Department of Public Health

2017

Visceral leishmaniasis cases in the non-endemic districts: challenges to ongoing elimination programme in Nepal

Uranw, S., Bhattarai, N. R., Ostyn, B., Acharya, B., Yogi, K., Karki, P., Boelaert, M. & Das, M. L., 2017, p. 236-236. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract › peer-review

Visceral leishmaniasis in Somalia: a review of epidemiology and access to care

Sunyoto, T., Potet, J. & Boelaert, M., 2017, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11, 3, 13 p., e0005231.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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Why do certain primary health care teams respond better to intimate partner violence than others? A multiple case study

Goicolea, I., Marchal, B., Hurtig, A-K., Vives-Cases, C., Briones-Vozmediano, E. & San Sebastián, M., 2017, In: Gaceta Sanitaria.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Why Performance-Based Financing in Chad Failed to Emerge on the National Policy Agenda

Kiendrebeogo, J. A., Shroff, Z. C., Berthe, A., Yonli, L., Bechir, M. & Meessen, B., 2017, In: Health Systems & Reform. 3, 2, p. 80-90 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Why sensitive bacteria are resistant to hospital infection control

van Kleef, E., Luangasanatip, N., Bonten, M. J. & Cooper, B. S., 2017, In: Wellcome Open Research. 2, 16.

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Why would antiretroviral treatment adherence clubs work in the Western Cape Province, South Africa?

Mukumbang, F. C., Van Belle, S., Marchal, B. & Van Wyk, B., 2017, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 22, p. 57-57 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal

Willingness to pay for HPV vaccines among married women aged 15-49 years in 2 locations in Vietnam

Ha, D. T., Huong, N. T., Le, N. H., Thuy, H. T., Van, T. T. & Anne, B., 2017, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 22, p. 266-266 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19.1 million participants

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2017, In: Lancet. 389, 10064, p. 37-55 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults

NCD-RisC, 2017, In: Lancet. 390, 10113, p. 2627-2642 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

2016

Absence of Pear1 does not affect murine platelet function in vivo

Criel, M., Izzi, B., Vandenbriele, C., Liesenborghs, L., Van Kerckhoven, S., Lox, M., Cludts, K., Jones, E. A. V., Vanassche, T., Verhamme, P. & Hoylaerts, M., 2016, In: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 146, p. 76-83 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Acceptability of a community-based outreach HIV-testing intervention using oral fluid collection devices and web-based HIV test result collection among sub-Saharan African migrants: a mixed-method study

Loos, J., Manirankunda, L., Platteau, T., Albers, L., Fransen, K., Vermoesen, T., Namanya, F. & Nöstlinger, C., 2016, In: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2, 2, p. e33 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: International peer reviewed article (not A1-type) › peer-review

Access to treatment for diabetes and hypertension in rural Cambodia: performance of existing social health protection schemes

Bigdeli, M., Jacobs, B., Men, C. R., Nilsen, K., Van Damme, W. & Dujardin, B., 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 18 p., e0146147.

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Accurate quantification of atherosclerotic plaque volume by 3D vascular ultrasound using the volumetric linear array method

Lopez-Melgar, B., Fernandez-Friera, L., Sanchez-Gonzalez, J., Paul Vilchez, J., Cecconi, A., Mateo, J., Penalvo, J. L., Oliva, B., Garcia-Ruiz, J. M., Kauffman, S., Jesus Jimenez-Borreguero, L., Ruiz-Cabello, J., Fernandez-Ortiz, A., Ibanez, B. & Fuster, V., 2016, In: Atherosclerosis. 248, p. 230-237 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

A comparison of hierarchical cluster analysis and league table rankings as methods for analysis and presentation of district health system performance data in Uganda

Tashobya, C. K., Dubourg, D., Ssengooba, F., Speybroeck, N., Macq, J. & Criel, B., 2016, In: Health Policy and Planning. 31, 2, p. 217-228 12 p.

