Publications
TOGETHER project to increase understanding of the HIV epidemic among sub-Saharan African migrants: protocol of community-based participatory mixed-method studies Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
Le paludisme de l'Afrique tropicale Institute of Tropical Medicine
Contrasting benefits of different artemisinin combination therapies as first-line malaria treatments using model-based cost-effectiveness analysis Institute of Tropical Medicine
Doctors and vampires in sub-Saharan Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University KU Leuven
Collecting blood samples from individuals recruited into clinical research projects in sub-Saharan Africa can be challenging. Strikingly, one of the reasons for participant reticence is the occurrence of local rumors surrounding "blood stealing" or "blood selling." Such fears can potentially have dire effects on the success of research projects--for example, high dropout rates that would invalidate the trial's results--and have ethical ...
Community empowerment and involvement of female sex workers in targeted sexual and reproductive health interventions in Africa: a systematic review Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University
BACKGROUND: Female sex workers (FSWs) experience high levels of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) morbidity, violence and discrimination. Successful SRH interventions for FSWs in India and elsewhere have long prioritised community mobilisation and structural interventions, yet little is known about similar approaches in African settings. We systematically reviewed community empowerment processes within FSW SRH projects in Africa, and ...