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Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys
Furthermore, participants were asked consent to be re-contacted for next survey editions using e-mail invitations. Results These mixed approaches allowed to reach a substantial number of participants per edition ...
Were SARS-CoV-2 self-tests used for their intended purpose? The experience in Belgium.
for using a self-test were having symptoms (34% of users in April 2021 and 31% in December 2021) and after a risk contact (27% in both April and December). Moreover, the number of self-tests sold, and ...
Classification of post COVID-19 condition symptoms: a longitudinal study in the Belgian population
were Belgian adults with a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection and were recruited when called up for contact tracing. A total of 3039 participants were included and completed an online questionnaire at the time ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
majority of the cases in the early outbreak phase. In-depth narratives of sexual behaviour support the hypothesis of MPX transmission through close physical contact during sex. Despite awareness of the ...
Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey
METHODS: Harmonized para-data gathered throughout de data-collection phases are used to define the final participation status of all households that could be contacted for participation to the survey. The ...
A Belgian student with black eschars.
performed on a skin biopsy of the pubic lesion. Close contact with cats (her domestic cats or cats from a local shelter) was probably the source of transmission. Spreading of the lesions was likely the result ...
Organizing the health interview survey at the local level: design of a pilot study.
were contacted by post to complete the questionnaire and in case of non-response, a reminder was sent. Questionnaires were collected using a concurrent mixed-mode design: a paper and pencil, and web ...
Post COVID-19 condition and its physical, mental and social implications: protocol of a 2-year longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population.
and contacted by the health authorities for contact tracing. Two questionnaires are used: a baseline questionnaire that aims to assess the initial health status of the participants and their status ...
COVID-19 contact tracing in Belgium: main indicators and performance, January- September 2021.
Dreuw; Hammami, Naïma; Wildemeersch, Dirk; Laura Cornelissen; Dieter Van Cauteren Source: Arch Public Health, Volume 80, Issue 1 (2022) Abstract: BACKGROUND: Contact tracing is one of the main public ...
The influence of risk perceptions on close contact frequency during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: Human behaviour is known to be crucial in the propagation of infectious diseases through respiratory or close-contact routes like the current SARS-CoV-2 virus. Intervention measures ...