Iraq

Cross Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among General Population towards COVID-19 Vaccines in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

medRxiv This working paper aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice toward the COVID-19 vaccines among the general population in Duhok province of the Kurdistan region in Iraq. Working Paper

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Monkeypox Post-COVID-19: Knowledge, Worrying, and Vaccine Adoption in the Arabic General Population

Vaccines This article evaluates the general Arabic population in Syria, Egypt, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan, Sudan, Algeria, and Iraq with regard to fears around the MonkeyPox disease and its vaccine adoption and compares these attitudes to those of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Rapid Identification of Some Typical and Atypical Pneumonia Co-Infections Associated with COVID-19 Patients by a Real-Time PCR Assay

Iraqi Journal of Biotechnology This article studied respiratory bacterial co-infections associated with COVID-19 among patients in Iraq. Journal Article

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Determination of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Receptor Level in Samples of Iraqi Patients Infected with COVID-19

Iraqi Journal of Biotechnology This article analyzes samples from 84 COVID-19 patients and 27 healthy individuals from Baghdad Medical City and Baqubah Teaching Hospital and reveals that the levels of ACE2 receptors were elevated in the patient group compared to the healthy control group. Journal Article

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The Effect of COVID-19 on the Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) Economy

Journal of the Knowledge Economy This article aims to identify the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment and wages in the Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) in Iraq. Journal Article

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Identification of SARS CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and a Novel Delta Lineage by Rapid Methods and Partial Spike Protein Sequences in Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease This article aims to identify COVID-19 VOCs (variants of concern) in Iraq by using rapid inexpensive methods and partial sequencing of the virus’s spike gene. Journal Article

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Iraq: A Primary Health Care Case Study in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Health Organization This report by the World Health Organization presents a case study examining country-level primary health care (PHC) systems in Iraq in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic between March 2020 and April 2022. Report

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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Vaccine Hesitancy in Iraq

PLOS One This article aims to explore attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination in Iraq and to establish the predictors of vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy among the Iraqi population. Journal Article

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Evaluation of Short-Term COVID-19 Vaccines Adverse Events Following Immunization Severity as Reported by Iraqi Consumers

Journal of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Research This article explores the valuable role of consumer-generated AEFI (Adverse Events Following Immunization) reports in accumulating data regarding COVID-19 vaccines’ effects within the Iraqi spontaneous surveillance system. Journal Article

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Forced to Go Online: A Case Study of Learning Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting under COVID-19 in Iraq

International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research This article explores the perspectives of Iraqi undergraduates studying consecutive and simultaneous interpreting at the Department of Translation at Mustansiriyah University in Iraq following the sudden transition to the online environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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