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Developing evidence-informed indicators to monitor HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programmes across EU/EEA countries: a multi-stakeholder consensus
Eurosurveillance, Volume 28, Issue 23 (2023) Keywords: Europe HIV Monitoring PrEP prevention Abstract: Several countries in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) established and/or scaled up HIV ...
Validity of self-reported air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollutants in Belgium
of variables selected with elastic net cross-validation, including variables related to environmental annoyance, socio-economic and health status of participants. Finally, the performance of the models ...
Evolution of educational inequalities in life and health expectancies at 25 years in Belgium between 2001 and 2011: a census-based study
Keywords: Belgium Disability-free life expectancy HEALTH EXPECTANCY Health inequality Life expectancy socio-economic inequality trends Abstract: Background: Reducing socio-economic health inequalities is ...
zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases.
Speybroeck, Niko Source: One Health, Volume 5 (2018) Keywords: Animal disease losses burden of disease Disability-Adjusted Life Years Societal impact Zoonotic diseases Abstract: The burden of human diseases in ...
Present status of laboratory diagnosis of human taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe.
lately; the status of T. asiatica has been never reported, whereas T. saginata is prevalent and causes an economic impact due to condemned carcasses. Based on their effects on the EU society, the specific ...
Educational inequalities in premature mortality by region in the Belgian population in the 2000s
75, Issue 44 (2017) Keywords: Belgium Educational inequalities Health inequalities Premature mortality Abstract: Background In Belgium, socio-economic inequalities in mortality have long been described ...
Using multiple measures to assess changes in social inequalities for breast cancer screening
socio-economic position was defined by the educational level. Inequalities were measured both with pairwise measures comparing extreme educational groups (prevalence difference and prevalence ratio), and with ...
Public health in the genomic era: will Public Health Genomics contribute to major changes in the prevention of common diseases?
The lack of population-based research hampers the evaluation of the impact of genomic applications. Public Health Genomics also evaluates the benefits and risks on a larger scale, including normative, ...
The impact of hearing disability on well-being and health.
and socio-economic status. RESULTS: The prevalence of hearing disability is 7% in the population 15 years and older. The prevalence of subjective ill health (Odds Ratio (OR): 1.32), mental ill health ...
Perspectives on the integration of Immuno-Oncology Biomarkers and drugs in a Health Care setting.
their high cost with a significant economic impact on the health care system. These major challenges can likely be circumvented by implementing a “personalized immuno-oncology” approach to accomplish ...