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Tom Smekens is the departmental statistician within the Department of Public Health.
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Support in getting insights in SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics in Brussels region and support the detection of clusters
Laga, M. (Promotor), Peckeu, L. (Researcher), Smekens, T. (Researcher), Everaert, R. (Administrator) & van Kleef, E. (PI)
1/10/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Service
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PrEP_PROMISE: Optimise PrEP to Maximise Impact Optimaliseren van PrEP om Impact te Maximaliseren
Vuylsteke, B. (Copromotor), Reyniers, T. (Copromotor), Nöstlinger, C. (Copromotor), Laga, M. (Promotor), Hensen, B. (Promotor), Loos, J. (Copromotor), Apers, H. (Researcher), Rotsaert, A. (Researcher), Vanhamel, J. (Researcher), Segers, G. (Researcher), Smekens, T. (Researcher), Van Landeghem, E. (Researcher), Vanbaelen, T. (Researcher), Van Mieghem, H. (Researcher), Scheerder, G. (Researcher) & Hensen, B. (PI)
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research Project
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HERMETIC: Using mathematical modelling to determine the number and characteristics of people living with undiagnosed HIV to inform targeted and innovative HIV testing
Nöstlinger, C. (PI), Loos, J. (Researcher), Apers, H. (Researcher), Smekens, T. (Researcher), Laga, M. (Promotor) & Van Aerde, K. (Administrator)
Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship
1/11/15 → 30/04/19
Project: Research Project
Research output
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Self-reported sexually transmitted infections among adolescents and adults in Zambia and Zimbabwe: evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys, 2005-2018
Rotsaert, A., Smekens, T., Chikwari, C. D., Phiri, M. M., Matambanadzo, P. & Hensen, B., 23-Mar-2026, In: BMJ Open. 16, 3, 6 p., e108762.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Unraveling the link between the mistreatment of women during childbirth and postpartum depression: a prospective longitudinal study in Ethiopia and Guinea
Asefa, A., Benova, L., Marchal, B., Hanlon, C., Millimouno, T. M., Asfaw, M., Tuncalp, O., Smekens, T., Delamou, A. & Gebremedhin, S., Jan-2026, In: EClinicalMedicine. 91, 11 p., 103702.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Determinants of quality of life in people living with HIV and changes over time: cross-sectional and longitudinal clinic-based assessments using the WHO-QoL-HIV-BREF in Antwerp, Belgium 2016–2023
Scheerder, G., Van Landeghem, E., Smekens, T., Aerts, M., Courjaret, K., Hemelaer, E., Lamonte, C., Mertens, W., Platteau, T., Vanden Berghe, W., Barvaux, V. & Nöstlinger, C., 28-Oct-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: AIDS Care. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Pilot study to assess the impact of feed-through insecticide on the sand fly density in an endemic area of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Morocco
Van Bortel, W., Benkirane, R., Hmidane, A., Sunyoto, T., Poché, R., Poché, D., Faraj, C., Dierickx, Z., Hendrickx, R., Smekens, T., Caljon, G., Hasker, E. & Cloots, K., Dec-2025, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 19, 12, e0013767.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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COVID-19 seroprevalence cohort survey among health care workers and their household members in Kinshasa, DR Congo, 2020-2022
Madinga, J., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Nkuba-Ndaye, A., Baketana-Kinzonzi, L., Matungulu-Biyala, E., Mutombo-Lupola, P., Seghers, C., Smekens, T., Arien, K., Van Damme, W., Kalk, A., Peeters, M., Ahuka-Mundeke, S., Muyembe-Tamfum, J. & Vanlerberghe, V., 2024, In: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 43, 13 p., 74.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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