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Linking health survey data with health insurance data: methodology, challenges, opportunities and recommendations for public health research. An experience from the HISlink project in Belgium
national register number. The overall linkage rate was 92.3% and 94.2% for HIS link 2013 and HIS link 2018, respectively. Linked BHIS- BCHI data were used in validation studies (e.g. self-reported breast ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
was organised testing all NH residents and staff. We analysed data of Flemish NH to identify institutional factors associated with increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates among NH residents. ...
The burden of breast, cervical, and colon and rectum cancer in the Balkan countries, 1990-2019 and forecast to 2030
A Mechili; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Zorica Terzic-Supic; Milena Vasic; Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic; Milena Santric-Milicevic; COST Action 18218 participants Burden of Disease Collaborator Network Source: Arch ...
Inequalities in the burden of non-communicable diseases across European countries: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study
A Haagsma; Orsolya Varga Source: Int J Equity Health, Volume 22, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: DALY rate European Economic Area European Union Global Burden of Disease Health inequality Non-communicable diseases ...
SCORE2-Diabetes: 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe.
Volume 44, Issue 28 (2023) Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Europe Female Glycated Hemoglobin Heart Disease Risk Factors Humans Male middle aged Risk Factors Abstract: AIMS: To ...
Time series modelling for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19: A nationwide study in 40 wastewater treatment plants of Belgium, February 2021 to June 2022
Environment, Volume 899 (2023) Keywords: ARIMA COVID-19 Flow rate PMMoV wastewater surveillance Abstract: Background: Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been implemented to monitor surges of COVID-19. Yet, ...
Integrating human papillomavirus testing as a point-of care service using GeneXpert platforms: Findings and lessons from a Kenyan pilot study (2019-2020).
FINDINGS: The screening coverage of target population was 27.0% (4500/16,666); 52.8% (2376/4500) were between 30-49 years of age. HPV positivity rate was 22.8% (1027/4500). Only 10% (105/1027) of HPV positive ...
Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)
between NH and hospitals. COVID-19 mortality rate The overall crude mortality rate (CMR) due to COVID-19 in Belgium, reached 281 per 100,000 inhabitants. It was higher in Wallonia (331 per 100,000 ...
Belgian Mosquitoes Are Competent for Japanese Encephalitis Virus and Readily Feed on Pigs, Suggesting a High Vectorial Capacity.
infection rate of 34.1%, a dissemination rate of 67.7% and a transmission rate of 14.3%. The vector competence showed to be influenced by temperature, with a significantly lower dissemination rate (16.7%) and ...
COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study
time and the impact of infectious disease control in a cross-border setting, a prospective longitudinal study was conducted in the border area between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. In the spring ...