Publicaties
Daughters at risk of female genital mutilation: examining the determinants of mothers' intentions to allow their daughters to undergo female genital mutilation Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen
Moralising female identity in Cameroon in 1990's: female prostitution and the song 'you gu cry' Universiteit Gent
The attractive female body weight and female body dissatisfaction in 26 countries across 10 world regions: results of the International Body Project I Universiteit Gent
Comparison of incidence, prevalence, severity and profile of health problems between male and female elite youth judokas Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: To describe and compare the incidence, prevalence, severity, and profile of injuries (acute and overuse) and illness between female and male youth elite judokas during 30 weeks of a sports season.
DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
METHODS: A total of 154 elite youth judokas (83 males and 71 females) were assessed from January to August 2019 in a training period organized by the Brazilian Judo Confederation. We ...
“If I have only two children and they die… who will take care of me?” –a qualitative study exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices about family planning among Mozambican female and male adults Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen
Background: By focusing upon family planning counselling services, the Mozambican government has significantly
enhanced the general health of female and male clients. However, little is known about the experiences of family
planning by female and male adults. This article focuses on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding
contraceptive methods and fertility intentions.
Methods: An in-depth ...
Physiological characteristics associated with increased resistance to decompression sickness in male and female rats Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Decompression sickness (DCS) is a complex and poorly understood systemic disease with wide interindividual resistance variability. We selectively bred rats with a threefold greater resistance to DCS than standard ones. To investigate possible physiological mechanisms underlying the resistance to DCS, including sex-related differences in these mechanisms, 15 males and 15 females resistant to DCS were compared with aged-matched standard Wistar ...