Publicaties
Mortality in adult immigrants in the 2000s in Belgium: a test of the “Healthy migrant” and the “Migration-as-rapid-health-transition” hypotheses Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
Firstly, to map out and compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality patterns by migrant background in Belgium; and secondly, to probe into explanations for the observed patterns, more specifically into the healthy-migrant, acculturation and the migration-as-rapid-health-transition theories.
Methods
Data comprise individually linked Belgian census-mortality follow-up data for the period 2001-2011. All ...
Stroke mortality and its determinants in a resource-limited setting Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: About three quarters of stroke deaths occur in developing countries including those in sub-Saharan African. Short and long-term stroke fatality data are needed for health service and policy formulation.
METHODS: We prospectively followed up from stroke onset, 254 patients recruited from the largest reference hospitals in Yaounde (Cameroon). Mortality and determinants were investigated using the accelerated failure time ...
Participation in medical research as a resource-seeking strategy in socio-economically vulnerable communities Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde KU Leuven
The freedom to consent to participate in medical research is a complex subject, particularly in socio-economically vulnerable communities, where numerous factors may limit the efficacy of the informed consent process. Informal consultation among members of the Switching the Poles Clinical Research Network coming from various sub-Saharan African countries, that is Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Foul wind, spirits and witchcraft Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: As the disease burden in the Gambia has reduced considerably over the last decade, heterogeneity in malaria transmission has become more marked, with infected but asymptomatic individuals maintaining the reservoir. The identification, timely diagnosis and treatment of malaria-infected individuals are crucial to further reduce or eliminate the human parasite reservoir. This ethnographic study focused on the relationship between ...
Following migrant trajectories Universiteit Antwerpen
Accuracy of PfHRP2 versus Pf-pLDH antigen detection by malaria rapid diagnostic tests in hospitalized children in a seasonal hyperendemic malaria transmission area in Burkina Faso Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: In most sub-Saharan African countries malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are now used for the diagnosis of malaria. Most RDTs used detect Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 (PfHRP2), though P. falciparum-specific parasite lactate dehydrogenase (Pf-pLDH)-detecting RDTs may have advantages over PfHRP2-detecting RDTs. Only few data are available on the use of RDTs in severe illness and the present study compared ...
A four-month gatifloxacin-containing regimen for treating tuberculosis Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Shortening the course of treatment for tuberculosis would be a major improvement for case management and disease control. This phase 3 trial assessed the efficacy and safety of a 4-month gatifloxacin-containing regimen for treating rifampin-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis.
METHODS: We conducted a noninferiority, randomized, open-label, controlled trial involving patients 18 to 65 years of age with smear-positive, ...