Zoekresultaten - 202 results

The association between area deprivation and COVID-19 incidence: a municipality-level spatio-temporal study in Belgium, 2020–2021

each Belgian municipality using data of three socio-economic variables: the share of unemployed persons in the active population, the share of households without a car and the share of low-educated ...

QALY losses for chronic diseases and its social distribution in the general population: results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey

diseases will rise in the next decades, addressing its burden is necessary, particularly among the most vulnerable (i.e. older persons, women, low SES). Interventions in these target groups should get ...

Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burundi, 2020

UI, 2370–16,716) and 61 (95% UI, 16–114), respectively. More than 2 zDALYs (95% UI, 1.1–3.4) per thousand person-years was estimated, of which an average of 1.3 DALY s [0;0] (95% UI, 0.3–2.6) was due to ...

Validity of self-reported air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollutants in Belgium

this kind of personal data is protected by privacy regulations. This paper aims to assess whether information collected in health interview surveys, including air pollution annoyance, could be used to ...

Human health and economic impact of neurocysticercosis in Uganda

of headache, eventually leading to nearly 3000 deaths. Overall, it was estimated that NCC led to more than 170,000 DALY s (5.2 per 1000 person years; 16 per incident case) and an economic loss of more ...

Citizens’ perception of and engagement with health data secondary use and sharing in Europe – a literature review

systematically come back to the person. However, not requiring consent explicitly can have, according to these authors, a negative impact on public’s trust, which is according to many sources the cornerstone of ...

The Relation between Perceived and Actual Understanding and Adherence: Results from a National Survey on COVID-19 Measures in Belgium.

implemented various infection prevention and control measures over time. This study investigated the extent to which understanding of the COVID-19 measures contributed to adherence, and which personal ...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation rate and severity of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium

A national lockdown for COVID-19 (March 14th – May 3rd 2020) placed restrictions on the free movement of persons and allowed only urgent medical consultations and interventions in hospitals. On the other hand, ...

Excess mortality during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium

distancing, etc.) and non-pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, etc.), it is possible that the excess mortality during this period would have been greater. Mortality ...

Precision cancer medicine: What has translated into clinical use in Belgium?

policy makers, insurance providers, pathologists, geneticists, and oncologists. MAIN FINDINGS: The Roadbook ensured the establishment of a Commission on Personalized Medicine and NGS testing guidelines. ...

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