Iraq

Orphans in Syria and Iraq Juggling Balls: Wars, COVID-19, and the NGO’s Financial Crisis

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being This article aims to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crises on Iraqi and Syrian orphaned children and their mothers. It discusses their struggles across different themes: financial crisis, low educational attainment, child labor, mental health issues, violence, and social problems. Journal…

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Stress and Coping among Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sulaimanya City in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research This article aims to assess levels of stress and coping methods among the elderly in Sulaimanya city in Iraq during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Locking Down Violence: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Non-State Actor Violence

American Political Science Review This article studies the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on ISIS activity in Iraq and argues that these measures are likely to reduce non-state actor violence, especially in urban and non-base areas by depleting actors’ resources, reducing the number of high-value civilian targets, and making it logistically more difficult to conduct…

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Public Engagement in Government Officials’ Posts on Social Media during Coronavirus Lockdown

PLOS One This article aims to investigate how the Iraqi public engages in officials’ posts about COVID-19 on social media and to identify factors influencing the levels of engagement. Journal Article

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Taste Detection Threshold in Relation to Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Cureus This article aims to evaluate the taste detection threshold after the second shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at different intervals and after the booster shot by studying a sample of healthcare workers in Iraq. Journal Article

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Assessment of Acceptance, Concerns and Side Effects towards COVID-19 Vaccination among the Community: A Cross-Sectional Study from Baghdad, Iraq

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health This article aims to assess the rate of acceptance, perceptions, and concerns towards receiving COVID-19 vaccines and to explore the incidence of vaccines’ side effects among the Iraqi population in Baghdad province. Journal Article

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COVID-19 with Hyperglycemia among Iraqi Patients in Baghdad

HIV Nursing This article aims to study the relationship between COVID-19 and hyperglycemia, and its impact on some biochemical parameters in the serum of Iraqi patients. Journal Article

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Oxidative DNA Damage in Relation to the Severity of COVID-19 Infection in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region- Iraq

Journal of Life and Bio Sciences Research This article aims to investigate Oxidative Deoxyribonucleic Acid damage in patients with mild and severe COVID-19 infection in Duhok City, Iraq, and to evaluate its relationship to the disease progression and severity. Journal Article

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Levels of D-Dimer, Ferritin, Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, and Monocyte to Lymphocyte Ratio for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Baghdad-Iraq: A Case-Control Study

Journal of Positive School Psychology This article aims to measure D-dimer, Ferritin, NLR, and MLR levels in the blood of severe COVID-19 patients in Baghdad to find if there is a relationship between these markers and COVID-19 severe infection. Journal Article

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Prevalence of Mental Health Problems among Iraqi University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute This article designed a ‘Kurdish version’ of the Mental Health Problem Scale (MHPQ) to assess the prevalence of mental health issues among university students in Iraq during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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