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A comprehensive lifestyle peer group-based intervention on cardiovascular risk factors: the randomized controlled fifty-fifty program (vol 67, pg 476, 2016)

Gomez-Pardo, E., Fernandez-Alvira, J. M., Vilanova, M., Haro, D., Martinez, R., Carvajal, M., Carral, V., Rodriguez, C., de Miguel, M., Bodega, P., Santos-Beneit, G., Penalvo, J. L., Marina, Perez-Farinos, N., Dal Re, M., Villar, C., Robledo, T., Vedanthan, R., Bansilal, S. & Fuster, V., 2016, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67, 11, p. 1385-1385 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

A descriptive longitudinal study protocol: recurrence and pregnancy post-repair of obstetric fistula in Guinea

Delamou, A., Delvaux, T., Beavogui, A. H., Levêque, A., Zhang, W-H. & De Brouwere, V., 2016, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 16, 7 p., 299.

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A DNA tool for early detection of vaginal dysbiosis in African women

Jespers, V., Crucitti, T., van de Wijgert, J., Vaneechoutte, M., Delany-Moretlwe, S., Mwaura, M., Agabe, S. & Menten, J., 2016, In: Research in Microbiology. 167, 2, p. 133-141 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Adolescent sexual health: time to invest in a healthy future generation [editorial]

Jespers, V., Nöstlinger, C. & Van de Wijgert, J., 2016, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 92, 4, p. 248-249 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

A fruitful alliance: the synergy between Atopobium vaginae and Gardnerella vaginalis in bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilm

Hardy, L., Jespers, V., Abdellati, S., De Baetselier, I., Mwambarangwe, L., Musengamana, V., van de Wijgert, J., Vaneechoutte, M. & Crucitti, T., 2016, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 92, 7, p. 487-491 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Algunos resultados postintervención en el control, tratamiento y complicaciones de la hipertensión arterial. Policlínico Universitario Héroes del Moncada. Cárdenas, 2014

Translated title of the contribution: Several post-intervention outcomes in the control, treatment and complications of arterial hypertension. University Policlinic Heroes del Moncada. Cardenas 2014Achiong, F., González Hernández, Y., Vega Rico, O., Guillot Alzubiaga, O., Rodriguez, A., Díaz, A. & Londoño Agudelo, E., 2016, In: Revista Médica Electrónica. 38, 4, p. 553-564 11 p., 1760-8006-1-PB.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: International peer reviewed article (not A1-type) › peer-review

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Allergy, soil-transmitted helminths and their association: epidemiological studies in Cuban schoolchildren.

Van Der Werff, S., 2016, Amsterdam: Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU Amsterdam. 138 p.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

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Alternative molecular methods for improved detection of meningococcal carriage and measurement of bacterial density

Manigart, O., Okeakpu, J., Odutola, A., Jarju, S., Foster-Nyarko, E., Diallo, K., Roca, A., Kampmann, B., D'Alessandro, U., Sow, S., Antonio, M., Maiden, M. J., Borrow, R., Stuart, J. M., Trotter, C. L. & Greenwood, B. M., 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 54, 11, p. 2743-2748 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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A mixed methods systematic review of success factors of mhealth and telehealth for maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa: protocol

Ag Ahmed, M., Gagnon, M-P., Hamelin-Brabant, L., Mbamba, G. I. C. & Alami, H., 2016, In: Prospero.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A4: Article in journal not included in A1, A2 or A3 › peer-review

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A modified theoretical framework to assess implementation fidelity of adaptive public health interventions

Pérez, D., Van der Stuyft, P., Zabal, M. D. C., Castro, M. & Lefèvre, P., 2016, In: Implementation Science. 11, p. 91

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A multi-country cross-sectional study of vaginal carriage of group B Streptococci (GBS) and Escherichia coli in resource-poor settings: prevalences and risk Factors

Cools, P., Jespers, V., Hardy, L., Crucitti, T., Delany-Moretlwe, S., Mwaura, M., Ndayisaba, G. F., van de Wijgert, J. H. H. M. & Vaneechoutte, M., 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 1, 30 p., e0148052.

