Publications
The stigma towards dementia on Twitter: A sentiment analysis of Dutch language tweets KU Leuven
How to Break the Myths Surrounding Albinism? Gaining Insight into Albinism-related Stigma Reduction Interventions in Local Communities and Formal Education in Tanzania. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The '4th 90' target as a strategy to improve health-related quality of life of people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa Ghent University Institute of Tropical Medicine
Using visual vignettes to explore sensitive topics: a research note on exploring attitudes towards people with albinism in Tanzania Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This study is one of the first to explore the use of (drawn) visual vignettes in qualitative research in Africa. The vignette method was used to discuss the sensitive topic of people’s attitudes towards people with albinism in Tanzania among high school students. Focus was on two key questions: (i) To what extent was the vignette method implemented as intended?; (ii) Has the vignette method achieved its goal?. This research note discusses the ...
Pain-related injustice appraisals in youth with sickle cell disease : a preliminary investigation Ghent University
Out of the silos University of Antwerp
Defining the research agenda to measure and reduce tuberculosis stigmas Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
Crucial to finding and treating the 4 million tuberculosis (TB) patients currently missed by national TB programmes, TB stigma is receiving well-deserved and long-delayed attention at the global level. However, the ability to measure and evaluate the success of TB stigma-reduction efforts is limited by the need for additional tools. At a 2016 TB stigma-measurement meeting held in The Hague, The Netherlands, stigma experts discussed and ...
High-risk alcohol use and associated socio-demographic, health and psychosocial factors in patients with HIV infection in three primary health care clinics in South Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
Alcohol use may have a negative impact on the course of HIV disease and the effectiveness of its treatment. We studied patients with HIV who use alcohol and associated socio-demographic, health and psychosocial factors. Outcomes from this study may help in selecting patients from clinical practice with high-risk alcohol use and who are likely to benefit most from alcohol reduction interventions. In a cross sectional study in three primary ...
'I am always crying on the inside': a qualitative study on the implications of infertility on women's lives in urban Gambia Institute of Tropical Medicine Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing awareness that infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa constitutes a severe social and public health problem. Few of the existing studies on infertility explicitly take into account the differences between women. However, how women experience infertility is formed by their various social positions. This research explores the implications of infertility on women's lives in urban Gambia and aims to provide an ...