Jef Vanhamel

Biographic Data

ID6774493
NAMEJef Vanhamel
GIVEN NAMESJef
FAMILY NAMEVanhamel
SIGNATUREVANHAMEL J
AFFILIATIONSInstituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
ORCID0000-0003-0020-1876
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use trajectories and incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among PrEP users in Belgium

    Open AccessAnke Rotsaert, Tom Smekens et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The study highlights challenges in PrEP persistence and a high incidence of bacterial STIs among individuals receiving PrEP. Tailored prevention support is crucial for individuals with ongoing HIV risk to optimise PrEP effectiveness. Integrated STI testing and prevention interventions within PrEP care are necessary to mitigate STI acquisition and transmission among PrEP users

  • Local initiative supports case isolation and contact tracing during a Sars-CoV-2 surge in summer 2020

    Open AccessKristien Verdonck, Stefan Morreel et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    In Antwerp, Belgium's second largest city, a COVID-19 surge in July 2020 predominantly affected neighborhoods with high ethnic diversity. Local volunteers reacted and set up an initiative to support contact tracing and self-isolation. We describe the origin, implementation, and transfer of this local initiative, based on semi-structured interviews of five key informants and document review. The initiative started in July 2020, when family physici…

  • Sub-Saharan African communities’ experiences and engagement with Covid-19 and the related control strategies in Antwerp, Belgium

    Open AccessCharles Ddungu, Lazare Manirankunda et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2023

    Pre-existing disparities influenced the perceptions of and attitudes towards COVID-19 and its control strategies among SSA communities. To better design support and control strategies targeted to specific groups, we need to not only involve communities and address their specific needs and concerns, but also build on their strengths and resilience. This will remain important in the context of widening disparities and future epidemics

  • Patterns of PrEP and condom use among PrEP users in Belgium

    Open AccessAnke Rotsaert, Tom Smekens et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Our findings show that there is little variation in PrEP use over time and that PrEP use was associated with sexual behaviours, which could be taken into account when designing tailored PrEP care

  • Insights into barriers and facilitators in PrEP uptake and use among migrant men and transwomen who have sex with men in Belgium

    Open AccessElla Van Landeghem, Stef Dielen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    An interplay of several underlying determinants and barriers impacts on PrEP uptake among migrant men and transwomen who have sex with men, illustrating a social gradient in access to PrEP. We need equitable access to the full spectrum of HIV prevention and care for all priority populations, including undocumented migrants. We recommend social and structural conditions that foster exercising these rights, including adapting PrEP service delivery,…

  • HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care in Belgium

    Open AccessAnke Rotsaert, Jef Vanhamel et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

  • Responding to the information and prevention needs of sub-Saharan African communities in Antwerp at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessCharles Ddungu, Ella Van Landeghem et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Pre-existing racial and ethnic disparities in health, sustained by complex and intersecting socio-economic and structural inequities have exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is limited evidence about how communities have experience the COVID-19 epidemic, and their perception of the causes and effects of COVID-19 related burden. This hinders true engagement with communities and co-creation of comprehensive prevention strategies includi…

  • A perspective on urban health systems and research for equitable healthcare in Africa

    Open AccessIbukun‐Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    Key messages Urbanisation in Africa poses complex challenges for health due to ill-informed planning and governance, worsening gaps in the built environment and the quadruple burden of disease. Achieving equitable urban (health) benefits requires a framework for understanding how urban health systems are conceptualised, planned and governed. Five approaches and frameworks for analysing or implementing urban health strategies in sub-Saharan Africa…

  • Covid-19 as a social disease

    Open AccessChristiana Nöstlinger, Ella Van Landeghem et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2022

    Study participants' narratives showed how coping with and responding to COVID-19 was strongly intertwined with socio-economic and ethnic/racial characteristics. This justifies conceptualizing COVID-19 a social disease. At the same time, communities demonstrated resilience in responding to these structural vulnerabilities. From a health equity perspective, we provide concrete policy recommendations grounded in insights into communities' structural…

  • Putting 2-1-1 into Practice

    Open AccessAnke Rotsaert, Thijs Reyniers et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Understanding how communities respond to Covid-19

    Open AccessJef Vanhamel, Marie Meudec et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2021

    The experiences of Orthodox Jewish communities in Antwerp demonstrate a valuable example of a feasible community-centered approach to health emergencies. Increasing the engagement of communities in local decision-making and governance structures remains a key strategy to respond to unmet information and prevention needs