Month: June 2023

The Effectiveness of a Health Education Intervention to Reduce Anxiety in Quarantined COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

BMC Public Health This article aims to assess the impact of health education on the anxiety level of COVID-19 patients during the isolation period. Journal Article

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Attitudes of Islamic Clerics to Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine in Iraqi Kurdistan: A Focus Group Study

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness This article aims to explore the attitudes of Islamic clerics in Kurdistan toward receiving the COVID-19 vaccines in a semi-structured qualitative focus group study. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccination Personas in Syria: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey

Vaccines This article aims to shed further light on the main determinants of COVID-19 vaccination coverage using a large, cross-sectional sample (October–November 2022) of over 17,000 adults in Syria. Journal Article

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Estimation of Death Risk Factors Associated with the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine This article is among the first to study the association between potential risk factors and COVID-19 lethality in the Middle East and North Africa based on statistical modeling with longitudinal data. Journal Article

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The Impact Of COVID-19 on Management of Small Companies

Libyan International Medical University This working paper explores the impact of COVID-19 on the management of small businesses in Libya and studies the plans and strategies that said businesses put in place to continue and enhance their operations during the pandemic. Working Paper

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Real-World Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Vaccinated Individuals in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health This article aims to assess how effective two doses of the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were in preventing SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID-19) infection six months after administration. Journal Article

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Following the COVID-19 Playbook and Battling another Infodemic: Conspiracy Beliefs around Human Monkeypox among the Lebanese Population

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice This article aimed to assess the extent of endorsement of MPX conspiracy beliefs among the Lebanese population and to identify its associated factors in light of similar trends observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Systems Genetics Identifies miRNA-Mediated Regulation of Host Response in COVID-19

Human Genomics This article combines multi-omics profiling with phenotypes from electronic health records to understand how miRNA expression contributes to variation in COVID-19 severity in a diverse cohort of 259 unvaccinated patients in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Journal Article

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Transient Anosmia and Dysgeusia in COVID-19 Disease: A Cross Sectional Study

International Journal of General Medicine This article explores olfactory and gustatory dysfunction associated with COVID-19 infection in adult patients in Bahrain. Journal Article

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The Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Level Hospital in Oman

Cureus This article aims to determine the incidence of AKI (acute kidney injury), risk factors including hyperglycemia, and the requirement for renal dialysis among patients with COVID-19 given that AKI is an associated adverse outcome. Journal Article

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