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A survey of the representativeness and usefulness of wastewater-based surveillance systems in 10 countries across Europe in 2023
Madslien; Antonio Baz Lomba; Steen Ethelberg Source: Eurosurveillance, Volume 29, Issue 33 (2024) Keywords: COVID-19 wastewater surveillance Abstract: Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) has become ...
The potential impact fraction of population weight reduction scenarios on non-communicable diseases in Belgium: application of the g-computation approach
a g-computation approach to assess the impact of hypothetical weight reduction scenarios on NCD s in Belgium in a multi-exposure context. Methods Belgian health interview survey data (2008/2013/2018, n = 27 536) ...
The importance of including a mental health dimension in a multimorbidity indicator: an analysis of Belgian health survey data
high disease burden, mental health disorders ought to be considered as well. This paper aims to measure the added value of including a mental health dimension in a population-based multimorbidity ...
Epidemiology and molecular typing of multidrug-resistant bacteria in tertiary hospitals and nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium
transmission within and between three Flemish tertiary care hospitals and their neighbouring nursing homes. A cross-sectional MDRO prevalence survey was organized between October 2017 and February 2019. Perianal ...
Psychosocial factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with chronic disease: Results of a cross-sectional survey
with one or more chronic diseases based on cross-sectional data collected in Flanders (Belgium). METHODS: Cross-sectional data on 544 chronically ill patients were analysed. Multiple linear regression ...
Knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses: survey in Belgium, 2022
to guide future health promotion activities. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we conducted an online survey among adults recruited via social media (One Health PACT ’s MosquitoWise survey using ...
Urine concentrations of Arsenic and its species in adolescents from Wallonia (Belgium).
inorganic arsenic) in a sample of 281 adolescents (aged 12-19y) for the BMH- WAL survey (2019-2020) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The participants completed self-administered ...
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
Heyden Source: Arch Public Health, Volume 81, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: Data linkage Health administrative insurance data Health claims data health interview surveys Record linkage Abstract: In recent ...
The landscape of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a mapping systematic review
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one of the most malaria-affected countries worldwide, is a potential hub for global drug-resistant malaria. This study aimed at summarizing and mapping surveys of malaria ...
Improve the management of cancer-related cognitive impairment in clinical settings: a European Delphi study.
recommendations were developed based on a literature review and authors’ clinical experience, split into three categories: screening, cognitive assessment, intervention. The survey included European professionals, ...