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Research expertise
Bea Vuylsteke was trained as a physician at the University of Leuven, Belgium, where she received her M.D. in 1984. After her studies, she worked for Médecins sans Frontières in Mali, Chad, Mozambique and Ethiopia.
In 1992, she joined the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, where she worked as advisor on Sexually Transmitted Infections in developing countries, including Tanzania, Rwanda, Brasil and South Africa.
From 1999 to 2010 she was based in Côte d’Ivoire, providing technical assistance and leadership for the design and evaluation of HIV prevention programs among sex workers.
She is back at ITM since July 2010.
Research
- Evaluation of the quality, coverage and impact of HIV prevention interventions, including among high risk populations
- Operations research on situation analysis and design of HIV prevention interventions among high risk populations
- Epidemiology of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, with focus on highly vulnerable populations
- Validation of diagnostic algorithms for sexually transmitted infections in resource poor settings
Field projects
- HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya (frame work agreement 3.02)
- Operations Research on preventive behaviour, STI and HIV among Men who have Sex with Men in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (CDC PEPFAR)
- Support to the prevention strategy as part of the National Stratigic Plan on AIDS in Côte d’Ivoire (World Bank)
Teaching
- Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
- STI Control strategies and case management
- STI and HIV prevention among sex workers
- Quality assurance for sex worker programs
- Evaluation of sex worker programs: coverage, outcome and impact
Other assignments
- 2011-2012: member of WHO's Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee for HIV-AIDS (STAC-HIV)
- 2010-2011: member of the Guidelines Development Working Group for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections for Sex Workers and their Clients in Low and Middle-income Countries: WHO/UNAIDS
- 2004: Member of the Technical Reference Group for preparing the Toolkit for Targeted HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in Sex Work Settings. WHO.
Education/Academic qualification
Master
PhD
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PrEP implementation in Belgium: Studying PrEP users’ behaviours, attitudes and care needs
Rotsaert, A., Hensen, B., Reyniers, T., Vuylsteke, B. & Schim van der Loeff, M. F.
15/11/22 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Optimizing the service delivery of PrEP for HIV prevention in Belgium
Vanhamel, J., Kielmann, K., Vuylsteke, B. & Callens, S.
6/07/22 → …
Project: PhD-project
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FA5 BURKINA FASO: Improve research capacity in infectious disease to inform policy & control strategies
Rosanas-Urgell, A., Jacobs, J., Peeters, K., Vuylsteke, B., Mutsaers, M., Eddyani, M., Hyland, P. & Stas, M.
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Development project
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PreP_OPTIMIZE: Optimise PrEP to Maximise Impact
Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., Nöstlinger, C., Laga, M., Hensen, B., Loos, J., Apers, H., Rotsaert, A., Vanhamel, J., Segers, G., Smekens, T., Van Landeghem, E., Vanbaelen, T., Van Mieghem, H., Scheerder, G. & Van Aerde, K.
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research Project
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PReGo: Preventing Resistance in Gonorrhoea Study
Kenyon, C., Buyze, J., Crucitti, T., Vuylsteke, B., Yusuf, E., De Wit, S., Pirnay, J., Soentjens, P. & Van Wymeersch, K.
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1/10/18 → 30/09/24
Project: Research Project
Research output
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An overview of programmatic indicators to monitor the roll-out of HIV preexposure prophylaxis
Wijstma, E., Vanhamel, J., Deblonde, J., Nöstlinger, C., Noori, T., Vuylsteke, B. & Laga, M., 2023, In: AIDS. 37, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Insights into barriers and facilitators in PrEP uptake and use among migrant men and transwomen who have sex with men in Belgium
Van Landeghem, E., Dielen, S., Semaan, A., Rotsaert, A., Vanhamel, J., Masquillier, C., Wouters, E., Wouters, K., Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T. & Nöstlinger, C., 19-Apr-2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, p. 712Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Awareness of, wllingness to take PrEP and its actual use among Belgian MSM at high risk of HIV infection: secondary analysis of the Belgian European MSM Internet Survey
Buffel, V., Reyniers, T., Masquillier, C., Thunissen, E., Nöstlinger, C., Laga, M., Wouters, E., Berghe, W. V., Deblonde, J. & Vuylsteke, B., 2022, In: AIDS and Behavior. 26, 6, p. 1793-1807 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Gonococcal bacterial load in PrEP users with Mycoplasma genitalium coinfection
Van Dijck, C., De Baetselier, I., Cuylaerts, V., Buyze, J., Laumen, J., Vuylsteke, B. & Kenyon, C., 2022, In: International Journal of STD & AIDS. 33, 2, p. 129-135 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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HIV testing uptake and determinants among adolescents and young people in Burundi: a cross-sectional analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2016-2017
Nshimirimana, C., Vuylsteke, B., Smekens, T. & Benova, L., 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 10, p. e064052 14 p., 064052.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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