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Scoping review of the association between bacterial vaginosis and emotional, sexual and social health
between women’s emotional, sexual and/or social health and symptomatic BV in a qualitative and/or quantitative manner were included. Selected studies were divided in three categories, i.e. reporting on the ...
Sexually Transmitted Infections surveillance among the patient population in Belgian general practice
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Sherihane Bensemmane; Wim Vanden Berghe; Robrecht De Schreye Source: 14th European Public Health Conference, European Journal of Public Health, online (2021) Keywords: primary care S ...
Diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea: 2019 Belgian National guideline for primary care
Infection (STI) Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en gezondheid in kaart brengen Gonorrhée Gonorroe Infection sexuellement transmissible (IST) Seksueel overdraagbare infectie (SOI) Manuscript ...
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 ...
Exploring HIV-1 Transmission Dynamics by Combining Phylogenetic Analysis and Infection Timing
to a pair and 36.9% involved in a cluster of ≥3 members. The percentage of early diagnosed (≤4 months after infection) was 28.6%. Patients of Belgian origin were more frequently involved in ...
High uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during early roll-out in Belgium: results from surveillance reports
prevention Abstract: Background Since 1 June 2017, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could be prescribed and reimbursed in Belgium as prophylactic medication for people who are at increased risk of HIV ...
Prevalence of drug use during sex amongst MSM in Europe: Results from a multi-site bio-behavioural survey.
prevalent amongst Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) compared to the general population. Substance use, in particular polydrug use, has been found to be influenced by social and contextual factors and to ...
Phylogenetic analysis of the Belgian HIV-1 epidemic reveals that local transmission is almost exclusively driven by men having sex with men despite presence of large African migrant communities.
Beckhoven; Virginie Mortier Source: Infect Genet Evol, Volume 61 (2018) Abstract: To improve insight in the drivers of local HIV-1 transmission in Belgium, phylogenetic, demographic, epidemiological and ...
Current levels of gonorrhoea screening in MSM in Belgium may have little effect on prevalence: a modelling study.
uncertainty as to the effectiveness of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) screening in men who have sex with men. It is important to ensure that screening has benefits that outweigh the risks of increased antibiotics ...
Bio-behavioural HIV and STI surveillance among men who have sex with men in Europe: the Sialon II protocols.
public health issue in Europe and elsewhere. There is an emerging and progressively urgent need to harmonise HIV and STI behavioural surveillance among MSM across European countries through the adoption of ...