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Researcher
Peter Decat
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70
Results
2025
Insights to optimizing health extension workers’ time use and efficiency in Ethiopia : a qualitative study
Kora Tushune Godana
Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu
Negalign Berhanu Bayou
Yohannes Kebede
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
2025
Multidimensional performance enablers of Ethiopian community-based health extension program : a scoping review
Kora Tushune Godana
Zewdie Birhanu
Gugsa Nemera
Kasahun Eba
Fikadu Balcha
Yibeltal Assefa
Wim V. Damme
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2025
Soutien scientifique, analyse et évaluation des projets pilotes initiés et financés dans ce cadre par le SPF Santé publique et le SPF Justice, en vue de recommandations pratiques et politiques pour une amélioration des soins de santé en milieu pénitentiaire
Julia Madl
Aline Pouille
Siham El Jaouhari
El-Amine Zerrouk
Laura Magang Fopossi
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Pieter Vynckier
Kristel Beyens
Jan De Maeseneer
Peter Decat
et al.
Report
2025
Using causal effect estimation to evaluate occupational stress factors during a weekend on-call shift among general practitioners in training
Géraldine Deberdt
Paloma Rabaey
Sam Van Damme
Laure-Ann Quenon
Peter Decat
Thomas Demeester
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PRIMARY CARE
2025
Wetenschappelijke ondersteuning, analyse en evaluatie van de pilootprojecten gefinancierd door de FOD Volksgezondheid en de FOD Justitie, met het oog op praktijk- en beleidsaanbevelingen voor een adequatere penitentiaire gezondheidszorg
Aline Pouille
Julia Madl
Siham El Jaouhari
El-Amine Zerrouk
Laura Magang Fopossi
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Pieter Vynckier
Kristel Beyens
Jan De Maeseneer
Peter Decat
et al.
Report
2025
2024
Facilitating self-management support using the behaviour change wheel (BCW) to address healthcare professionals’ behaviour
Lotte Timmermans
Peter Decat
Veerle Foulon
Ann Van Hecke
Mieke Vermandere
Birgitte Schoenmakers
[missing] Primary Care Academy
A2
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH OPEN
2024
Implementing primary care concepts in higher education : a mixed method study in Flanders (Belgium)
Lotte Vanneste
Sam Pless
Sandra Martin
Emily Verte
Roy Remmen
Pauline Boeckxstaens
Peter Pype
Reini Haverals
Dagje Boeykens
Dominique Van de Velde
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PRIMARY CARE
2024
Induced abortion : a cross-sectional study on knowledge of and attitudes toward the new abortion law in Maputo and Quelimane cities, Mozambique (vol 20, 129, 2020)
Mónica Frederico
Carlos Arnaldo
Peter Decat
Adelino Juga
Elizabeth Kemigisha
Olivier Degomme
Kristien Michielsen
Correction
2024
Outreach work in Belgian primary care practices during COVID-19 : results from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Esther Van Poel
Pierre Vanden Bussche
Benoit Petré
Cécile Ponsar
Peter Decat
Sara Willems
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PRIMARY CARE
2024
Self-management support (SMS) in primary care practice : a qualitative focus group study of care professionals’ experiences
Lotte Timmermans
Dagje Boeykens
Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi
Dominique Van de Velde
Patricia De Vriendt
Peter Decat
Veerle Foulon
Ann Van Hecke
Mieke Vermandere
Birgitte Schoenmakers
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PRIMARY CARE
2024
Time-dependent complexity characterisation of activity patterns in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Paloma Rabaey
Peter Decat
Stefan Heytens
Dirk Vogelaers
An Mariman
Thomas Demeester
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MEDICINE
2024
Transforming healthcare : a pilot study to improve primary healthcare professionals’ self-management support behaviour through blended learning
Lotte Timmermans
Peter Decat
Veerle Foulon
Ann Van Hecke
Mieke Vermandere
Birgitte Schoenmakers
[missing] the Primary Care Academy
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
2024
Young women’s decision making regarding contraception and induced abortion : research on socio-ecological factors in Maputo and Quelimane cities, Mozambique
Mónica Frederico
Peter Decat
Kristien Michielsen
Carlos Arnaldo
Dissertation
2024
2023
Addressing health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic through primary health care and public health collaboration : a multiple case study analysis in eight high-income countries
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Q. Jane Zhao
Sara Ares-Blanco
Maria Pilar Astier Peña
Peter Decat
Naoki Kondo
Madelon Kroneman
Daisuke Nishioka
Ferdinando Petrazzuoli
Guri Rortveit
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
