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Claudia Nieto-Sanchez is a researcher in the Unit of Socio-Ecological Health Research (SEHR)/Department of Public Health and member of the Eco-Health Research Group at ITM. PhD in Communication and Public Health. Her current research is focused on understanding the impact of socio-spatial variation on disease distribution. Specifically, she's interested in understanding how private and public uses of the space, as well social, political, economic, and cultural dynamics shaping diverse spatial configurations, influence disease occurrence and shape health itineraries in the population.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Discontinu-Cities: Discontinu-Cities: Bevorderen van methodologisch en empirisch inzicht in de complexe dynamiek van zorgverlening en gebruik van moederlijke zorg in Afrikaanse steden met een case study van Conakry, Guinee
Alexandre, D. (Copromotor), Dens, S. (Researcher), Nieto Sanchez, C. (Researcher), Macharia, P. (Researcher), Benova, L. (PI) & Benova, L. (Promotor)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Project
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DI-MOB: Improving disease prevention strategies of epidemic spread by integrating socio-spatial characterization of human mobility, environmental typology and mathematical modelling in an urban system of Cuba
Kreppel, K. (Copromotor), Nieto Sanchez, C. (Copromotor), Van Damme, E. (Researcher), Dens, S. (Researcher), Maes, S. (Researcher), Perez, D. (Researcher), Peeters, K. (Researcher), Baldoquín Rodríguez, W. (Researcher), Monteagudo Díaz, S. (Researcher), Baetens, J. (Researcher), Alleman, T. (Researcher), Vanlerberghe, V. (PI) & Vanlerberghe, V. (Promotor)
Flemish Government - Department of Work, Economy, Science, Innovation
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Project
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FA5 PERU: Better policies and less infectious diseases in Peru and Latin America
Verdonck, T. (Copromotor), Rosanas-Urgell, A. (PI), Mutsaers, M. (Researcher), Nieto Sanchez, C. (Researcher), Kattenberg, E. (Researcher), Müller, R. (PI), Bartholomeeusen, K. (Researcher), Eddyani, M. (Researcher), Hyland, P. (Researcher), Van der Auwera, G. (Promotor), Rosanas-Urgell, A. (PI), Müller, R. (PI) & Dens, S. (Researcher)
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Development project
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JPPP research project: A pilot project to prepare for the Urban health systems, shocks and resilience: what can we learn from COVID-19? project
Marchal, B. (Promotor), Polman, K. (PI), Van Belle, S. (Researcher), Verdonck, T. (Researcher), Michielsen, J. (Researcher), Nieto Sanchez, C. (Researcher), Everaert, R. (Administrator), van Olmen, J. (Researcher) & Otero, L. (Researcher)
Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research Project
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MisinformationVaccines: Vaccine Hesitancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Understanding the Spread of Misinformation
Peeters, K. (Promotor), Alenichev, A. (Researcher), Tserkovnay, D. (Researcher), Nieto Sanchez, C. (Researcher), Nguyen, T. (Researcher), Le Marcis, F. (Researcher) & Chatio, S. (Researcher)
1/10/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research Project
Research output
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Are social and spatial proximity the same? A case study from an endemic leprosy village
Ronse, M., Dens, S., Snijders, R., Braet, S., Maoulida, H. A., Ali, I. S., Ny Aina Anny, W. M., Absoir, C., Moundji, E., Attoumane, A., Azihari, M., de Jong, B., Hasker, E., Assoumani, Y., Peeters, K., Verdonck, T. & Nieto Sanchez, C., Jul-2025, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Insights from a mixed-methods whole social network analysis of close contacts in one village endemic for leprosy in the Comoros
Ronse, M., Dens, S., Nieto Sanchez, C. & Peeters, K., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract
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Integrating interdisciplinary research on socio-centric networks and leprosy in resource-constrained settings: challenges and lessons learned.
Nieto Sanchez, C., Dens, S., Verdonck, T., Peeters, K. & Ronse, M., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract
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The choice of spatial scale in epidemiological research studies about tuberculosis in cities: a review protocol
Vega, V., Dens, S., Nieto Sanchez, C., Otero, L., Polman, K. & Verdonck, T., 1-Jun-2025, (Unpublished) Zenodo, 7 p.Research output: Working paper › Protocol
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Will a new pentavalent meningococcal ABCWY vaccine mark a milestone in protecting all those at risk from invasive meningococcal disease?
Nieto Sanchez, C., Ochoa, T. J., Onwuchekwa, C., Ravinetto, R. & Verdonck, T., 2025, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 25, 5, p. 479-481 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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De la Ciencia a la práctica: Perspectivas en control del vector Aedes aegypti
Nieto Sanchez, C. (Speaker)
25-Apr-2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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INSNA Sunbelt
Ronse, M. (Organiser), Nieto Sanchez, C. (Organiser) & Peeters, K. (Organiser)
2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference
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Qualitative exploration of potential links between spatially dispersed but phylogenetically connected leprosy patients: an interdisciplinary study in the Comoros
Ronse, M. (Speaker), Braet, S. (Speaker), Ali, I. S. (Speaker), Ny Aina Anny, W. M. (Speaker), Maoulida, H. A. (Speaker), Snijders, R. (Speaker), Dens, S. (Speaker), Hasker, E. (Speaker), Assoumani, Y. (Speaker), Nieto Sanchez, C. (Speaker), de Jong, B. (Speaker) & Peeters, K. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Beyond the house(hold): extending the socio-spatial unit of analysis in public health research - a case study
Dens, S. (Speaker), Ronse, M. (Speaker), Maoulida, H. A. (Speaker), Ny Aina Anny, W. M. (Speaker), Absoir, C. (Speaker), Moundji, E. (Speaker), Attoumane, A. (Speaker), Azihari, M. (Speaker), Assoumani, Y. (Speaker), Peeters, K. (Speaker), Verdonck, T. (Speaker) & Nieto Sanchez, C. (Speaker)
Aug-2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Crisis de reproducibilidaden investigación
Nieto Sanchez, C. (Speaker) & Verdonck, T. (Speaker)
7-Nov-2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution