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Contextual factors influencing the equitable implementation of precision medicine in routine cancer care in Belgium
public health medicine Reimbursement Mechanisms transfer technique Abstract: Background Precision medicine represents a paradigm shift in health systems, moving from a one-size-fits-all approach to a more ...
Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
All patients present in surveyed wards at 8 a.m. on the PPS day and not discharged at that time were included. Infection prevention and control teams collected comprehensive data on hospitals, wards, ...
Magnitude and determinants of excess total, age-specific and sex-specific all-cause mortality in 24 countries worldwide during 2020 and 2021: results on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from the C-MOR project.
COVID-19; Control strategies; Epidemiology; Public Health; Vaccines Abstract: INTRODUCTION: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, we estimated excess all-cause mortality in 24 countries ...
Magnitude and determinants of excess total, age-specific and sex-specific all-cause mortality in 24 countries worldwide during 2020 and 2021: results on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from the C-MOR project.
COVID-19; Control strategies; Epidemiology; Public Health; Vaccines Abstract: INTRODUCTION: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, we estimated excess all-cause mortality in 24 countries ...
A One-Health approach to monitoring antimicrobial consumption in Belgium 2012-2021
20.9% in 2021). By examining consumption by antimicrobial class, higher overall population-corrected consumption in humans was noted for penicillins, cephalosporins (all generations) and quinolones while ...
Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals in 2022: Results of ECDC Point Prevalence Survey
level. All patients present in the surveyed wards at 8 a.m. on the PPS day and not discharged at that time, were included. Modifications from the 2017 protocol included the incorporation of infection ...
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium: a nationwide record linkage study.
comparable for all regions. CONCLUSIONS: The identification of sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake is critical to develop strategies guaranteeing a more equitable ...
The overweight epidemic increasingly hits children of lower educated parents in Belgium
children. Health promotion on nutrition and physical activity at school has the potential to reach children from all socioeconomic backgrounds, making it an important means of tackling health inequalities. ...
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. ...
Were SARS-CoV-2 self-tests used for their intended purpose? The experience in Belgium.
and the proportion of all positive tests that were confirmed self-tests. To evaluate the reason why people use self-tests, we used the results of two online surveys among members of the general ...