2023
Adults’ perceptions on adolescent attitudes towards pregnancy and abortion in Maputo and Quelimane Cities, Mozambique : an exploratory qualitative study
Mónica Frederico
Carlos Arnaldo
Rehana Capurchande
Peter Decat
Kristien Michielsen
A2
Journal Article
in
SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL
2023
Characteristics of self-management support (SMS) interventions and their impact on Quality of Life (QoL) in adults with chronic diseases : an umbrella review of systematic reviews
Lotte Timmermans
Elena Golder
Peter Decat
Veerle Foulon
Ann Van Hecke
Birgitte Schoenmakers
A1
Journal Article
in
HEALTH POLICY
2023
Outreach work in Belgian primary care practices during COVID-19 : results from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study to inform primary healthcare interventions to reach out to vulnerable populations
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Esther Van Poel
Pierre Vanden Bussche
Peter Decat
Sara Willems
C3
Conference
2023
The role of community health workers in primary healthcare in the WHO-EU region : a scoping review
Tijs Van Iseghem
Ilka Jacobs
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Peter Delobelle
Sara Willems
Caroline Masquillier
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
2023
Will the implementation process for goal-oriented primary care succeed? A qualitative study investigating five perceived attributes of goal-oriented care
Ine Huybrechts
Anja Declercq
Emily Verté
Pauline Boeckxstaens
Peter Raeymaeckers
Sibyl Anthierens
Dominique Van de Velde
An De Sutter
Patricia De Vriendt
Lies Lahousse
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
2023
2022
Organization of primary care
Mehmet Akman
Duygu Ayhan Başer
Bugu Usanma Koban
Tino Marti
Peter Decat
Yann Lefeuvre
Robin Miller
A1
Journal Article
in
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
2022
Recommendations for researchers on synchronous, online, nominal group sessions in times of Covid-19 : fishbone analysis
Lotte Timmermans
Ine Huybrechts
Peter Decat
Veerle Foulon
Ann Van Hecke
Mieke Vermandere
Birgitte Schoenmakers
A2
Journal Article
in
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
2022
Self-management support in Flemish primary care practice : the development of a preliminary conceptual model using a qualitative approach
Lotte Timmermans
Dagje Boeykens
Mustafa Muhammed Sirimsi
Peter Decat
Veerle Foulon
Ann Van Hecke
Mieke Vermandere
Birgitte Schoenmakers
Roy Remmen
Emily Verté
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PRIMARY CARE
2022
The role of community health workers in primary healthcare in the WHO-EU region : a mixed methods scoping review
Tijs Van Iseghem
Peter Decat
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Peter Delobelle
C3
Conference
2022
Understanding trustful relationships between community health workers and vulnerable citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic : a realist evaluation
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Sara Willems
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
2022
2021
Community health workers as a strategy to tackle psychosocial suffering due to physical distancing : a randomized controlled trial
Dorien Vanden Bossche
Susan Lagaert
Sara Willems
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
2021
Family physician perceptions of climate change, migration, health, and healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa : an exploratory study
Charlotte Scheerens
Els Bekaert
Sunanda Ray
Akye Essuman
Bob Mash
Peter Decat
An De Sutter
Patrick Van Damme
Wouter Vanhove
Samuel Lietaer
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
2021
Self-management support in primary care practice : the development of a conceptual model using a qualitative approach
Lotte Timmermans
Dagje Boeykens
Mustafa Muhammed Sirimsi
Peter Decat
Veerle Foulon
Ann Van Hecke
Mieke Vermandere
Birgitte Schoenmakers
Preprint
2021
2020
Induced abortion : a cross-sectional study on knowledge of and attitudes toward the new abortion law in Maputo and Quelimane cities, Mozambique
Mónica Frederico
Carlos Arnaldo
Peter Decat
Adelino Juga
Elizabeth Kemigisha
Olivier Degomme
Kristien Michielsen
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC WOMENS HEALTH
2020
Tackling adverse health effects of climate change and migration through intersectoral capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa
Charlotte Scheerens
Ilse Ruyssen
Sunanda Ray
An De Sutter
Wouter Vanhove
Els Bekaert
Bob Mash
Peter Decat
Jan De Maeseneer
A2
Journal Article
in
BJGP OPEN
2020
Universal health coverage and primary health care : the 30 by 2030 campaign
Jan De Maeseneer
Donald Li
Bjorg Palsdottir
Bob Mash
Diederik Aarendonk
Anna Stavdal
Shabir Moosa
Peter Decat
Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde
Gorik Ooms
et al.
