Publicaties
Risk factors for antimicrobial use in food-producing animals : disease prevention and socio-economic factors as the main drivers? Universiteit Gent
Socio-economic factors associated with maternal health-seeking behaviours among women from poor households in rural Egypt Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
INTRODUCTION: Socio-economic inequalities in basic maternal health interventions exist in Egypt, yet little is known about health-seeking of poor households. This paper assesses levels of maternal health-seeking behaviours in women living in poor households in rural Upper Egypt, and compares these to national averages. Secondly, we construct innovative measures of socio-economic resourcefulness among the rural poor in order to examine the ...
Obesity and association with area of residence, gender and socio-economic factors in Algerian and Tunisian adults Universiteit Gent
Obesity and association with area of residence, gender and socio-economic factors in Algerian and Tunisian adults Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Socio-economic risk factors for hospital admittance due to a suicide attempt in Belgium: a population-based study using administrative data Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This population-based study aims to investigate socio-economic factors, depression and psychosis as independent risk factors for a suicide attempt that requires hospitalization, and estimate the incidence of suicide attempts.
METHODS:
Individual-level administrative data were analysed that were collected for all members of the Socialist Health Insurance Schemes in Belgium during the period ...
Individual labour law reforms in Belgium and the role of certain socio-economic factors Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The economic problems in Belgium, as analysed by the Belgian and European authorities, caused a number of measures, especially around the reducing of labour costs and controlled flexibility of work. Social policy in Belgium also aims at further improving transitions in the labour market. Moreover, Belgium intensified the policy against bogus self-employed workers.
Dietary sources of animal and plant protein intake among Flemish preschool children and the association with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors Universiteit Gent
Which socio-economic factors influence patients' choice to opt for the ED or the GPC during out-of-hours: an explorative study in Flanders Universiteit Gent
The influence of socio-economic, behavioural and environmental factors on Taenia spp. transmission in Western Kenya Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
UNLABELLED: Taenia spp. infections, particularly cysticercosis, cause considerable health impacts in endemic countries. Despite previous evidence of spatial clustering in cysticercosis and the role of environmental factors (e.g. temperature and humidity) in the survival of eggs, little research has explored these aspects of Taenia spp.
EPIDEMIOLOGY: In addition, there are significant gaps in our understanding of risk factors for ...