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Assessing independence in mobility activities in trauma care: Validity and reliability of the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIM-T) in humanitarian settings

Gohy B, Opava CH, von Schreeb J, Van den Bergh R, Brus A,  et al.
2023-09-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-09-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
The importance of measuring outcomes after injury beyond mortality and morbidity is increasingly recognized, though underreported in humanitarian settings. To address shortcomings of exi...
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Provider-initiated HIV testing uptake and socio-economic status among women in a conflict zone in the Central African Republic: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study

Utheim MN, Isaakidis P, Van den Bergh R, Géraud BBG, Mabvouna RB,  et al.
2023-03-27 • Conflict and Health
2023-03-27 • Conflict and Health
INTRODUCTION
In the Central African Republic (CAR), HIV/AIDS is the main cause of death in women aged 15–49 years. Increased testing coverage is essential in prevention of HIV/AIDS, ...
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Research

Monitoring independence in daily life activities after trauma in humanitarian settings: Item reduction and assessment of content validity of the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIM-T)

Gohy B, Opava CH, von Schreeb J, Van den Bergh R, Brus A,  et al.
2022-12-14 • PLOS Global Public Health
2022-12-14 • PLOS Global Public Health
A standardized set of measures to assess functioning after trauma in humanitarian settings has been called for. The Activity Independence Measure for Trauma (AIM-T) is a clinician-rated ...
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Research

Emergency department care for trauma patients in settings of active conflict versus urban violence: all of the same calibre?

Valles P, Van den Bergh R, van den Boogaard W, Tayler-Smith K, Gayraud O,  et al.
2016-11-03 • International Health
2016-11-03 • International Health
BACKGROUND
Trauma is a leading cause of death and represents a major problem in developing countries where access to good quality emergency care is limited. Médecins Sans Frontières ...
Conference Material
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Poster

Evaluation of an outcome measure for patients in humanitarian settings after trauma: the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIM-T)

Gohy B, Brodin N, Musambi M, Mafuko JM, Ndiramiye E,  et al.
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
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Review

Identifying transferable lessons from cholera epidemic responses by Médecins Sans Frontières in Mozambique, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2015-2018: a scoping review

D'Mello-Guyett L, Cumming O, Rogers E, D'hondt R, Mengitsu E,  et al.
2022-03-29 • Conflict and Health
2022-03-29 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
Cholera epidemics occur frequently in low-income countries affected by concurrent humanitarian crises. Evaluations of these epidemic response remains largely unpublished a...
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Research

How to bring residents’ psychosocial well-being to the heart of the fight against Covid-19 in Belgian nursing homes—A qualitative study

Kaelen S, van den Boogaard W, Pellecchia U, Spiers S, De Cramer C,  et al.
2021-03-26 • PLOS One
2021-03-26 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Nursing homes (NH) for the elderly have been particularly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic mainly due to their hosted vulnerable populations and poor outbreak preparednes...
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Research

Neglect of a neglected disease in Italy: the challenge of access-to-care for Chagas disease in Bergamo area

Repetto EC, Zachariah R, Kumar AMV, Angheben A, Gobbi F,  et al.
2015-09-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2015-09-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
OBJECTIVES
Chagas disease (CD) represents a growing problem in Europe; Italy is one of the most affected countries but there is no national framework for CD and access-to-care is cha...
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Research

A qualitative exploration of post-migration stressors and psychosocial well-being in two asylum reception centres in Belgium

Whitehouse K, Lambe E, Rodriguez S, Pellecchia U, Ponthieu A,  et al.
2021-08-01 • International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
2021-08-01 • International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
PURPOSE
Prolonged exposure to daily stressors can have long-term detrimental implications for overall mental health. For asylum seekers in European Union transit or destination count...
Conference Material
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Poster

Outbreak of ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae in a maternity unit in Central African Republic

Gil Cuesta J, Thallinger M, Antierens A, Caluwaerts A, Chaillet P,  et al.
2018-05-14 • MSF Scientific Days International 2018: Research
2018-05-14 • MSF Scientific Days International 2018: Research
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Research

'They eat it like sweets': A mixed methods study of antibiotic perceptions and their use among patients, prescribers and pharmacists in a district hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan

Burtscher D, Van den Bergh R, Nasim M, Mahama G, Au S,  et al.
2021-11-19 • PLOS One
2021-11-19 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health threat. In Afghanistan, high levels of indiscriminate antibiotic use exist, and healthcare programmes are not informed by ...
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Research

Effectiveness of hygiene kit distribution to reduce cholera transmission in Kasaï-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018: a prospective cohort study

D'Mello-Guyett L, Cumming O, Bonneville S, D'hondt R, Mashako M,  et al.
2021-10-01 • BMJ Open
2021-10-01 • BMJ Open
INTRODUCTION
Household contacts of cholera cases are at a greater risk of Vibrio cholerae infection than the general population. There is currently no agreed standard of care for hou...
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Case Report/Series

DAA treatment failures in a low-resource setting with a high burden of hepatitis C infections: a case series

Zahid H, Aslam K, Dahl EH, Abbassi W, Adan S,  et al.
2022-05-23 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
2022-05-23 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
Globally, 58 million people are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and 1.5 million new patients are infected every year. The advent of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) has revo...