Editorial material
2020
2019
Adult and young women communication on sexuality : a pilot intervention in Maputo-Mozambique
Mónica Frederico
Carlos Arnaldo
Kristien Michielsen
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
2019
Inter-professional collaboration reduces the burden of caring for patients with mental illnesses in primary healthcare. A realist evaluation study
Marieke De Sutter
An De Sutter
Nora Sundahl
Tom Declercq
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
European Journal of General Practice
2019
Teaching the health advocacy role in family medicine: Trial and error
Peter Decat
Meral Demirören
An De Sutter
Editorial material
2019
2018
'They are after quantity, not quality' : health providers’ perceptions of fee exemption policies in Morocco
Karen Van der Veken
Fahdi Dkhimi
Bruno Marchal
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
2018
Factors influencing abortion decision-making processes among young women
Mónica Frederico
Kristien Michielsen
Carlos Arnaldo
Peter Decat
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
2018
2017
Anticonceptie bij patiënten met een migratieachtergrond : hoe kan de huisarts de therapietrouw verbeteren?
Anne Christine van den Akker
Peter Decat
A2
Journal Article
in
HUISARTS NU (BERCHEM)
2017
Primary healthcare for refugees : the Ponton experience
Ahmad Khalid Zurmati
An De Sutter
Peter Decat
Editorial material
2017
2016
Lessons learnt from the CERCA Project, a multicomponent intervention to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health in three Latin America countries : a qualitative post-hoc evaluation
Olena Ivanova
Kathya Cordova Pozo
Zoyla Esmeralda Segura
Bernardo Vega
Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Michelle J Hindin
Marleen Temmerman
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Kristien Michielsen
A1
Journal Article
in
EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING
2016
Practical lessons for bringing policy-makers on board in sexual and reproductive health research
Aurore Guieu
Wei Hong Zhang
Yves Lafort
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Shuchen Wang
Birgit Kerstens
Els Duysburgh
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
2016
Reorienting adolescent sexual and reproductive health research: reflections from an international conference
Kristien Michielsen
Sara De Meyer
Olena Ivanova
Ragnar Anderson
Peter Decat
Céline Herbiet
Caroline W Kabiru
Evert Ketting
James Lees
Caroline Moreau
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
2016
2015
Addressing the unmet contraceptive need of adolescents and unmarried youth: act or interact?: learning from comprehensive interventions in China and Latin America
Peter Decat
Olivier Degomme
Kristien Michielsen
Dissertation
2015
Een cross-sectionale studie naar attitudes ten aanzien van gendergelijkheid, seksueel gedrag, positieve seksuele ervaringen, en communicatie over seks bij seksueel actieve en niet-actieve jongeren in Bolivia en Ecuador
Sara De Meyer
L Jaruseviciene
A Zaborskis
Peter Decat
B Vega
K Cordova
Marleen Temmerman
Olivier Degomme
Kristien Michielsen
C3
Conference
2015
Effect of improving the knowledge, attitude and practice of reproductive health among female migrant workers: a worksite-based intervention in Guangzhou, China
Xue Gao
Longchang Xu
Ciyong Lu
Jie Wu
Zhijin Wang
Peter Decat
Wei Hong Zhang
Yimin Chen
Eileen Moyer
Shizhong Wu
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SEXUAL HEALTH
2015
Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Latin America : reflections from an International Congress
Kathya Córdova Pozo
Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Peter Decat
Erica Nelson
Sara De Meyer
Lina Jaruseviciene
Bernardo Vega
Zoyla Segura
Nancy Auqulla
Arnold Hagens
et al.
