Ms Ines Keygnaert
Director, Assistant Professor

Ines Keygnaert is Assistant Professor in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Operational Director of the International Centre for Reproductive Health at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care of the Ghent University in Belgium. She is also the Team Leader of the "Gender & Violence" Team, coordinating the research line on violence prevention & response, sexual and reproductive health rights' violations, and on gender and sexual health promotion in hard to reach, vulnerable and minority groups.
Prof Keygnaert recently coordinated the European study on inclusive care for migrant victims of sexual violence (INHeRE), the first gender- and age-sensitive sexual violence prevalence study in Belgium (UN-MENAMAIS), the “Relationships, Stress and Aggression in times of Covid-19” study. On behalf of the Belgian government, Ines developed, piloted and evaluated the first three Belgian Sexual Assault Care Centres. She is also founding member of the Academic Network for Research on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Policy (ANSER), the Centre for Social Studies on Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR), the Human Rights Research Network (HRRN) and member of the different other commissions on a.o. diversity, respectful behavior, human rights and scholars at risk.
Ines is involved in a myriad of (inter)national research projects on holistic care for victims of violence, on sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response, on migrant health and acceptability of care in vulnerable groups. She developed clinical guidelines, violence prevention tools and training programs for many different settings and regularly provides consultancies for UN organisations and several governments.
In 2020 she was granted the “Lucien De Coninck”-award for her outstanding research with high humanistic value and societal engagement. In 2021 she received the “Marie Popelin” award for her research on sexual and gender-based violence with extraordinary contribution to gender equity and women rights.
Publications of Ines
2023 Evaluatie van het bestaande hulpverleningslandschap inzake hulp- en dienstverlening aan plegers en potentiële plegers van seksueel grensoverschrijdend gedrag : eindrapportLotte De Schrijver, Nele Vaerewijck, Ines Keygnaert
2023 Evaluatie van het bestaande hulpverleningslandschap inzake hulp- en dienstverlening aan plegers en potentiële plegers van seksueel grensoverschrijdend gedrag: CartografieNele Vaerewijck, Lotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2023 LGBTQIA+ sensitive primary care in Flanders : preliminary results of a KAP-survey among general practitionersInes Keygnaert, Anke Vandenberghe, Lotte De Schrijver, Lisa Fomenko
2023 The role of working experience, knowledge and attitude concerning sexual and domestic violence in the screening habits and barriers of Belgian general practitionersInes Keygnaert, Anke Vandenberghe, Lisa Fomenko
2023 Factors related to police reporting in sexual assault care centers : are we underestimating the role of support persons?Saar Baert, Stefanie De Buyser, Sara Van Belle, Paul Gemmel, Charlotte Rousseau, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
2023 Mental health of sexual assault victims and predictors of their use of support from in-house psychologists at Belgian sexual assault care centresSaar Baert, Lisa Fomenko, Aurélie Machiels, Iva Bicanic, Sara Van Belle, Paul Gemmel, Christine Gilles, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
2023 Disability and Sexual ViolenceLotte De Schrijver, Lisa Fomenko, Anne Nobels, Ines Keygnaert
2023 Is there an association between level of attained education and help-seeking behaviour after sexual victimisation?Laura Peeters, Lotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2023 Personen met een beperking en seksueel geweldLisa Fomenko, Lotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2023 An ecological approach to understanding the impact of sexual violence : a systematic meta-reviewDagmar Stockman, Laura Haney, Kasia Uzieblo, Heather Littleton, Ines Keygnaert, Gilbert Lemmens, Lesley Verhofstadt
2023 Characteristics and associated factors of self-reported sexual aggression in the Belgian population aged 16–69Evelyn Schapansky, Ines Keygnaert, Christophe Vandeviver
2023 Exploring sociodemographic and mental health differences among constructed male victim severity profilesJoke Depraetere, Tom Vander Beken, Ines Keygnaert, Christophe Vandeviver
2023 Screening for and disclosure of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic : results of the PRICOV-19 cross-sectional study in 33 countriesLisa Fomenko, Ines Keygnaert, Esther Van Poel, Claire Collins, Raquel Gómez Bravo, Päivi Korhonen, Merja K. Laine, Liubove Murauskiene, Athina Tatsioni, Sara Willems
2023 The links of stress, substance use and socio-demographic factors with domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic in PortugalYilian M. Perez, Ana Gama, Ana R. Pedro, Maria J. L. de Carvalho, Ana E. Guerreiro, Vera Duarte, Jorge Quintas, Pedro Aguiar, Ines Keygnaert, Sonia Dias
2022 Inhoudelijk eindrapport Opleiding seksueel geweld voor de Family Justice Centers & Ketenaanpak Intrafamiliaal GeweldSaar Baert, Lisa Fomenko, Nele Vaerewijck, Lotte De Schrijver, An-Sofie Van Parys, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among under- and neverscreened women in Belgium : a qualitative study on community and healthcare providers’ perspectiveBo Verberckmoes, Elien De Paepe, Janne De Vestele, Heleen Vermandere, Ines Keygnaert, Olivier Degomme
2022 Victimization of applicants for international protection residing in Belgium : sexual violence and help-seeking behaviorLotte De Schrijver, Anne Nobels, Jonathan Harb, Laurent Nisen, Kristien Roelens, Tom Vander Beken, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Inhoudelijk eindrapport Online opleiding rond seksueel geweld voor advocatuurInes Keygnaert, Lisa Fomenko, Saar Baert, Nele Vaerewijck
2022 Hoe kan de opvang van slachtoffers van seksueel geweld beter : samenwerking tussen eerste lijn en zorgcentra na seksueel geweldAnke Vandenberghe, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Rol en noden van huisartsen in de aanpak van seksueel en intrafamiliaal geweldInes Keygnaert, Anke Vandenberghe