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Professor Koen Peeters Grietens heads the Socio-ecological Health Research Unit at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. He is senior lecturer at Nagasaki University and is affiliated to the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research.
He holds a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology and has conducted extensive research on sociocultural factors related to infectious disease transmission dynamics, community perceptions on health and illness, and their impact on the effectiveness of disease prevention, control and elimination strategies.
His professional experience is characterized by high international mobility and extensive field research in low-income countries in West Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Public Private Partnership for Improved Health System Performance- A Case Study of Hospital Services Outsourcing Programme (HSOP) in Malaysia
SITI , M. B. A. G. (PhD Student), Peeters, K. (Promotor) & Yoshioka, K. (Promotor)
15/10/25 → …
Project: PhD-project
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DeathCare: Death Care: Building the Framework for a Sustainable Funeral Industry in a Superdiverse Society
Dierickx, S. (Researcher) & Peeters, K. (Promotor)
1/10/24 → 30/09/28
Project: Research Project
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ID-BQI: Investigating and defining neglected Bartonella quintana infection and ectoparasitosis among populations experiencing houselessness
Joffe, M. (Researcher), Bottieau, E. (Copromotor), Cheng, M. P. (Copromotor), Shapiro, J. (Copromotor), Sabiston, L. (Researcher), Van Bortel, W. (Researcher), Meudec, M. (Researcher), Peeters, K. (Promotor) & Boodman, C. G. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Project
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CORNERSTONE - Containment of Antimicrobial resistance: towards a sustainable poultry production chain in Indonesia
Anwar Sani, R. (PhD Student), Peeters, K. (Promotor), Schneiders, M. (Promotor) & Wagenaar, J. A. (Promotor)
16/11/23 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Understanding the impact of reducing colistin use on colistin resistance in humans and poultry in Indonesia (COINCIDE)
Soe, Y. N. (PhD Student), Peeters, K. (Promotor), Schneiders, M. (Promotor) & Wagenaar, J. A. (Promotor)
16/11/23 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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Impact of reducing colistin use on colistin resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from humans and poultry in Indonesia (COINCIDE): A protocol for a multisectoral, transdisciplinary One Health study
Naing, S. Y., Severin, J., Zomer, A., Kuntaman, K., Suandy, I., Sunandar, S., Rachmawati, A., Nurbiyanti, N., Schneiders, M. L., Grietens, K. P., Widya, A., van der Graaf-van Bloois, L., Pruvot, M., Nobrega, D., Karuniawati, A. & Wagenaar, J. A., Jun-2026, In: One Health. 22, 8 p., 101347.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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"Miss, I want itchy medicine": Understanding what, why, and how antibiotics are used in Central Java province, Indonesia through the drug bag method
Naing, S. Y., Schneiders, M. L., Ningrum, D., Nurdianti, T., Severin, J., Peeters Grietens, K., Wagenaar, J. A. & Karuniawati, A., 5-Mar-2026, In: PLoS Global Public Health. 6, 3, 25 p., e0005933.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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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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Beyond geographical accessibility: how illness perceptions drive health seeking behavior for leprosy patients in rural areas in Madagascar
Rasolofozafy, H., Ronse, M., Andrianiriana, L. M. J., Gryseels, C., Nieto Sanchez, C., Cauchoix, B., Andriamira, R. & Peeters, K., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract
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Inadequate last-mile pharmaceutical waste management is a neglected threat to environmental and public health: a call to action
Ravinetto, R., Lates, J., Jonkman, L., Nangombe, V., Hauner, A., Coetzee, R., Tarrafeta, B., Bradley, H., Ronse, M., Peeters Grietens, K., Van Den Noortgate, J. & Aljadeeah, S., 2025, In: BMJ Global Health. 10, 7, 4 p., e019544.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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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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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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Swiss Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Day, Luzern, Switzerland
Peeters, K. (Participant)
7-Nov-2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference
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American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene - 64th Annual Meeting
Peeters, K. (Participant)
25-Oct-2015 → 29-Oct-2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference