Michèle Dramaix
Biographic Data
| ID | 1728086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michèle Dramaix |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michèle |
| FAMILY NAME | Dramaix |
| SIGNATURE | DRAMAIX M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Wording the trajectory of the three-year Covid-19 epidemic in a general population – Belgium
The trajectory of COVID-19 epidemic waves in the general population of Belgium was analysed by defining quantitative criteria for epidemic waves from March 2020 to early 2023. Peaks and starting/ending times characterised nine waves numerated I to IX based on the daily reported incidence number (symbol INCID) and three "endemic" interval periods between the first four waves. The SIR compartmental model was applied to the first epidemic wave by fi…
Arm circumference for age, arm circumference and weight-for-height z-score for the evaluation of severe acute malnutrition
Adjusting MUAC according to age improves its effectiveness in identifying severe acute malnutrition. With low concordance, MUAC and WHZ remain complementary in our context. MUACZ proves to be crucial, especially in the presence of kwashiorkor and chronic malnutrition, becoming a valuable tool for assessing severe acute malnutrition in our context
Body composition and determinant factors among mother–child pairs (6–8 months) in rural areas of Senegal
This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the association between selected characteristics and body composition of mothers and children in early life. This study included 213 mother-child pairs 6 to 8 months involving in the cohort study of the Research and Development Project conducted in Kaffrine district. The main outcomes were fat-free mass (FFM) and body fat (BF), measured using deuterium dilution method and anthropometry. Indepe…
Food consumption and undernutrition variations among mothers during the post-harvest and lean seasons in Amoron'i Mania Region, Madagascar
This study highlights the variation in the frequency and type of food consumption and subsequent deterioration in mothers' nutritional status during the lean season. Economic, hygiene, and reproductive factors were associated with undernutrition. Analyzing the existing interventions to fight maternal undernutrition is necessary to determine whether or not seasonality is considered and addressed
The WHO recommendation of home fortification of foods with multiple-micronutrient powders in children under 2 years of age and its effectiveness on anaemia and weight
Objective To assess under real community settings the effectiveness of the WHO strategy of home fortification of foods (HFF) with multiple-micronutrient powders on Hb change, anaemia and weight in children. Design A pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial. Setting Forty villages in the Nioro Circle in Mali and 722 children aged 6–23 months were randomized to the intervention or control group. The intervention consisted of a daily dose of mu…
Relapses from acute malnutrition and related factors in a community‐based management programme in B urkina F aso
Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) is effective in treating acute malnutrition. However, post-discharge follow-up often lacks. We aimed at assessing the relapse rate and the associated factors in a CMAM programme in Burkina Faso. Discharged children from the community nutrition centre were requested to return at least every 3 months for follow-up. The data of recovered children (weight-for-height z-score ≥-2) who were dischar…
Fluid intake survey among schoolchildren in Belgium
Belgian schoolchildren have an inadequate total fluid intake. Given the potential health consequences, interventions involving parents and school environment to promote water consumption seem pertinent
Predictors of misreporting in an elderly population
Objectives To evaluate the prevalence and identify some predictors of misreporting in an elderly Belgian population and to assess the effect of underreporting on estimated intakes of macronutrients and foods. Design A 1-day food record was completed by 2083 adult men and women aged 65 years or more. Individuals whose energy intake was lower than 0.90 × BMR (basal metabolic rate) were defined as underreporters. Overreporting was defined as energy …
La recherche en santé
Les activités de recherche font partie du modèle de coopération développé par le Cemubac. Les fondements de la recherche sont établis sur le renforcement du fonctionnement des systèmes et des services de santé aboutissant à l'amélioration de la qualité des prestations offertes aux communautés. Qu'elle soit quantitative ou qualitative, cette recherche à composante participative élevée a pu se développer à la faveur d'un partenariat établi avec les…
The unseen face of humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Comparison of children's nutritional status in refugee populations with that of local host populations, one year after outbreak refugee crisis in the North Kivu region of Democratic Republic of Congo. DESIGN: Cross sectional surveys. SETTING: Temporary and other settlements, in the town of Goma and surrounding rural areas. SUBJECTS: Anthropometric indicators of nutritional status and presence or absence of oedema were measured am…
Can improvements in water supply reduce childhood diarrhoea
The effects of improving the water supply on the incidence of diarrhoea in 1096 children from three neighbouring villages of the Kirotshe rural health district. Northern Kivu, Zaire were investigated. Two of these villages had piped water, while the third village had no such facility. Children aged under four years on registration were visited fortnightly for one year. Median diarrhoea incidence per two weeks proved to be significantly lower in t…
Pattern of attained growth in 0 to 5 year‐old children from Kivu (Zaire)
Anthropometric data of 18,211 under‐fives were collected in three health districts in the Northern Kivu (Zaire). These data were compared with each other, the international reference data set, the local reference data set, and with other data from Zaire. Analysis produced evidence of severe nutritional problems which are a great cause of concern in the Kivu Highlands. Important implications of the study are that intra‐uterine growth and growth du…
Ischemic heart disease and regional variations of socio-cultural characteristics in Belgium
Ischemic heart disease and regional variations of socio-cultural characteristics in Belgium
The unseen face of humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Comparison of children's nutritional status in refugee populations with that of local host populations, one year after outbreak refugee crisis in the North Kivu region of Democratic Republic of Congo. DESIGN: Cross sectional surveys. SETTING: Temporary and other settlements, in the town of Goma and surrounding rural areas. SUBJECTS: Anthropometric indicators of nutritional status and presence or absence of oedema were measured am…
