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Prevalence of substance use among youth in residential facilities for special youth care in Flanders Vrije Universiteit Brussel
There are hardly any data available in Flanders that give insight into the seve rity and frequency of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drug use of ‘vulnerable’ groups of young people, like adolescents in residential youth care (RYC). In this paper, we describe a prevalence study in RYC (N = 272). We studied differences in substance use between this group and a group of pupils attending regular schools (N = 297). We conclude that young people in RYC ...
Prevalence and incidence of neurological disorders among adult Ugandans in rural and urban Mukono district; a cross-sectional study Hasselt University
Background: The burden of neurological diseases is increasing in developing countries. However, there is a prominent scarcity of literature on the incidence of neurological diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was therefore undertaken to determine the prevalence and incidence of neurological diseases in this setting to serve as a baseline for planning and care for neurological disorders in Uganda. Methods: The study was conducted within ...
Prevalence of alterations in the vitreoretinal interface detected by spectral domain optical coherence tomography KU Leuven
Objetivo: El objetivo principal del presente estudio consistió en determinar la prevalencia de los cambios en la interfase vitreomacular (IVM) mediante tomografÃa de coherencia óptica (OCT) en la población general. En segundo lugar, se describieron otros cambios de la OCT. Métodos: Las anomalÃas en la IVM se diagnosticaron mediante OCT y se distribuyeron de acuerdo con la clasificación del grupo International Vitreomacular Traction Study ...
Prevalence of inappropriate medication use in residential long-term care facilities for the elderly: A systematic review Hasselt University KU Leuven
Background: Multi-morbidity and polypharmacy of the elderly population enhances the probability of elderly in residential long-term care facilities experiencing inappropriate medication use. Objectives: The aim is to systematically review literature to assess the prevalence of inappropriate medication use in residential long-term care facilities for the elderly. Methods: Databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE) were searched for literature from 2004 to 2016 ...
Global change in hepatitis C virus prevalence and cascade of care between 2015 and 2020: a modelling study KU Leuven Hasselt University University of Antwerp
BACKGROUND: Since the release of the first global hepatitis elimination targets in 2016, and until the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020, many countries and territories were making progress toward hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination. This study aims to evaluate HCV burden in 2020, and forecast HCV burden by 2030 given current trends. METHODS: This analysis includes a literature review, Delphi process, and mathematical modelling to estimate ...
Mental disorders in Spanish university students: Prevalence, age -of -onset, severe role impairment and mental health treatment. KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: The university period carries risk for onset of common mental disorders. Epidemiological knowledge on mental disorders among Spanish university students is limited. AIMS: To estimate lifetime and 12-month prevalence, persistence and age-of-onset of mental disorders among Spanish first-year university students, as well as associated role impairment and mental health treatment use. METHODS: First-year university students (N=2,118; ...
Prevalence and impact of self-reported irritable bowel symptoms in the general population KU Leuven
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The symptom-based diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have recently been revised in the Rome IV consensus. On the other hand, with rising public awareness of IBS, self-diagnosis and self-management is also increasing. We compared the prevalence and impact of Rome IV-based IBS vs self-diagnosed IBS in the general population. METHODS: An internet panel filled out an online survey on bowel symptoms and their ...
On farm intervention studies on reduction of boar taint prevalence Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food KU Leuven Ghent University
One of the challenges in the production of entire male pigs is the occurrence of boar taint. We separately tested the effect of 3 management strategies to reduce boar taint on respectively 2, 3, and 6 Flemish pig farms: 1) adapted feeding strategies, 2) presence of gilts in the compartment, and 3) varying lairage duration at the slaughterhouse. A commercialized feed concept resulted in a significant reduction of olfactory boar taint prevalence ...
Current levels of gonorrhoea screening in MSM in Belgium may have little effect on prevalence Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp Hasselt University
There is considerable uncertainty as to the effectiveness of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) screening in men who have sex with men. It is important to ensure that screening has benefits that outweigh the risks of increased antibiotics resistance. We develop a mathematical model to estimate the effectiveness of screening on prevalence. Separable Temporal Exponential family Random Graph Models are used to model the sexual relationships network, ...