Publications by authors named "Marie-Paule Kestemont"

Women economic potential can be used to reduce household's food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. This study analyzed the influence of gender on household's food security through the household's income in North-Benin. We selected 300 households using a multistage sampling technique.

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Sunlight exposure is an essential source of vitamin D for many humans. However, hypovitaminosis D is a global public health problem. This study aimed to develop and validate a sun exposure score (SES) and correlate it with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in women of childbearing age.

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To identify factors that influenced Moroccans' intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine, a cross-sectional survey among a Moroccan sample was conducted based on Health Belief Model constructs. Participants' sociodemographic characteristics, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived barriers, perceived benefits, self-efficacy, cues to action, and intention to receive vaccine data were collected and analyzed using a structural equation model (SEM). The survey was completed by 3800 individuals; 57.

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  • In Morocco, the PaPOE study investigates how exposure to pesticides affects the epigenome of offspring by measuring oxidative stress markers in farmworkers and pregnant women.
  • The study includes a cross-sectional analysis of 300 farmworkers and a birth cohort of 1,000 pregnant women, focusing on DNA alterations and biomonitoring to identify health risks associated with pesticide exposure.
  • Initiated in 2019, the ongoing research aims to develop an integrated monitoring system for assessing environmental exposures and their long-term health effects in Morocco and beyond.
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To assess whether knowledge, attitude, and perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic predicted changes in behaviors among the general Moroccan population, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted between 30 March and 20 April involving a total of 14,157 participants. The statistical analysis of the data included univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Our results suggest that less than ten days after the Moroccan government announced "Health state of Emergency" response to the COVID-19 outbreak, public knowledge, attitude and responses to the pandemic were relatively high.

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