Editorial material
2015
Sexual onset and contraceptive use among adolescents from poor neighbourhoods in Managua, Nicaragua
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Lina Jaruseviciene
Miguel Orozco
Marcia Ibarra
Zoyla Segura
Joel Medina
Bernardo Vega
Kristien Michielsen
Marleen Temmerman
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
2015
2014
A cross-sectional study on attitudes toward gender equality, sexual behavior, positive sexual experiences, and communication about sex among sexually active and non-sexually active adolescents in Bolivia and Ecuador
Sara De Meyer
Lina Jaruseviciene
Apolinaris Zaborskis
Peter Decat
Bernardo Vega
Marleen Temmerman
Olivier Degomme
Kristien Michielsen
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
2014
Community-based interventions promoting adolescents' sexual health in three Latin American cities: impact and impact modifying factors
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Lina Jaruseviciene
C3
Conference
2014
Factorial validation of the Attitudes toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA) in assessing sexual behaviour patterns in Bolivian and Ecuadorian adolescents
Lina Jaruseviciene
Sara De Meyer
Peter Decat
Apolinaras Zaborskis
Olivier Degomme
Mildrett Rojas
Salazar Arnold Hagens
Nancy Auquilla
Bernardo Vega
Anna C Gorter
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
2014
Positive attitudes towards gender equality go hand in hand with a safe and happy sex life among adolescents: results from a cross-sectional study in Bolivia and Ecuador
Sara De Meyer
Lina Jaruseviciene
Apolinaras Zaborskis
Peter Decat
Bernardo Vega
Kathya Cordova
Marleen Temmerman
Olivier Degomme
Kristien Michielsen
C3
Conference
2014
2013
Community embedded reproductive health interventions for adolescents in Latin America: development and evaluation of a complex multi-centre intervention
Peter Decat
Erica Nelson
Sara De Meyer
Lina Jaruseviciene
Miguel Orozco
Zoyla Segura
Anna Gorter
Bernardo Vega
Kathya Cordova
Lea Maes
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
2013
Community embedded reproductive health interventions for adolescents in Latin America: development of a complex intervention
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Lina Jaruseviciene
Marcia Ibarra
Joel Medina
Nancy Auquilla
A Hagens
C3
Conference
2013
Do gender attitude and sex of sexually inexperienced adolescents influence their opinion of sexual intercourse?
Sara De Meyer
Peter Decat
L Jaruseviciene
Marleen Temmerman
C3
Conference
2013
Does equalitarian gender attitudes are related to adolescent sexual behavior?
