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Anxiety and Depression in Belgium during the First 15 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study

generally found among women, young people, people with poor social support, extraverts, people having pre-existing psychological problems, and people who were infected/exposed to the COVID-19 virus. ...

Residential Exposure to Urban Trees and Medication Sales for Mood Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease in Brussels, Belgium: An Ecological Study

and for men and women. All models were adjusted for indicators of area-level socioeconomic status. Results: Single-factor models showed that higher stem densities and higher crown volumes are both ...

Belgian population norms for the EQ-5D-5L, 2018

while over a quarter reported problems of anxiety/depression. The average index value was 0.84. Women reported more problems on all dimensions, but particularly on anxiety/depression and pain/discomfort, ...

Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the general population in Belgium: First results of the SalivaHIS study

among not vaccinated people. A higher prevalence of anti- SARS-CoV-2 antibodies is found in woman than in men. This is in line with literature findings indicating that women showed a higher immune ...

Prevalence estimates of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Belgium: results from two cross-sectional studies.

Screening programs focus on young women, due to the implications of chronic asymptomatic infections for reproductive health. Thereby, the frequency of infections in men and older adults is underestimated. ...

Women's views on barriers and facilitators for seeking alcohol and drug treatment in Belgium.

Issue 2 (2021) Abstract: Aims: Although treatment barriers are different for men and women, research is dominated by males’ and practitioners’ perspectives rather than women’s voices. The purpose of this ...

Psychological distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and suppression measures during the first wave in Belgium

reported psychological distress in the early days of the lockdown. A longer period of confinement was associated with higher risk of distress. Women and younger age groups were more at risk than men and ...

Assessing polypharmacy in the older population: Comparison of a self‐reported and prescription based method

based polypharmacy prevalence estimates were respectively 27% and 32%. Overall agreement was moderate, but better in men (kappa 0.60) than in women (0.45). Determinants of moderate polypharmacy did not ...

Cervical cancer screening using HPV tests on self-samples: attitudes and preferences of women participating in the VALHUDES study

self-sampling urine VALHUDES Abstract: BACKGROUND Interventions to reach women who do not participate regularly in screening may reduce the risk of cervical cancer. Self-collection of a vaginal specimen has been ...

Iron Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy: A Population-Based Study in Belgium

elevated particularly in pregnant women. This study aimed to investigate the effects of iron status on thyroid function in a nationally representative sample of mildly iodine-deficient pregnant ...

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