Publications
Low prevalence of high blood pressure in pregnant women in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study Hasselt University KU Leuven
High prevalence of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in villages in Maridi County, Republic of South Sudan: a community-based survey Hasselt University University of Antwerp
High prevalence of malnutrition in Internal Medicine wards - a multicentre ANUMEDI study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Disease-related malnutrition is a significant problem in hospitalized patients, with high prevalence rates depending on the studied population. Internal Medicine wards are the backbone of the hospital setting. However, prevalence and determinants of malnutrition in these patients remain unclear. We aimed to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in Internal Medicine wards and to identify and characterize malnourished ...
Results from a cross-sectional sexual and reproductive health study among school girls in Tanzania: high prevalence of bacterial vaginosis Institute of Tropical Medicine
Objectives: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) increases women's susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV and may partly explain the high incidence of STI/HIV among girls and young women in East and southern Africa. The objectives of this study were to investigate the association between BV and sexual debut, to investigate other potential risk factors of BV and to estimate associations between BV and STIs.
Methods: ...
High prevalence of malnutrition both on hospital admission and predischarge Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: In Dutch hospitals malnutrition screening is routinely performed at admission, but not during follow-up or before discharge. Therefore we evaluated nutritional status during hospitalization and predischarge in a routine care setting.
METHODS: The Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) was used to assess nutritional status (PG-SGA Categories: A = well nourished, B = moderate/suspected malnutrition, C = ...
Evaluation of the AIX1000 automated rapid plasma reagin assay in a high prevalence setting Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Manually performed nontreponemal assays, such as rapid plasma reagin (RPR), are labor intensive and time consuming. Recently, commercial automated RPR assays gained attention. The aim of this study was to compare the qualitative and quantitative performance of the AIX1000 (RPR-A; Gold Standard Diagnostics) to a manual RPR test (RPR-M; Becton Dickinson Macrovue) within a high-prevalence setting.
METHODS: A retrospective ...
High prevalence of primary multidrug resistant tuberculosis in persons with no known risk factors Institute of Tropical Medicine
High prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among male sex workers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: need for services tailored to their needs Institute of Tropical Medicine
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between October 2007 and January 2008 among MSW attending a sex worker clinic in Abidjan. A short questionnaire was administered in a face-to-face interview, and the participants were asked to provide a urine sample for STI testing and ...
High prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in a rural area in Mozambique Institute of Tropical Medicine
Methods: A cross sectional study among pregnant women and patients presenting with genital complaints. Laboratory confirmation was done for gonorrhoea, chlamydial infection, active syphilis, trichomoniasis and HIV infection.
Setting: A primary health care setting in Vilanculos, Inhambane province, ...