Health Promotion Practice This article highlights COVID-related disparities among Arab, Middle Eastern, and West Asian populations in Toronto, and discusses implications for improving health equity among MENA communities in the United States. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Public Health Review This article aims to investigate the existing literature on the mental health of healthcare workers, including stress or distress, anxiety, depression, burnout, insomnia, and fear or phobia within the different countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreInfluenza & Other Respiratory Viruses This article aims to assess potential post-vaccination menstrual changes in women residing in six MENA countries (Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Jordan, Syria, and Palestine). Journal Article
Read MoremedRxiv This working paper aims to evaluate the Arabic general population on monkeypox disease, fears, and vaccine adoption after the WHO proclaimed a monkeypox epidemic and to compare these attitudes to those of the COVID-19 pandemic. Working Paper
Read MoreCureus This article aims to use COVID-19 data to examine COVID-19 statistics (including the number of cases/deaths/tests) in Arab countries by the end of October 2022 and compare the findings with global statistics. The study also determines the extent to which statistics vary across Arab countries. Journal Article
Read MorePatient Preference and Adherence This article assesses and compares beliefs about and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among the population of three countries with different Human Development Index (HDI) scores: Saudi Arabia (very high), India (medium), and Sudan (low). Journal Article
Read MoreFrontiers in Public Health This article aims to determine VH (vaccine hesitancy) to COVID-19 vaccination in five conflict zones: Somalia, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, and Afghanistan. Journal Article
Read MoreResearch in Globalization This article studies the impact of COVID-19 on the economy of Arab countries and more particularly on financial markets in terms of financial fragility as well as commercial services and the monetary and banking sector in terms of worsening poverty. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of General Medicine This article aims to assess the knowledge, practices, and attitudes of physicians in Jordan and Palestine towards COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreNutrients This article aims to assess the change in dietitians’ practices and duties in hospitals in five Arab countries (Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia) after the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
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