Burden of COVID-19 on primary care in Belgium: a prospective nationwide observational study from March to August 2020

Burden of COVID-19 on primary care in Belgium: a prospective nationwide observational study from March to August 2020

Bert Vaes, Bénédicte Vos, Maxime Foidart, Robrecht De Schreye, Diego Schrans, Hilde Philips, Bert Aertgeerts & Kris Doggen Archives of Public Health volume 80, Article number: 250 (2022) Abstract Background The COVID-19 outbreak had an important impact on general practice, for example the lack of

The CIVISANO protocol: a mixed-method study about the role of objective and perceived environmental factors on physical activity and eating behavior among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults

The CIVISANO protocol: a mixed-method study about the role of objective and perceived environmental factors on physical activity and eating behavior among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults

Suzannah D’Hooghe, Yasemin Inaç, Eva De Clercq, Benedicte Deforche, Sarah Dury, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Nico Van de Weghe, Delfien Van Dyck & Karin De Ridder Archives of Public Health volume 80, Article number: 219 (2022)  Abstract Background Overweight and obesity have a strong socioeconomic profile. Unhealthy

Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey

Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey

Stefaan Demarest, Geert Molenberghs, Finaba Berete, Rana Charafeddine, Herman Van Oyen & Guido Van Hal Arch Public Health 80, 229 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00982-4 Abstract Background Matched field-substitution has been applied in the Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS) since the first round. During

Predictors of exceeding emergency under-five mortality thresholds using small-scale survey data from humanitarian settings (1999 – 2020): considerations for measles vaccination, malnutrition, and displacement status

Predictors of exceeding emergency under-five mortality thresholds using small-scale survey data from humanitarian settings (1999 – 2020): considerations for measles vaccination, malnutrition, and displacement status

Ogbu, T.J., Scales, S.E., de Almeida, M.M. et al. (2022) Arch Public Health 80, 160. Abstract Background Quantifying the effect of measles containing vaccine (MCV) coverage and the prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) on mortality levels in populations of

Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – epidemiological overview of cases reported in Europe, 1 January to 16 June 2022

Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – epidemiological overview of cases reported in Europe, 1 January to 16 June 2022

Romaní Vidal Adriana, Vaughan Aisling, Innocenti Francesco, Colombe Soledad, Nerlander Lina, Rachwal Natalia et al. Eurosurveillance, Volume 27, Issue 31, 04 August 2022 2022. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.31.2200483 Abstract Following the report of an excess in paediatric cases of severe acute hepatitis of

COVID-19 contact tracing in Belgium: main indicators and performance, January – September 2021

COVID-19 contact tracing in Belgium: main indicators and performance, January – September 2021

Kristiaan Proesmans, Sharon Hancart, Toon Braeye, Sofieke Klamer, Emmanuel Robesyn, Achille Djiena, Frances De Leeuw, Romain Mahieu, Alex Dreuw, Naima Hammami, Dirk Wildemeersch, Laura Cornelissen & Dieter Van CauterenArch Public Health 80, 118 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00875-6 Abstract Background Contact tracing is