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Wim Vanden Berghe is a clinical psychologist at the hiv reference center, Antwerp (ITM) and sociologist. He has been working as a researcher on minority health since 2004. Both at the sociology department of Ghent University and at the hiv and sexual health unit of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, he coordinated and was involved in several research projects focussing on epidemiology of health outcomes (incl hiv/sti), mental health and sexual behavior among LGB populations. He obtained a PhD in health sciences at Maastricht University in 2013. Between 2017 and 2023 he coordinated the Belgian STI surveillance at the Belgian institute for public health, Sciensano.
Apart from research, he has been and is involved in education at the department of sociology, Ghent University, ITM and VIVES University College.
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Sialon II: Capacity building in combining targeted prevention with meaningful HIV surveillance among MSM
Nöstlinger, C. (Coordinator), Laga, M. (Promotor), Vanden Berghe, W. (Researcher), van Wijk, V. (Administrator) & Everaert, R. (Administrator)
European Commission - Executive Agency for Health & Consumers
1/11/11 → 31/01/15
Project: Research Project
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Differences in HIV testing may determine the first pillar of the HIV care continuum in a cross-border setting
Zimmermann, H. M. L., Stutterheim, S. E., van Beckhoven, D., vanden Berghe, W., Deblonde, J., Detandt, S., Marcus, U., Serrien, B., van Sighem, A. & Jonas, K. J., 4-Jun-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: HIV Medicine. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Subjective meanings of quality of life and related coping mechanisms: insights from a reflective thematic analysis among people living with HIV in Antwerp, Belgium
Nostlinger, C., Scheerder, G., Aerts, M., Courjaret, J., Hemelaer, E., Lamonte, C., Mertens, W., Platteau, T., Vanden Berghe, W. & Van Landeghem, E., 24-Mar-2026, In: AIDS Care. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Chemsex and its impact on gay and bisexual men who have sex with men: findings from an online survey in Belgium
Platteau, T., Herrijgers, C., Barvaux, V., Berghe, W., Apers, L. & Vanbaelen, T., Feb-2025, In: HIV Medicine. 26, 2, p. 295-301 7 p.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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Estimating partnership duration among MSM in Belgium: a modeling study
Tsoumanis, A., Berghe, W., Hens, N. & Van Dijck, C., 2024, In: Current Infectious Disease Reports. 16, 3, p. 435-447 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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