Can improvements in water supply reduce childhood diarrhoea
The effects of improving the water supply on the incidence of diarrhoea in 1096 children from three neighbouring villages of the Kirotshe rural health district. Northern Kivu, Zaire were investigated. Two of these villages had piped water, while the third village had no such facility. Children aged under four years on registration were visited fortnightly for one year. Median diarrhoea incidence per two weeks proved to be significantly lower in t…
Ischemic heart disease and regional variations of socio-cultural characteristics in Belgium
Pattern of attained growth in 0 to 5 year‐old children from Kivu (Zaire)
Anthropometric data of 18,211 under‐fives were collected in three health districts in the Northern Kivu (Zaire). These data were compared with each other, the international reference data set, the local reference data set, and with other data from Zaire. Analysis produced evidence of severe nutritional problems which are a great cause of concern in the Kivu Highlands. Important implications of the study are that intra‐uterine growth and growth du…
Can improvements in water supply reduce childhood diarrhoea
The effects of improving the water supply on the incidence of diarrhoea in 1096 children from three neighbouring villages of the Kirotshe rural health district. Northern Kivu, Zaire were investigated. Two of these villages had piped water, while the third village had no such facility. Children aged under four years on registration were visited fortnightly for one year. Median diarrhoea incidence per two weeks proved to be significantly lower in t…
The unseen face of humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Comparison of children's nutritional status in refugee populations with that of local host populations, one year after outbreak refugee crisis in the North Kivu region of Democratic Republic of Congo. DESIGN: Cross sectional surveys. SETTING: Temporary and other settlements, in the town of Goma and surrounding rural areas. SUBJECTS: Anthropometric indicators of nutritional status and presence or absence of oedema were measured am…
La recherche en santé
Les activités de recherche font partie du modèle de coopération développé par le Cemubac. Les fondements de la recherche sont établis sur le renforcement du fonctionnement des systèmes et des services de santé aboutissant à l'amélioration de la qualité des prestations offertes aux communautés. Qu'elle soit quantitative ou qualitative, cette recherche à composante participative élevée a pu se développer à la faveur d'un partenariat établi avec les…
Predictors of misreporting in an elderly population
Objectives To evaluate the prevalence and identify some predictors of misreporting in an elderly Belgian population and to assess the effect of underreporting on estimated intakes of macronutrients and foods. Design A 1-day food record was completed by 2083 adult men and women aged 65 years or more. Individuals whose energy intake was lower than 0.90 × BMR (basal metabolic rate) were defined as underreporters. Overreporting was defined as energy …
Fluid intake survey among schoolchildren in Belgium
Belgian schoolchildren have an inadequate total fluid intake. Given the potential health consequences, interventions involving parents and school environment to promote water consumption seem pertinent
Relapses from acute malnutrition and related factors in a community‐based management programme in B urkina F aso
Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) is effective in treating acute malnutrition. However, post-discharge follow-up often lacks. We aimed at assessing the relapse rate and the associated factors in a CMAM programme in Burkina Faso. Discharged children from the community nutrition centre were requested to return at least every 3 months for follow-up. The data of recovered children (weight-for-height z-score ≥-2) who were dischar…
The WHO recommendation of home fortification of foods with multiple-micronutrient powders in children under 2 years of age and its effectiveness on anaemia and weight
Objective To assess under real community settings the effectiveness of the WHO strategy of home fortification of foods (HFF) with multiple-micronutrient powders on Hb change, anaemia and weight in children. Design A pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial. Setting Forty villages in the Nioro Circle in Mali and 722 children aged 6–23 months were randomized to the intervention or control group. The intervention consisted of a daily dose of mu…
Food consumption and undernutrition variations among mothers during the post-harvest and lean seasons in Amoron'i Mania Region, Madagascar
This study highlights the variation in the frequency and type of food consumption and subsequent deterioration in mothers' nutritional status during the lean season. Economic, hygiene, and reproductive factors were associated with undernutrition. Analyzing the existing interventions to fight maternal undernutrition is necessary to determine whether or not seasonality is considered and addressed
Body composition and determinant factors among mother–child pairs (6–8 months) in rural areas of Senegal
This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the association between selected characteristics and body composition of mothers and children in early life. This study included 213 mother-child pairs 6 to 8 months involving in the cohort study of the Research and Development Project conducted in Kaffrine district. The main outcomes were fat-free mass (FFM) and body fat (BF), measured using deuterium dilution method and anthropometry. Indepe…
Wording the trajectory of the three-year Covid-19 epidemic in a general population – Belgium
The trajectory of COVID-19 epidemic waves in the general population of Belgium was analysed by defining quantitative criteria for epidemic waves from March 2020 to early 2023. Peaks and starting/ending times characterised nine waves numerated I to IX based on the daily reported incidence number (symbol INCID) and three "endemic" interval periods between the first four waves. The SIR compartmental model was applied to the first epidemic wave by fi…
Arm circumference for age, arm circumference and weight-for-height z-score for the evaluation of severe acute malnutrition
Adjusting MUAC according to age improves its effectiveness in identifying severe acute malnutrition. With low concordance, MUAC and WHZ remain complementary in our context. MUACZ proves to be crucial, especially in the presence of kwashiorkor and chronic malnutrition, becoming a valuable tool for assessing severe acute malnutrition in our context
Medicine (12 works) · Demography (10 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 works) · Demography (8 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Pediatrics (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Anthropometry (4 works) · Cohort (4 works)