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Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium: a nationwide record linkage study.

characteristics associated with not having obtained a first COVID-19 vaccine dose in Belgium and for each of its three regions (Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia). RESULTS: During the study period, 10% (536 716/5 342 ...

Knowledge of young Brussels schoolchildren about sexually transmitted infections

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Lovely Fiku; Sherihane Bensemmane; Yves Coppieters Source: Revue Médicale de Bruxelles, Volume 44, Issue 6, Number 568 (2023) Keywords: cross-sectional survey Schoolchildren Sexually transmitted ...

Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

the second COVID-19 wave in Belgium, capillary blood was collected on dried blood spots from 60 residents and staff in each of the 20 participating NH in Flanders and Brussels. The presence of ...

Implementation of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry to Identify Fungi From the Indoor Environment as an Added Value to the Classical Morphology-Based Identification Tool

and guiding general practitioners in their search for the underlying cause of a health problem. Methods: In this study, 149 fungal air and dust isolates from 43 dwellings in Brussels were taken in ...

Development of a Droplet Digital PCR to Monitor SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant BA.2 in Wastewater Samples

in the Brussels-Capital Region which covers a population of more than 1.2 million inhabitants. The in silico analysis showed that more than 99% of the BA.2 genomes could be characterized using the T19I ...

Non-response bias in the analysis of the association between mental health and the urban environment: a cross-sectional study in Brussels, Belgium

Archives of Public Health, Volume 81, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: Brussels Mental health Non-response Urban Environment Abstract: Background This paper aims at analysing the impact of partial non-response in ...

Which drugs of choice are on the rise or in decline? A trend analysis of Belgium’s treatment settings (2015-2019)

be decreasing significantly at the national level, but increased in Brussels. Benzodiazepines decreased significantly in Flanders and Brussels, but not in Wallonia. On the other hand, reports of crack ...

Dependence-Robust Confidence Intervals for Capture–Recapture Surveys

Brussels, Belgium. Manuscript versions:  DOI:  https://sciensano.be/en/10.1093/jssam/smac031 Version:  Published Full text access:  Public Access Full text language:  English Category:  Peer-reviewed scientific ...

Residential green space, gardening, and subjective well-being: A cross-sectional study of garden owners in northern Belgium

benefits, but the contribution of domestic gardens to those benefits is insufficiently known. Using data from a cross-sectional sample (n=587) of domestic garden owners in Flanders and Brussels (northern ...

A Summer of Cyanobacterial Blooms in Belgian Waterbodies: Microcystin Quantification and Molecular Characterizations

samples from a monitoring of five lakes in Wallonia and occasional blooms in Flanders and Brussels, including a canal, were analyzed. A Liquid Chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC- MS / MS) ...

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