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An Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity in a One Health Team at the Provincial Level in Thailand

Hinjoy, S., Wongkumma, A., Kongyu, S., Smithsuwan, P., Suangtho, P., Yingyong, T., Chanvatik, S. & Colombe, S., 1-Oct-2016, In: Veterinary Sciences. 3, 4, p. 30 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A national health facility survey of malaria infection among febrile patients in Kenya, 2014

Githinji, S., Noor, A. M., Malinga, J., Macharia, P. M., Kiptui, R., Omar, A., Njagi, K., Waqo, E. & Snow, R. W., 2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 1, 591.

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An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among older children (>= 5 years) and adults after the implementation of an infant vaccination programme with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ghana

Kwambana-Adams, B. A., Asiedu-Bekoe, F., Sarkodie, B., Afreh, O. K., Kuma, G. K., Owusu-Okyere, G., Foster-Nyarko, E., Ohene, S-A., Okot, C., Worwui, A. K., Okoi, C., Senghore, M., Otu, J. K., Ebruke, C., Bannerman, R., Amponsa-Achiano, K., Opare, D., Kay, G., Letsa, T., Kaluwa, O., & 7 othersAppiah-Denkyira, E., Bampoe, V., Zaman, S. M. A., Pallen, M. J., D'Alessandro, U., Mwenda, J. M. & Antonio, M., 2016, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 16, 11 p., 575.

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A prospective longitudinal study of tuberculosis among household contacts of smear-positive tuberculosis cases in Lima, Peru

Otero Vegas, L., Shah, L., Verdonck, K., Battaglioli, T., Brewer, T., Gotuzzo, E., Seas, C. & Van der Stuyft, P., 2016, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 16, 8 p., 259.

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A snapshot of current gestational diabetes management practices from 26 low-income and lower-middle-income countries

Utz, B., Kolsteren, P. & De Brouwere, V., 2016, In: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 134, 2, p. 145-150 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Association of sexual debut in adolescents with microbiota and inflammatory markers

Jespers, V., Hardy, L., Buyze, J., Loos, J., Buvé, A. & Crucitti, T., 2016, In: Obstetrics and Gynecology. 128, 1, p. 22-31

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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A systematic review of the evidence that swimming pools improve health and wellbeing in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia

Hendrickx, D., Stephen, A., Lehmann, D., Silva, D., Boelaert, M., Carapetis, J. & Walker, R., 2016, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 40, 1, p. 30-36 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Barriers to eating traditional foods vary by age group in Ecuador with biodiversity loss as a key issue

Penafiel, D., Termote, C., Lachat, C., Espinel, R., Kolsteren, P. & Van Damme, P., 2016, In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 48, 4, p. 258-268.e1

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Barriers to timely administration of birth dose vaccines in The Gambia, West Africa

Miyahara, R., Jasseh, M., Gomez, P., Shimakawa, Y., Greenwood, B., Keita, K., Ceesay, S., D'Alessandro, U. & Roca, A., 2016, In: Vaccine. 34, 29, p. 3335-3341 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Bitter pills: care givers navigating stigma, stock outs, and unfriendly formulations in Botswana

Mitchell, E. M. H., Oct-2016, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 20, 10, p. 1283

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Can "realist" randomised controlled trials be genuinely realist?

Van Belle, S., Wong, G., Westhorp, G., Pearson, M., Emmel, N., Manzano, A. & Marchal, B., 2016, In: Trials. 17, 6 p., 313.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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Changes in chlamydia control activities in Europe between 2007 and 2012: a cross-national survey

van den Broek, I. V., Sfetcu, O., van der Sande, M. A., Andersen, B., Herrmann, B., Ward, H., Götz, H. M., Uusküla, A., Woodhall, S. C., Redmond, S. M., Amato-Gauci, A. J., Low, N. & van Bergen, J. E., 2016, In: European Journal of Public Health. 26, 3, p. 382-388 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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Characterisation of biofilm associated with bacterial vaginosis

Hardy, L., 2016

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral dissertation - Doctoral dissertation

Clinical research in neglected tropical diseases: the challenge of implementing good clinical (laboratory) practices

Ravinetto, R., Alirol, E., Mahendradhata, Y., Rijal, S., Lutumba, P., Sacko, M., El-Safi, S., Lim, K., van Loen, H., Jacobs, J., Peeling, R. W., Chappuis, F. & Boelaert, M., 2016, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10, 11, 6 p., e0004654.