Lina Jaruseviciene
Sara De Meyer
Peter Decat
Kathya Cordova
Nancy Auquilla
Zoyla Segura
Leonas Valius
C3
Conference
2013
Gender attitudes and sexual behaviour in Bolivian and Ecuadorian adolescents
Lina Jaruseviciene
Sara De Meyer
Peter Decat
Apolinaras Zaborskis
Nancy Auquilla
A Hagens
Jeffrey Lazarus
C3
Conference
2013
Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health care in Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua: health providers' perspective
Lina Jaruseviciene
Jeffrey Lazarus
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Leonas Valius
Marleen Temmerman
C3
Conference
2013
Intrapersonal factors associated to adolescent sexual behaviour in Latin America: a cross sectional survey in three cities
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Lina Jaruseviciene
Bernardo Vega
Kathya Cordova
Miguel Orozco
Zoyla Segura
Marleen Temmerman
C3
Conference
2013
Intrapersonal factors associated with sexual onset and contraceptive use among adolescents in Managua, Nicaragua
Miguel Orozco
Peter Decat
Zoyla Segura
Marcia Ibarra
Sara De Meyer
Joel Medina
Lina Jaruseviciene
C3
Conference
2013
Primary healthcare providers' views on improving sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua
Lina Jaruseviciene
Miguel Orozco
Marcia Ibarra
Freddy Cordova Ossio
Bernardo José Vega Crespo
Nancy Auquilla
Joel Medina
Anna C Gorter
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
2013
Sexual and reproductive health care for adolescents in Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua: possibilities for improvement from the perspective of primary health care providers
Lina Jaruseviciene
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Jeffrey Lazarus
C3
Conference
2013
Universal health coverage: yes, but coverage of what?: the need for people-centered care
Peter Decat
Karel Gyselinck
Christine Leyns
Hernan Montenegro
Bart Criel
C3
Conference
2013
2012
Conceptualizing person- and people centeredness in primary health care : a literature review
Christine Leyns
Jan De Maeseneer
Sara Willems
Pauline Boeckxstaens
Peter Decat
Lieve Daeren
Veerle Vyncke
C3
Conference
2012
Do gender attitude and sex of sexually inexperienced adolescents influence their opinion of sexual intercourse?: results of a survey among secondary school students in Cochabamba (Bolivia) and Cuenca (Ecuador)
Lina Jaruseviciene
Peter Decat
Sara De Meyer
Marleen Temmerman
C3
Conference
2012
From 'patientr to 'person' to 'people' : the need for integrated, people-centered healthcare
Jan De Maeseneer
C Van Weel
L Daeren
Christine Leyns
Peter Decat
Pauline Boeckxstaens
Dirk Avonts
Sara Willems
A2
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERSON CENTERED MEDICINE
2012
Promoting contraceptive use among female rural-to-urban migrants in Qingdao, China: a comparative impact study of worksite based interventions
Peter Decat
Wei Hong Zhang
Wim Delva
Eileen Moyer
Yimin Cheng
Zhi-jin Wang
Ci-yong Lu
Shi-zhong Wu
Ruta Nadisauskiene
Marleen Temmerman
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
2012
Promoting contraceptive use more effectively among unmarried male migrants in construction sites in China : a pilot intervention trial
Dian He
Yi-min Cheng
Shi-Zhong Wu
Peter Decat
Zhi-Jin Wang
Meile Minkauskiene
Eileen Moyer
A1
Journal Article
in
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2012
Sexual and reproductive health status and related knowledge among female migrant workers in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional survey
Ciyong Lu
Longchang Xu
Jie Wu
Zhijin Wang
Peter Decat
Wei Hong Zhang
Yimin Chen
Eileen Moyer
Shizhong Wu
Meile Minkauskiene
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
2012
Study on sexual and reproductive health behaviors of unmarried female migrants in China
Dian He
You Zhou
Shizhong Wu
Ning Ji
Zhijin Wang
Peter Decat
Eileen Moyer
Meile Minkauskiene
Cheng Pang
Yimin Cheng
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH
2012
2011
Determinants of unmet need for contraception among Chinese migrants: a worksite-based survey
Peter Decat
Wei Hong Zhang
Eileen Moyer
Yimin Cheng
Zhi-jin Wang
Ci-yong Lu
Shi-zong Wu
Ruta Jolanta Nadisauskiene
Stanley Lüchters
Myriam Deveugele
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
2011
2010
Beyond figures: snapshots from research of sexual and reproductive health
Marleen Temmerman
Kristien Michielsen
Peter Decat
Dirk Van Braeckel
Book
2010
Vanuit de onderbuik: snapshots uit onderzoek naar seksuele en reproductieve gezondheid
Marleen Temmerman
Kristien Michielsen
Peter Decat
Dirk Van Braeckel
Book
2010