Publicaties
It gives me time, but does it give me freedom?”: a contextual understanding of anticipatory decision‑making in social egg freezing Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The ethics of social egg freezing is a much-debated topic, yet there is limited research using contextual approaches to understand the experiences and decision-making of women that have used this novel assisted reproductive technology. Based on a small-scale qualitative study in Belgium, this article explores how women’s social contexts have an impact on conceptions of time and anticipatory decision-making in relation to social egg freezing. ...
'I feel that injustice is being done to me' Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: During the last decade, the possibility for women to cryopreserve oocytes in anticipation of age-related fertility loss, also referred to as social egg freezing, has become an established practice at fertility clinics around the globe. In Europe, there is extensive variation in the costs for this procedure, with the common denominator that there are almost no funding arrangements or reimbursement policies. This is the first ...
Hoofdstuk II: Evoluties in definiëring, aanpak en beleid in Vlaanderen: inzichten uit het kruispuntperspectief Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Betrokken vertwijfeling: een intersectionele analyse van partnergeweld in de huisartsenpraktijk Vrije Universiteit Brussel
“I was trying to speak to their human side” Coping responses of Belgium’s undocumented migrants to barriers in health-care access Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Purpose: Undocumented migrants experience major legal constraints in their health-care access. Little is known on how undocumented migrants cope with these limitations in health-care access as individuals. The purpose of this study is to explore the coping responses of undocumented migrants when they experience limited health-care access in face-to-face encounters with health-care providers. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted ...
Schadelijke culturele praktijken. Een kritische analyse van crossculturele discours en morele begripsvorming inzake gender, seksualiteit en lichamelijkheid Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Perceptions and decision-making with regard to pregnancy among HIV positive women in rural Maputo Province, Mozambique – a qualitative study. Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
Background: In preventing the transfer of HIV to their children, the Ministry of Health in Mozambique recommends all couples follow medical advice prior to a pregnancy. However, little is known about how such women experience pregnancy, nor the values they adhere to when making childbearing decisions. This qualitative study explores perceptions and decision-making processes regarding pregnancy among HIV positive women in rural Maputo ...
Transgender and non-binary persons and sexual risk: a critical review of 10 years of research from a feminist intersectional perspective Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
Research shows that HIV prevalence in transgender and non-binary persons is extremely high, with prevalence rates ranging up to 52.4% (Edwards et al., 2007). This high risk is associated with a number of (trans-specific) factors, such as stigma, discrimination, normative gender roles, involvement in sex work, a lack of knowledge about safe sex and an inaccurate perception of risk. This article critically reviews the last 10 years of research ...
‘Kill Me but Make Me Beautiful’: Harm and Agency in Female Beauty Practices in Contemporary Iran Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
In this paper, drawing on notions, such as harmful cultural practices and beauty, and based on semi-structured interviews with young female university students in Iran, perceptions and experiences on beauty practices and cosmetic surgery are studied. We show how despite existing criticism of the gendered aspects of beauty practices among Iranian women who practice them, they are still practiced on a large scale. In contemporary Iran, the ...