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Thijs Reyneirs has obtained his Master degree in Sociology in 2009 (Major: Sociology of Health) at Ghent University and one year after he finished the Teacher Program there. After that Thijs quickly found his way back to science and started conducting research concerning the appropriateness and avoidability of end-of-life hospital admissions in the End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Ghent University. Four years later (2015) he obtained his PhD in Social Health Sciences (VUB) and PhD in Health Sciences (Ghent University).
In 2015 (March) Thijs started working at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, in the HIV and Sexual Health Research Group where he is social science coordinater in the be-prep-ared study (www.be-prep-ared.be). His area of expertise concerns both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
Education/Academic qualification
Master in Sociology
PhD in Social Health Sciences
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Sexual Health, Behaviours and Resilience of Trans and Gender Diverse Young Adults: A Mixed-Methods Model
Trenear, R. (PhD Student), Hensen, B. (Promotor), Reyniers, T. (Promotor), Dewaele, A. (Promotor) & Lander, F. (Promotor)
6/06/25 → …
Project: PhD-project
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PreP-FSW_Burkina: How to optimise the PrEP roll-out and HIV prevention among female sex workers in Burkina Faso?
Vuylsteke, B. (Researcher), Nöstlinger, C. (Researcher), Traore, I. (Researcher), Fiorentino, M. (Researcher), Togna Pabo Willy, L. (Researcher), Reyniers, T. (PI) & Hensen, B. (Promotor)
Flemish Government - Department of Work, Economy, Science, Innovation
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Project
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PrEP implementation in Belgium: Studying PrEP users’ behaviours, attitudes and care needs
Rotsaert, A. (PhD Student), Hensen, B. (Promotor), Reyniers, T. (Promotor), Vuylsteke, B. (Promotor) & Schim van der Loeff, M. F. (Promotor)
15/11/22 → 17/05/24
Project: PhD-project
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PRIORITY PrEP: Promoting Rapid Initiation, Outreach, and Retention in PrEP for Non-Belgian Men who have sex with Men in Antwerp
De Baetselier, I. (Copromotor), Nöstlinger, C. (Copromotor), Kenyon, C. (Copromotor), Scheerder, G. (Researcher), Vanbaelen, T. (Researcher), Togna Pabo Willy, L. (Researcher), Reyniers, T. (PI) & Hensen, B. (Promotor)
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research Project
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MMA InjPrEP: Mixed Method Approach to study the behavioural aspects of injectable PrEP use among West-African MSM
Reyniers, T. (PI), Fiorentino, M. (Partner), Hensen, B. (Promotor), Van Aerde, K. (Administrator) & Reyniers, T. (PI)
31/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research Project
Research output
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A qualitative study on pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and retention among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Myanmar
Tun, N. N., Naing, S. Y., Tun, N. L., Hteik, M. M. M., Ko, M. K., Aung, H. H., Myint, N. P., Smithuis, F., Decroo, T., Gils, T. & Reyniers, T., 3-Jul-2026, In: International Health. 18, 4, p. 668-675 8 p., ihaf130.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed articles in journal › peer-review
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Long-term consequences of monkeypox virus infection or modified vaccinia virus Ankara vaccination in Belgium (MPX-COHORT and POQS-FU-PLUS): a 24-month prospective and retrospective cohort study
Van Dijck, C., Berens-Riha, N., Zaeck, L. M., Kremer, C., Verschueren, J., Coppens, J., Vanroye, F., Willems, E., Bosman, E., De Cock, N., Smekens, B., Vandenhove, L., Goovaerts, O., Van Hul, A., Wouters, J., Jacobs, B. K. M., Bracke, S., Hens, M., Brosius, I. & De Vos, E. & 21 others, , Feb-2026, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 26, 2, p. 190-202 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed articles in journal › peer-review
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Sales of HIV self-tests (HIVST) and pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding the distribution of HIVST in community pharmacies in Belgium: a cross-sectional survey
Rotsaert, A., Beseran Valero, E., Nöstlinger, C., Vanbaelen, T., Van den Bossche, D., Deblonde, J., Scheerder, G., Ravinetto, R., Reyniers, T. & Hensen, B., 3-Jun-2026, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed articles in journal › peer-review
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Social, sexual and structural factors shaping HIV vulnerability among transgender women in Mali: a qualitative focus group study
Fiorentino, M., Coulibaly, K., Diarra, B., Sidibe, T., Traore, O., Di Ciaccio, M., Van Landeghem, E., Reyniers, T., Campbell, L., Drame, S., Coulibaly, B., Guindo, M. A., Traore, F., Cisse, M., Ouary, S., Dembele Keita, B. & Sagaon-Teyssier, L., 16-Sept-2026, In: AIDS Care. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed articles in journal › peer-review
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Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Belgium: awareness, use and antimicrobial resistance concerns in a cross-sectional online survey
Vanbaelen, T., Rotsaert, A., De Baetselier, I., Platteau, T., Hensen, B., Reyniers, T. & Kenyon, C., 29-Jan-2025, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 101, 1, p. 34-40 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed articles in journal › peer-review
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