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.
Publicaties van 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 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 practitioners.Ines Keygnaert, Anke Vandenberghe, Lisa Fomenko
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
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 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
2022 Sexual and domestic violence in primary care : what do GP’s need?Anke Vandenberghe, Lisa Fomenko, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Improving holistic care for migrant victims of sexual violence : validation of a 'checklist' for identification of sexually victimized applicants for international protectionLeni Linthout, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Protection versus prosecution : gaps and promising practices for reporting of sexual violence by undocumented migrants in Belgium, Ireland and the UKLeni Linthout, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Care for victims of sexual violence : evaluation of setting up sexual assault care centers in BelgiumInes Keygnaert, Saar Baert, Lisa Fomenko
2022 Factors related to police reporting in Belgian Sexual Assault Care Centres : are we underestimating the role of support persons?Saar Baert, Stefanie De Buyser, Sara Van Belle, Paul Gemmel, Charlotte Rousseau, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Zorgcentra na Seksueel Geweld in België : evolutief jaarrapport 2021Lisa Fomenko, Saar Baert, Ines Keygnaert
2022 An assessment of the proportion of LGB+ persons in the Belgian population, their identification as sexual minority, mental health and experienced minority stressLotte De Schrijver, Lisa Fomenko, Barbara Krahé, Alexis Dewaele, Jonathan Harb, Erick Janssen, Joz Motmans, Kristien Roelens, Tom Vander Beken, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Locked up at home : a cross-sectional study into the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on domestic violence in households with children in BelgiumLisa Fomenko, Lotte De Schrijver, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Locked up at home : a cross-sectional study into the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on domestic violence in households with children in BelgiumLisa Fomenko, Lotte De Schrijver, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Mental health and domestic violence in households with children during lockdown measures in BelgiumLisa Fomenko, Lotte De Schrijver, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Minority identity, othering-based stress and sexual violenceLotte De Schrijver, Lisa Fomenko, Barbara Krahé, Kristien Roelens, Tom Vander Beken, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Research in hard-to-reach populations : challenges and strategies for conducting sexual violence studies in applicants for international protection beyond the European General Data Protection RegulationLotte De Schrijver, Adina Cismaru Inescu, Bastien Hahaut, Christophe Vandeviver, Laurent Nisen, Ines Keygnaert