Jean‐Pierre Van Geertruyden

Dados Biográficos

ID7007141
NOMEJean‐Pierre Van Geertruyden
PRENOMESJean‐Pierre
SOBRENOMEVan Geertruyden
ASSINATURAVAN GEERTRUYDEN J P
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Antwerp
ORCID0000-0001-5006-6364
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS16
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2012
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Household food insecurity among refugees

    Open AccessMichael T Wagaba, Christopher Garimoi Orach et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2026

    Background Over a quarter of Uganda’s population is food-insecure. Agrarian refugee populations are disproportionately affected; however, evidence on how food insecurity varies across refugee settlements by climatic region remains limited.Objective We assessed refugee household food insecurity across three settlements located in different climatic regions of Uganda.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 600 refugees from Kiryandongo,…

  • Effects of climate change-related hazards on food security and health within refugee settlements in Uganda

    Open AccessMichael T Wagaba, Jean‐Pierre Van Geertruyden et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2026

    BACKGROUND: Climate change presents more dire impacts on food security and health in Africa than any other region worldwide. These impacts are expectedly more pronounced in predominantly agrarian refugee settings like Uganda, which is also the largest refugee host in Africa. However, there is limited contextual evidence regarding the effects of climate change-related hazards in Uganda to guide context-relevant interventions amidst the ongoing aid…

  • Trends in malaria prevalence among school-age children in Mainland Tanzania, 2015–2023

    Open AccessFrank Chacky, Joseph T Hicks et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    In high-transmission areas, school-aged children have higher malaria prevalence and contribute significantly to the transmission reservoir. Malaria infections can be asymptomatic or present with symptoms which may contribute to anaemia, severe illness and fatal malaria. This analysis provides trends of malaria prevalence and associated risk factors among school-aged children in mainland Tanzania. Data for this analysis were obtained from nationwi…

  • Malaria-malnutrition interaction

    Open AccessJeremiah John Hhera, Geofrey Makenga et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Although substantial efforts to control malaria are ongoing in the study setting, the dual burden of malaria and malnutrition remains significant. Anti-malaria use for preventive purpose may not be sufficient to improve nutritional status, reinforcing that integrated interventions are required to address both malaria and malnutrition. Public health efforts should combine malaria control with nutrition programs, including community-driven strategi…

  • An ancillary care policy in a vaccine trial conducted in a resource-constrained setting

    Open AccessGwen Lemey, Ynke Larivière et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: Clear guidelines to implement ancillary care (AC) in clinical trials conducted in resource-constrained settings are lacking. Here, we evaluate an AC policy developed for a vaccine trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and formulate policy recommendations. METHODS: To evaluate the AC policy, we performed a longitudinal cohort study, nested in an open-label, single-centre, randomised Ebola vaccine trial conducted among healthc…

  • Researchers’ responsibilities in resource-constrained settings

    Open AccessGwen Lemey, Trésor Zola et al.ARTICLEResearch Ethics2024

    In this paper, we discuss challenges associated with implementing a policy for Ancillary Care (AC) for related and unrelated (serious) adverse events during an Ebola vaccine trial conducted in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Conducting clinical trials in resourceconstrained settings can raise context-related challenges that have implications for study participants’ health and wellbeing. During the Ebola vaccine study, three…

  • Implementation of a malaria prevention education intervention in Southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessZerihun Zerdo, Sibyl Anthieren et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Low attendance of parents in the training was the major challenge for the success of MPE. National malaria program should ensure the access to malaria prevention measures; and future studies using increased frequency of the intervention embedded with monitoring adherence to the intervention protocol shall be conducted to improve the gains from existing malaria interventions

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Peer-Delivered HIV Self-Tests for MSM in Uganda

    Open AccessStephen Okoboi, Barbara Castelnuovo et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Introduction: Distribution of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits through MSM peer networks is a novel and effective strategy to increase HIV testing coverage in this high-risk population. No study has evaluated the cost or cost effectiveness of peer distribution of HIVST strategies among MSM in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: From June to August 2018, we conducted a pilot study of secondary MSM peer HIVST kit distribution at The AIDS Support Organization…

