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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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