Zoekresultaten - 131 results
An overview of programmatic indicators to monitor the roll-out of HIV preexposure prophylaxis.
PrEP programmes. Implementing proxy measures that track different aspects of PrEP use over time, and making synergies with research more explicit, could be used as strategies to obtain more granular ...
Self-uniqueness beliefs and adherence to recommended precautions. A 5-wave longitudinal COVID-19 study
to precautions. METHOD: We measured self-reported intentions, optimism for self and others, perceived past adherence by self and others, and perceived impact of the measures and the disease on self and others in ...
Impact of COVID-19 on the Belgian HIV epidemic: slowdown of HIV transmission and testing and adaptation of care.
measures on the HIV epidemic and services, this study aims to describe HIV trends in 2020 and compare them with previous years. METHODS: Belgian national HIV surveillance data 2017-2020 were analysed for ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
consistently and transparently state the predominant sexual transmission potential of MPX virus, and prevention and control measures must be adapted to reflect multilevel factors contributing to MPX ...
The HLS19-COM-P, a new instrument for measuring communicative health literacy in interaction with ohysicians: development and validation in nine European countries
instrument with sufficient psychometric properties for measuring COM- HL. METHODS: The HLS- COM-P instrument was developed based on a conceptual framework integrating HL with central communicative tasks. Data ...
Impact of Q-fever on physical and psychosocial functioning until 8 years after Coxiella burnetii infection: An integrative data analysis.
analysis was performed, combining original data from eight studies measuring quality of life (QoL), fatigue, physical and social functioning with identical validated questionnaires, from three months to ...
Development and validation of a microfluidic multiplex immunoassay for the determination of levels and avidity of serum antibodies to tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis antigens.
suspected humoral immunodeficiencies. Evalution® is a microfluidic and microparticle-based platform with the possibility to analyse single samples and to perform real-time kinetic measurements of antibody ...
The influence of risk perceptions on close contact frequency during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: Human behaviour is known to be crucial in the propagation of infectious diseases through respiratory or close-contact routes like the current SARS-CoV-2 virus. Intervention measures ...
COVID-19 measures in Belgium: how perception and adherence of the general population differ between time periods.
the number of COVID-19 cases. Each of these resulted in more stringent measures being taken to curb the pandemic. This study compared perception of and adherence to COVID-19 measures of the Belgian ...
Estimating the direct Disability-Adjusted Life Years associated with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the Republic of Ireland: The first full year
diseases to be translated into a single measure, such as the Disability-Adjusted-Life-Year (DALY). Methods: DALY s were calculated as the sum of Years of Life Lost (YLL) and Years Lived with Disability (YLD) ...