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Substandard and falsified ivermectin tablets obtained for self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic as a source of potential harm.
at the end of 2020 and in 2021. Simultaneously, several reports started to emerge demonstrating serious adverse effects after self-medicating with ivermectin. It stands to reason that the ...
Knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses: survey in Belgium, 2022
removing breeding sites (self-efficacy, 4.8/7.0). Ninety-seven percent of participants reported implementing at least one preventive measure, mainly to prevent bites (95%). Conclusions Together with the ...
Linking health survey data with health insurance data: methodology, challenges, opportunities and recommendations for public health research. An experience from the HISlink project in Belgium
national register number. The overall linkage rate was 92.3% and 94.2% for HIS link 2013 and HIS link 2018, respectively. Linked BHIS- BCHI data were used in validation studies (e.g. self-reported breast ...
The overweight epidemic increasingly hits children of lower educated parents in Belgium
Since the BMI (kg/m²) in children is instable, age/sex-specific cutoff points are used to estimate the weighted prevalence (95% confidence interval) of self-reported overweight (including obesity), by SES ...
Potential impact fractions of body mass index reductions on the non-communicable disease burden in Belgium using G-computation
address. Self-reported BMI and diabetes were corrected based on information from the 2018 Belgian health examination survey and a random-forest multiple imputation process. A G-computation approach was used ...
Were SARS-CoV-2 self-tests used for their intended purpose? The experience in Belgium.
self-testing their place in the test strategy was evaluated. METHODS: We assessed trends in the number of self-tests sold, the number of positive self-tests reported, the proportion sold self-tests/total tests, ...
Classification of post COVID-19 condition symptoms: a longitudinal study in the Belgian population
set of self-reported PCC symptoms. Results Half of the participants reported PCC 3 months after infection (47%). The most frequent symptoms were fatigue (21%), headache (11%) and memory problems (10%). ...
COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study
questionnaire on attitudes and behaviour towards infection prevention measures, cross-border mobility, social network and support, COVID-19 self-reported infection(s) and symptoms, vaccination, general ...
Scoping review of the association between bacterial vaginosis and emotional, sexual and social health
1 (2023) Keywords: Bacterial vaginosis Body Image Douching Qualitative methods Quality of Life scoping review Self-esteem Sexual life Social life stress Vaginitis Abstract: BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis ...
Using random-forest multiple imputation to address bias of self-reported anthropometric measures, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the Belgian health interview survey
BACKGROUND: In many countries, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors is commonly assessed through self-reported information from health interview surveys. It has been shown, however, that ...