  • Algorithm for the support of non-related (serious) adverse events in an Ebola vaccine trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Open AccessGwen Lemey, Ynke Larivière et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    Implementing an Ebola vaccine trial in a remote area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and being confronted with a dysfunctional health care system and acute unmet health needs of participants, ethical considerations were made regarding the ancillary care obligations of the sponsor and researchers. Spurred by the occurrence of non-related (serious) adverse events (NR-SAEs), the Universities of Antwerp and Kinshasa jointly developed a…

  • Correlates of knowledge of family planning among people living in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda

    Open AccessAnnet Nanvubya, Rhoda K Wanyenze et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    FP awareness among people living in FCs of L. Victoria in Uganda is high. However, good knowledge about specific methods tends to be low. Correlates of knowledge of FP include gender, residence, marital status and sexual engagement

  • Knowledge and practices of general practitioners at district hospitals towards cervical cancer prevention in Burundi, 2015

    Open AccessZacharie Ndizeye, Davy Vanden Broeck et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2018

    BACKGROUND: Well-organized screening and treatment programmes are effective to prevent Invasive Cervical Cancer (ICC) in LMICs. To achieve this, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the involvement of existing health personnel in casu doctors, nurses, midwives in ICC prevention. A necessary precondition is that health personnel have appropriate knowledge about ICC. Therefore, to inform policy makers and training institutions in Burundi,…

  • The Challenges of Research Informed Consent in Socio‐Economically Vulnerable Populations

    Open AccessMarion Kalabuanga, Raffaella Ravinetto et al.ARTICLEDeveloping World Bioethics2016

    In medical research, the ethical principle of respect for persons is operationalized into the process of informed consent. The consent tools should be contextualized and adapted to the different socio‐cultural environment, especially when research crosses the traditional boundaries and reaches poor communities. We look at the challenges experienced in the malaria Quinact trial, conducted in the D emocratic R epublic of C ongo, and describe some l…

  • Effectiveness of educational outreach in infectious diseases management

    Open AccessMartin Mbonye, Martin Kayitale Mbonye et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    Effects of OSS on workload were not statistically significant. Significant OSS effects on facility performance across subgroups were heterogeneous. OSS supported MLP who diagnosed and treated patients to apply IMID knowledge. For other providers, OSS supported team work to manage emergency patients. This evidence on OSS effectiveness could inform interventions to improve health workers' capacity to deliver better quality infectious diseases care

  • Malaria policies versus practices, a reality check from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Open AccessHypolite Muhindo Mavoko, Gillon Ilombe et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    This study shows the discrepancy between malaria policies and the reality on the field in Kinshasa, regarding patients' health seeking behaviour and health professionals' practices. Consequently, the poor compliance to the policies may contribute to the genesis and spread of antimalarial drug resistance and also have a negative impact on the burden of the disease

  • Programme level implementation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) use

    Open AccessDaniel Kyabayinze, Daniel J Kyabayinze et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    One-day training on the use of RDTs successfully provided adequate skill and competency among health workers to perform RDTs in fever case management at LLHF in a Uganda setting. The cost averaged at US$101 per health worker trained, with the main cost drivers being trainee travel and per diems. Given the good peer training noted in this study, there is need to explore the cost-effectiveness of a cascade training model for large scale implementat…

  • Parasite-based malaria diagnosis

    Open AccessDaniel Kyabayinze, Daniel J Kyabayinze et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    Primary health care facilities had inadequate human and infrastructural capacity to effectively implement universal parasite-based malaria diagnosis. The priority capacity building needs identified were: 1) recruitment and retention of qualified staff, 2) comprehensive training of health workers in fever management, 3) malaria diagnosis quality control systems and 4) strengthening of supply chain, stock management and referral systems