Publicaties
Concurrency and the limited effectiveness of behavioural interventions on sexual risk behaviour of youth in sub-Saharan Africa Universiteit Gent
A population's higher-risk sexual behaviour is associated with its average sexual behaviour Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen
BACKGROUND: Given the large variation in the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections between populations it is important to characterize how sexual vary between populations. In this paper we assess how the distribution of lifetime sexual partners varies between populations. We ask: do populations with higher mean lifetime sexual partners merely differ by virtue of the presence of a core-group with increased number of partners or do the ...
Associations between age of menarche, early sexual debut and high-risk sexual behaviour among urban Tanzanian schoolgirls: a cross-sectional study Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
OBJECTIVES: This cross-sectional survey aimed to explore associations between age of menarche, early sexual debut and high-risk sexual behaviour among urban Tanzanian schoolgirls.
METHODS: Secondary schoolgirls aged 17-18 years from Mwanza, Tanzania, participated in structured face-to-face questionnaire-based interviews, conducted by nurses and clinicians. Age of menarche was evaluated in categories of 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 or ...
Risky Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Victimization among Young People with Risky Substance Use in Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Methods: A sample of 1449 adolescents from Belgium, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Germany screened positive for risky alcohol/illicit drug use in a ...
The GayMen Sex StudieS: Design of an online registration of sexual behaviour of men having sex with men and preliminary results (GAMESSS-study) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Aim: To describe the methodology of an online study that investigate sexual behavior and sexual ...
Factors influencing risky sexual behaviour among Mozambican miners: a socio-epidemiological contribution for HIV prevention framework in Mozambique Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven Universiteit Hasselt Universiteit Gent
Background: Information dealing with social and behavioural risk factors as well as their mechanisms among Mozambican migrants working in South African mines remains undocumented. This study aims to understand the various factors influencing HIV-related risk behaviours and the resulting HIV positive status of Mozambican miners employed by South African mines. This analysis was undertaken in order to inform a broader and more effective HIV ...