BackgroundDiet is an essential determinant of health. Among the health determinants, we find access problems that are summarized as food insecurity. While such food insecurity has been studied in other countries and correlated to several health problems, it has been scarcely assessed in Belgium. The purpose of this work was to determine the factors of food insecurity existing within the Belgian population.MethodFrom November 2016 to February 2017, a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 19 adults present attending the waiting rooms of six Public Social Action Centers in French-speaking Belgium, analyzed by grounded theory.ResultsIn Belgium, for given food preferences and needs, food insecurity could be summarized as inadequacy between necessary and available resources within two dimensions: at the access level, for financial, temporal, informational, and freedom of action, and at the food use level, for temporal factors, material, knowledge, and skills. In these situations of inadequacy, participants reported finding either strategies to restore balance, or being forced to alter the quality or quantity of their diet.ConclusionWhile several factors of food insecurity may exist in Belgium, it appears essential that the first line of care these factors into consideration, since they could interfere with care and health, and because the first line of care is ideally placed to inform and refer the patients in question. Several courses of action are proposed in this work, which must still be confirmed by other studies.

Introduction The misuse of Pregabalin has been the subject of growing concern for several years. The effects sought are multiple and it is rarely taken as a single drug. It is most frequently used together with opioids, which may increase the risk of fatal overdose. In response to this emerging phenomenon, we seek to better understand the situation of misuse in Belgium and identify the people involved in it. Methodology A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 20 participants who misuse Pregabalin was conducted throughout the French-speaking region of Belgium between August 2021 and January 2022. Recruitment mostly took place in addictions centers, shelters for migrants and homeless persons and primary care centers. We then conducted a thematic analysis with the help of Nvivo software. Results A profile emerged, of young male users, immigrants, mainly first generation immigrants coming from North Africa. They had in common a challenging or even traumatic migration pathway and precarious living conditions in Belgian territory. Most of them had no stable income. They saw Pregabalin as enabling them to cope with their daily situation. All had psychiatric and/or somatic comorbidities for which they had apparently not recieved adequate medical care. This seemed to lead many of them to use Pregabalin as self-medication, for anxiety-depressive disorders and chronic pain, and it was sometimes initiated in their home country. Pregabalin was never used alone. Conclusion This study has highlighted a rare and insufficient documented profile of Pregabalin misuse: self-medication among a group of first generation immigrants, most of whom have no previous history of opioid-related disorders. Measures should be taken to improve access to health and social care for this population, considering all their biopsychosocial vulnerabilities.

Le point de vue des soignants a été encore peu investigué dans le cadre des « violences obstétricales ». Nous avons interrogé des gynécologues-obstétricien.ne.s, assistant.e.s en gynécologie-obstétrique et étudiant.e.s en médecine de dernière année à l’aide d’un questionnaire en ligne. Deux cent cinquante-huit questionnaires ont été complétés et montrent que la problématique est une réalité, les médecins en sont conscients, et leur définition du phénomène rejoint celle des patientes. Une divergence existe cependant entre les points de vue théorique et pratique.

Contexte : Le Consensus mondial sur la responsabilité sociale (RS) des facultés de médecine a été validé en 2010. L’applicabilité des concepts de RS a été très peu investiguée. But : L’objectif était d’abord d’évaluer la perception des concepts de RS chez les participants et ensuite d’évaluer les actions de RS conduites et celles souhaitées dans les facultés de médecine. Cet article analyse les résultats concernant les actions de RS. Sujets et méthodes : Un auto-questionnaire anonyme en ligne a été adressé à différents acteurs dans 20 facultés francophones de dix pays : doyens et équipes décanales, enseignants, étudiants et acteurs de la société civile. Le questionnaire ouvert identifiait les actions conduites de RS et celles souhaitées. Les occurrences des actions regroupées en thématiques ont été calculées. Elles ont été comparées aux occurrences du Consensus mondial. Les verbatim ont été analysés. Résultats : Au total, 425 participants ont été inclus, dont 41,5 % d’enseignants et 28,0 % d’étudiants. Pour les actions conduites, les principales occurrences retrouvées étaient « enseignements » et « acteurs d’enseignements » ; les principaux verbatim rapportaient la révision des curricula de formation et l’enseignement de la médecine de famille. Quant aux actions souhaitées, les « mesures d’impact des actions de RS », la révision des enseignements pour mieux répondre aux besoins de santé et le développement des stages dans la communauté étaient retrouvés. Conclusion : L’importante participation, notamment des étudiants, confirme l’intérêt, mais aussi l’avancée des concepts de RS dans les facultés des différents pays. De nombreuses innovations sont proposées par les différents acteurs. Des approches adaptées de formation et de stratégies répondant aux attentes des différents acteurs sont à mettre en œuvre.