Publications by authors named "P Nivoix"
[Social representations of public health among healthcare workers within the French Armed Forces].
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique
February 2016
Background: Public health is a multidisciplinary activity whose fields of action are acquiring an increasingly broad. The Service de santé des armées (SSA) has always had a culture of public health problems thanks to doctors specialized in the treatment of major diseases. Often involved in public health activities, health professionals nevertheless have a fragmented vision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In the Armed Forces, knowledge about the causes of deaths is required in order to develop prevention strategies. This study presents the main characteristics of causes of deaths among male active-duty personnel in the French Armed Forces during the 2006-10 period and compares them with the general French male population.
Methods: The data are provided by military public health surveillance.
Objectives: In September 2009, an increase in seasonal influenza vaccine adverse events (VAE), compared with reports for previous years, was detected among the French armed forces in the setting of an extended immunization campaign. This work presents the results of this investigation.
Study Design: VAE were surveyed among all French military personnel from 2008 to 2009 by Epidemiological Departments of the French Military Health Service.
Objectives: An outbreak of novel A(H1N1) virus influenza, detected in Mexico in April 2009, spread worldwide in 9 weeks. The aim of this paper is to present the monitoring results of this influenza outbreak among French armed forces.
Study Design: The period of monitoring by the Military Influenza Surveillance System (MISS) was 9 months, from May 2009 to April 2010.