Marlies Hulscher

Biographic Data

ID7694318
NAMEMarlies Hulscher
GIVEN NAMESMarlies
FAMILY NAMEHulscher
SIGNATUREHULSCHER M
AFFILIATIONSRadboud University Nijmegen
ORCID0000-0002-2160-4810
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Determinants of adherence towards tuberculosis guidelines among Indonesian private practitioners

    Open AccessBony Wiem Lestari, Nur Afifah et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: In high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, the private sector manages a large proportion of initial visits by presumptive patients with TB. In Indonesia, the second largest contributor of TB cases globally, private practitioners (PPs) often do not adhere to national TB guidelines. A district public-private mix programme to mitigate this issue was started in 2019, yet engagement remains low. This study examines what affects the deci…

  • When and why do people change their minds in favor of vaccination? Longitudinal analyses of switching Covid-19 vaccination preferences

    Open AccessFloor M Kroese, Floor Kroese et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    A majority of initially hesitant people changed their minds about vaccination during the pandemic. Preference switches in favor of vaccination were most strongly associated with beliefs about the vaccine's efficacy in preventing illness. This study underlines the importance of providing up-to-date, balanced information and decisional support for people to weigh the benefits and risks of getting vaccinated versus not getting vaccinated

  • Considerable doubt about rubella screening and vaccination among unvaccinated orthodox protestant women

    Open AccessAnne C de Munter, Jeannine L A Hautvast et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    In light of an imminent rubella outbreak in the Netherlands, a tailored education campaign should be prepared aimed at and established in cooperation with the under-vaccinated orthodox Protestant community. Health care providers should provide adequate information on rubella and support decision-making in order to stimulate women to make a deliberate and informed decision on rubella screening and, if necessary, subsequent vaccination

  • A systematic literature review to clarify the concept of vaccine hesitancy

    Open AccessDaphne Bussink-Voorend, Jeannine L A Hautvast et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2022

  • Determinants of Inappropriate Antibiotics Use in Rural Central Ghana Using a Mixed Methods Approach

    Open AccessSamuel Afari-Asiedu, Felix Boakye Oppong et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2020

    Background: The consequences of antibiotic resistance are projected to be most severe in low and middle income countries (LMIC) with high infectious disease burden. This study examined determinants of inappropriate antibiotic use at the community level in rural Ghana. Methods: An observational study involving qualitative and quantitative methods was conducted between July, 2016 and September, 2018 in Ghana. Two household surveys were conducted at…

  • Every medicine is medicine; exploring inappropriate antibiotic use at the community level in rural Ghana

    Open AccessSamuel Afari-Asiedu, Marlies Hulscher et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Inappropriate antibiotic use were influenced by general lack of knowledge on antibiotics and identification of antibiotics by colours of capsules which leads to confusion and could lead to inappropriate antibiotic use. There is the need for public health education on appropriate antibiotic use and standardization of appearance of antibiotics and other drugs to optimize use

  • Determinants of students' willingness to accept a measles–mumps–rubella booster vaccination during a mumps outbreak

    Open AccessHanna W Donkers, Jeannine L A Hautvast et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    During a mumps outbreak, university students were generally willing to accept a hypothetical MMR booster vaccination. Risk perception, outcome expectations, perceived social norms, and organisational characteristics should be taken into account in the planning of any vaccination campaign for university students during an outbreak of an infectious disease

  • The role of religious leaders in promoting acceptance of vaccination within a minority group

    Open AccessWilhelmina L M Ruijs, Wilhelmina LM Ruijs et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Religious leaders' attitudes towards vaccination vary from full acceptance to clear refusal. According to orthodox Protestant church order, local congregation members appoint their religious leaders themselves. Obviously they choose leaders whose views are compatible with the views of the congregation members. Moreover, the positions of orthodox Protestant religious leaders on vaccination will not change easily, as their objections to vaccination…

  • How orthodox protestant parents decide on the vaccination of their children

    Open AccessWilhelmina L M Ruijs, Jeannine L A Hautvast et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    Policy makers and health care professionals should stimulate orthodox protestant parents to make a deliberate vaccination choice but also realize that a deliberate choice does not necessarily mean a choice to vaccinate

  • Religious subgroups influencing vaccination coverage in the Dutch Bible belt

    Open AccessWilhelmina L M Ruijs, Wilhelmina LM Ruijs et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    As variance in municipal vaccination coverage in the Bible belt is largely explained by membership ratios of the various OPDs, control of vaccine preventable diseases should be focused on these specific risk groups. In current policy part of the orthodox protestant risk group is missed

  • Cost-Effectiveness of a Quality Improvement Collaborative Focusing on Patients With Diabetes

    Loes M T Schouten, Loes Schouten et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2010References: 29

    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the lifelong health effects, costs, and cost-effectiveness of a quality improvement collaborative focusing on improving diabetes management in an integrated care setting. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Economic evaluation from a healthcare perspective with lifetime horizon alongside a nonrandomized, controlled, before-after study in the Netherlands. Analyses were based on 1861 diabetes patients in 6 intervention and 9 control…

  • Effect of a comprehensive intervention program targeting general practice staff on quality of life in patients at high cardiovascular risk

    Open AccessClaudia M Lobo, Bernard D Frijling et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2004

  • Interventions to improve the delivery of preventive services in primary care

    M E Hulscher, Marlies Hulscher et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1999Cited by: 5References: 59

    OBJECTIVES: This review was conducted to determine the effectiveness of different interventions to improve the delivery of preventive services in primary care. METHODS: MEDLINE searches and manual searches of 21 scientific journals and the Cochrane Effective Professional and Organization of Care of trials were used to identify relevant studies. Randomized controlled trials and controlled before-and-after studies were included if they focused on i…