Zoekresultaten - 55 results
Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in health expectancies in Belgium, 2001, 2004 and 2008
was applied to life tables to estimate DFLE and LED using the Sullivan method. Decomposition techniques were used to assess the contribution of mortality and disability and further of causes of death ...
Educational inequalities in leisure-time physical activity in 15 European countries.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the patterns of socio-economic inequalities in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in the different member states of the European Union. METHODS: Comparable ...
Association between variables used in the field substitution and post-stratification adjustment in the Belgian health interview survey and non-response.
techniques in the Belgian health interview survey 2004 are associated with non-response and assessed the impact of field substitution and post-stratification adjustment on the survey results. METHODS: Data ...
Using multiple measures to assess changes in social inequalities for breast cancer screening
multiple indices, and to assess the contribution of the national breast cancer screening programme in these changes. Methods: Data were obtained from four waves of the Belgian Health Interview Survey. The ...
Assessment of pfcrt 72-76 haplotypes eight years after chloroquine withdrawal in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
was detected. CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first to assess the molecular markers of resistance to CQ and AQ after the introduction of ACT in DRC. The results suggest first that CQR is decreasing, as wild-type ...
Communicating genetics and smoking through social media: are we there yet?
(ie, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter) and (2) to assess the type and the content of the information displayed on the social media as well as the profile of people publishing this information. METHODS: We ...
Development and assessment of national performance indicators for infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship in European long-term care facilities.
increasing importance. AIM: To develop consensus national performance indicators (NPI s) for infection control (ICPI) and antimicrobial stewardship (ASPI) in LTCF s, and assess the performance of 32 European countries ...
Obstacles in measles elimination: an in-depth description of a measles outbreak in Ghent, Belgium, spring 2011.
in the schools was assessed by a questionnaire and the electronic immunization database ‘Vaccinnet’. A case was defined as anyone with laboratory confirmed measles or with clinical symptoms and an ...
Variations in catheter-related bloodstream infections rates based on local practices.
surveillance serves as a quality improvement measure that is often used to assess performance. We reviewed the total number of microbiological samples collected in three Belgian intensive care units (ICU) in ...
Short-term follow-up of patients diagnosed by their GP with mild depression or first-time moderate depression. Results of a 1-year nationwide surveillance study.
p.688-95 (2012) Keywords: Adult Aged Belgium Confidence Intervals dépression Female Follow-Up Studies general practitioners Humans Male middle aged ODDS RATIO Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Population ...