screening: A French Qualitative Study Conducted in an Area with Low Access to Health Services
when invited to contact a health professional for the collection of a cervical specimen. It could also help resolve access problems in areas with a low physician density. The present qualitative study ...
Burden of infectious disease studies in Europe and the United Kingdom: a review of methodological design choices
disability-adjusted life years (DALY) concept for infectious diseases within European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA)/European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and the United Kingdom. Electronic ...
The role of the perceived environment for recreational walking among adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged situations: A study using walk-along interviews
local environment. Studies on RW have primarily focused on the role of the built environment for the general adult population and the older population in urban areas. The aim of this study is to ...
Measuring small-area level deprivation in Belgium: The Belgian Index of Multiple Deprivation
Bleser; Brecht Devleesschauwer Source: Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, Volume 45 (2023) Keywords: Area-level deprivation Belgium Multiple deprivation Abstract: Background In the past, deprivation ...
Inequalities in mortality associated with housing conditions in Belgium between 1991 and 2020
if the population of the whole country faced the mortality rates experienced in areas that are least deprived in terms of housing. METHODS: We used individual-level mortality data extracted from the ...
Evaluation of a Liquid Media MALDI-TOF MS Protocol for the Identification of Dermatophytes Isolated from Infections.
Issue 12 (2022) Abstract: One of the most common types of tinea is the superficial infection of the hair and scalp area known as tinea capitis. It is responsible for frequent outbreaks in nurseries and ...
Signals from the future: Exploring implications for drug policies
predetermined elements and critical uncertainties that form the basis for shaping the future drugs policy area, which will have been mapped by DRUG- PREP via horizon scanning prior to the workshop. ...
Applying and implementing future-oriented methods on a national level; towards enhanced policy and service preparedness to threats in the drugs domain
https://www.issdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/15th-Annual-ISSDP-Conference-final-program.pdf Keywords: Drug policy Foresight illicit drugs Abstract: Background Developments in the area of drugs are evolving rapidly and new threats request countries to step up to address these challenges. ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
OBJECTIVE: The available epidemiological and clinical evidence from the currently ongoing monkeypox (MPX) outbreak in non-endemic areas suggests an important factor of sexual transmission. However, limited ...