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Benefits and harms of cervical screening, triage and treatment strategies in women living with HIV.

age-standardised cervical cancer mortality rates by 72%, with a number needed to treat (NNT) of 38.7, to prevent a cervical cancer death. Triaging HPV positive women before treatment resulted in minimal loss of ...

Knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses: survey in Belgium, 2022

s) relies on citizens having good knowledge and taking appropriate preventive measures. We assessed current knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and MBV s among adults in Belgium ...

Interim analysis of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation and death using electronic health records in six European countries

Starrfelt; Toon Braeye; Izaak Van Evercooren; Joris Van Loenhout; Ala'a AlKerwi; Susanne Schmitz Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden, p.36 (2023) ISBN: ...

A proposal for further developing fatigue-related post COVID-19 health states for burden of disease studies

consideration when preventative and mitigative action is being planned. Health Topics:  Burden of disease Fardeau de la maladie Ziektelast COVID-19 Service:  Information sanitaire Gezondheidsinformatie Health ...

Outbreak of Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt.

between end December 2022 and May 2023. Unfortunately, though, three cases of respiratory diphtheria, including one death, were reported at the end of June 2023. To prevent future outbreaks, specific ...

Belgian general practitioners’ perception and use of physical activity on prescription

PAP as a prevention intervention. In Belgium, overall 94,1% of citizens have a referring General Practitioner (GP) or are affiliated with a general practice. There is no national policy on PAP, only ...

The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults

adults Physiotherapy Prediction Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The incidence of falling in older adults has remained unchanged over the past decades, despite evidence-based prevention initiatives. Therefore, it is ...

Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

characteristics and infection rate among residents. Staff-resident interactions are key in SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics. Vaccination, regular staff testing, assessment of infection prevention and control ...

Assessing the benefits of hypothetical air pollution reduction interventions on stroke in Belgium

The proportion of prevented stroke cases would be respectively of 65.5%, 35.4%, 23.9%, 12.3%, 10%. Conclusions This study highlights the importance of air pollution on the stroke burden and demonstrates ...

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