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Estimates of the HIV undiagnosed population in Belgium reveals higher prevalence for MSM with foreign nationality and for geographic areas hosting big cities
HIV response. Here, we estimated the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infections in Belgium and its distribution across geographic areas and exposure groups. Methods: We used surveillance data on newly ...
Prevalence of drug use during sex amongst MSM in Europe: Results from a multi-site bio-behavioural survey.
Jones; Cinta Folch; Dias, Sonia; Inga Velicko; Massimo Mirandola; Sialon II Network Source: Int J Drug Policy, Volume 55 (2018) Abstract: BACKGROUND: Substance use has been consistently reported to be more ...
Current levels of gonorrhoea screening in MSM in Belgium may have little effect on prevalence: a modelling study.
resistance. We develop a mathematical model to estimate the effectiveness of screening on prevalence. Separable Temporal Exponential family Random Graph Models are used to model the sexual relationships ...
Bio-behavioural HIV and STI surveillance among men who have sex with men in Europe: the Sialon II protocols.
a preliminary formative research in each participating country. Second, collection of primary data using two sampling methods designed specifically for ‘hard-to-reach’ populations, namely Time Location Sampling ...
TOGETHER Project to Increase Understanding of the HIV Epidemic Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants: Protocol of Community-Based Participatory Mixed-Method Studies
this method: (1) a social mapping of community settings using an adaptation of the PLACE method; (2) a multiple case study aiming to identify factors that increase risk and vulnerability for HIV ...
Risk factors for HCV acquisition among HIV-positive MSM in Belgium.
factors. Medical records were abstracted to document past episodes of sexually transmitted infections (STI s). Associations between HCV infection and risk factors were explored using bivariate analysis ...
International mobility, sexual behaviour and HIV-related characteristics of men who have sex with men residing in Belgium.
data from the first pan-European MSM internet survey EMIS was used (n=3860) to explore individual and contextual determinants of sexual behaviour among MSM, who resided in Belgium at the time of data ...
A venue-based HIV prevalence and behavioural study among men who have sex with men in Antwerp and Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, October 2009 to March 2010.
have sex with men (MSM) in Antwerp and Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, from October 2009 to March 2010. Using time-location sampling, we found that HIV prevalence in MSM who attended different types of venue ...
Awareness of hepatitis C infection among men who have sex with men in Flanders, Belgium.
all would find it useful. CONCLUSIONS: The online survey among MSM in Flanders, Belgium suggests that awareness of transmission routes and prevention measures for HCV is low and that there is an urgent ...
Assessment of the Roche Linear Array HPV Genotyping Test within the VALGENT framework.
programs are switching from cytology-based screening to high-risk (hr) HPV testing. Only clinically validated tests should be used in clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: To assess the clinical performance of the ...