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Clinical research on neglected tropical diseases: challenges and solutions

Boelaert, M. & NIDIAG Consortium, 2016, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10, 11, 11 p., e0004853.

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Community referral for presumptive TB in Nigeria: a comparison of four models of active case finding

Adejumo, A. O., Azuogu, B., Okorie, O., Lawal, O. M., Onazi, O. J., Gidado, M., Daniel, O. J., Okeibunor, J. C., Klinkenberg, E. & Mitchell, E. M. H., 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, 9 p., 177.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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Comparing the Impact of Price Change and Mass Media Campaigns in Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Disparities in the US

Pearson-Stuttard, J., Bnadosz, P., Rehm, C. D., Afshin, A., Penalvo, J., Whitsel, L., Danaei, G., Micha, R., Conrad, Z., Gaziano, T., Bromley, H., Lloyd-Williams, F., Mozaffarian, D., Capewell, S. & O'Flaherty, M., 1-Mar-2016, Circulation. Vol. 133. 3 p. (Circulation).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › C3: Conference Abstract › peer-review

Computer-assisted intervention for safer sex in HIV-positive men having sex with men: findings of a European randomized multi-center trial

Nöstlinger, C., Platteau, T., Bogner, J., Buyze, J., Dec-Pietrowska, J., Dias, S., Helps, J., Kocsis, A., Mueller, M., Rojas, D., Stanekova, D., van Lankveld, J., Colebunders, R. & Eurosupport Study Group, 2016, In: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 71, 3, p. e63-e72 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Coping with tuberculosis and directly observed treatment: a qualitative study among patients from South India

Holalkere Yellappa, V., Lefèvre, P., Battaglioli, T., Narayanan, D. & Van der Stuyft, P., 2016, In: BMC Health Services Research. 16, 11 p., 283.

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Correction: Genetic diversity in the major capsid L1 protein of HPV-16 and HPV-18 in the Netherlands

Medical Microbiological Laboratories and Municipal Health Services, 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 4, 1 p., e0154977.

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Cost and impact of policies to remove and reduce fees for obstetric care in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Morocco

Witter, S., Boukhalfa, C., Cresswell, J. A., Daou, Z., Filippi, V., Ganaba, R., Goufodji, S., Lange, I. L., Marchal, B., Richard, F. & FEMHealth Team, 2016, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 15, 19 p., 123.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of dengue vaccination in the Philippines

Lam, H., Ku, G. M., Wu, D., Cheng, K. J. G., Rivera, A., Tumanan-Mendoza, B. & Alejandria, M., Apr-2016, p. 421-421. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract › peer-review

Cost-effectiveness of dual antimicrobial therapy for gonococcal infections among men who have sex with men in the Netherlands

Xiridou, M., Lugnér, A., de Vries, H. J. C., van Bergen, J. E. A. M., Götz, H. M., van Benthem, B. H. B., Wallinga, J. & van der Sande, M. A. B., 2016, In: Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43, 9, p. 542-548 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review

Cost of intensive routine control and incremental cost of insecticide-treated curtain deployment in a setting with low Aedes aegypti infestation

Baly, A., Toledo, M. E., Lambert, I., Benítez, E., Rodriguez, K., Rodriguez, E., Vanlerberghe, V. & Stuyft, P. V. D., 2016, In: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 49, 4, p. 418-424 7 p.

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Covert contraceptive use among women attending a reproductive health clinic in a municipality in Ghana

Baiden, F., Mensah, G. P., Akoto, N. O., Delvaux, T. & Appiah, P. C., 2016, In: BMC Women's Health. 16, p. 31

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