Publications

Humanitarian aid & development

Peer-reviewed publications

• Laermans J, O D, Van den Bosch E, De Buck E, Compernolle V, Shinar E, Vandekerckhove P. Impact of disasters on blood donation rates and blood safety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vox Sang 2022, 117(6):769-779
• Veys K, Dockx K, Van Remoortel H, Vandekerckhove P, De Buck E. The effect of hand hygiene promotion programs during epidemics and pandemics of respiratory droplet-transmissible infections on health outcomes: a rapid systematic review. BMC Public Health 2021, 21(1):1745
• De Buck E, Laermans J, Vanhove A-C, Dockx K, Vandekerckhove P, Geduld H. An educational pathway and teaching materials for first aid training of children in sub-Saharan Africa based on the best available evidence. BMC Public Health 2020, 20(1):836
• Dockx K, Van Remoortel H, De Buck E, Schelstraete C, Vanderheyden A, Lievens T, Kinyagu JT, Mamuya S, Vandekerckhove P. Effect of Contextualized Versus Non-Contextualized Interventions for Improving Hand Washing, Sanitation, and Health in Rural Tanzania: Study Design of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019, 16,2529
• Vanhove AC, Avau B, De Buck E, Vandekerckhove P. Commentary on "The Potential Efficacy of Psychological First Aid on Self-Reported Anxiety and Mood: A Pilot Study" by Everly et al. (2016).  J Nerv Ment Dis 2018, 206(5):390
• De Buck E, Hannes K, Cargo M, Van Remoortel H, Vande veegaete A, Mosles H-J, Govender T, Vandekerckhove P, Young T. Engagement of stakeholders in the development of a Theory of Change for handwashing and sanitation behaviour change. Int J Environ Health Res 2018, 28(1):8-22
• De Buck E, Van Remoortel H, Hannes K, Govender T, Naidoo S, Avau B, Vande veegaete A, Musekiwa A, Lutje V, Cargo M, Mosler H-J, Vandekerckhove P, Young T. Approaches to promote handwashing and sanitation behaviour change in low- and middle-income countries. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2017:7
• Vande veegaete A, Borra V, De Buck E, Vandekerckhove P. Guidelines of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: an overview and quality appraisal using AGREE II. BMJ Open 2016, 6:e011744 
• De Buck E, Borra V, De Weerdt E, Vande Veegaete A, Vandekerckhove P. A systematic review of the amount of water per person per day needed to prevent morbidity and mortality in (post-) disaster settings. PLoS ONE 2015, 10(5):e0126395
• Van Remoortel H, De Buck E, Singhal M, Vandekerckhove P, Agarwal SP. The effectiveness of insecticide-treated and untreated nets to prevent malaria in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Trop Med Int Health 2015, 20(8):972-982
• Dieltjens T, Moonens I, Van Praet K, De Buck E, Vandekerckhove P. A systematic literature search on psychological first aid: Lack of evidence to develop guidelines. PLoS ONE 2014, 9(12):e114714

Poster presentations on national and international conferences

• Van Remoortel H, De Buck E, Schelstraete C, Lievens T, Vandekerckhove P. Applying the Evidence Ecosystem concept as a tool to demonstrate the succesful implementation of Evidence-Based Practice in international aid: the example of Water, Sanitation and Hygiëne (WASH). ​EBHC conference, 6-9 November 2019, Taormina, Italy.
• Vanhove A-C, De Buck E, Vandekerckhove P. How a systematic review and continued stakeholder engagement can lead to a Theory of Change relevant to the aid sector. 25th Cochrane Colloquium 2018 - Edinburgh, UK.
• Van Remoortel H, Naidoo S, Avau B, Govender T, Vandekerckhove P, Young T, De Buck E. Measuring behavioural change outcomes in development aid: a call for standardization to improve the evidence synthesis. 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health 2017 - Antwerp, Belgium
• Van Remoortel H, Naidoo S, Avau B, Govender T, Vandekerckhove P, Young T, De Buck E. Measuring behavioural change outcomes in development aid: a call for standardization to improve the evidence synthesis. Global Evidence Summit 2017 - Cape Town, South Africa
• Schelstraete C, De Buck E, Van Remoortel H, Hannes K, Vande veegaete A, Vandekerckhove P, Young T. Engaging stakeholders in the conduct of a systematic review of WASH promotion programs on behaviour change. WEDC International Conference 2017 - Loughborough, UK
• Van Remoortel H, De Buck E, Vande veegaete A, Musekiwa A, Govender T, Naidoo S, Lutje V, Vandekerckhove P, Mosler H-J, Young T. Which promotional approaches are effective in change handwashing behavior in low and middle-income countries? 7th Emergency environmental health forum 2016, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Borra V, Axel Vande veegaete A, De Buck E, Philippe Vandekerckhove P. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Guidelines: an overview and quality appraisal. GIN conference 2016 - Philadelphia, USA