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Mental health among people with a migration background in Belgium over the past 20 years: how has the situation evolved?
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Duveau Camille; Pierre Smith; Lorant Vincent Source: Archives of Public Health, Volume 81, Issue 1 (2023) Abstract: Background Poor mental ...
The impact of ambient temperature and air pollution on SARS-CoV2 infection and post COVID-19 condition in Belgium (2021–2022)
average PM2.5 concentrations were categorized using the period median concentration (8.8 μg/m3). Z-tests were used to compare the results by PCC status and PM2.5. Results Non-optimal cold temperatures ...
Effect of neuraminidase inhibitor (oseltamivir) treatment on outcome of hospitalised influenza patients, surveillance data from 11 EU countries, 2010 to 2020.
sex, outcome, ward, vaccination status, timing of antiviral treatment, and hospitalisation were obtained. A mixed effect logistic regression model using country as random intercept was applied to ...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian nursing home residents and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
seroprevalences observed among infection naïve residents. COVID-19 vaccination status and previous SARS-CoV-2 infection were predictors for SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity. Alternatively, age ≥ 80 years old, the presence ...
Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Stefaan Demarest; Geert Molenberghs; Finaba Berete; Rana Charafeddine; Herman Van Oyen; Guido Van Hal Source: Arch Public Health, Volume ...
Epidemiological, clinical and radiological characteristics of people with neurocysticercosis in Tanzania-A cross-sectional study.
with NCC by presence of epileptic seizures and by serology status. RESULTS: In all three district hospitals, more than 30% of all people with epileptic seizures (PWE) had NCC lesions in their brain (38% ...
The state of health in Belgium, 1990-2019: a benchmarking analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study.
health and care policies are essential. This study aims to assess the health trends in Belgium between 1990 and 2019, to compare the Belgian health status to that of the EU-15 countries, and to identify ...
COVID-19 surveillance in the Flemish school system: development of systematic data collection within the public health school system and descriptive analysis of cases reported between October 2020 and June 2021.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Joanna Merckx; Jonas Crèvecoeur; Kristiaan Proesmans; Hammami, Naïma; Hilde Denys; Hens, Niel Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 22, Issue ...
The CIVISANO protocol: a mixed-method study about the role of objective and perceived environmental factors on physical activity and eating behavior among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults
Dyck; Karin De Ridder Source: Archives of Public Health, Volume 80, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: community-based participatory research Diet Geographic Information Systems Obesity Physical activity ...
A healthy lifestyle is positively associated with mental health and well-being and core markers in ageing
Volume 20, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Adult Aged Aging Biomarkers DNA, Mitochondrial Female Healthy Lifestyle Humans LIFE STYLE Male Mental health middle aged Abstract: BACKGROUND: Studies often evaluate ...