Iraq

Predictors of Mental Health Symptomatology among Kurdish Patients Who Recovered from COVID-19 in Iraq

Discover Psychology This article seeks to determine the mental health symptomatology and its associated factors among Kurdish Iraqis who recovered from COVID-19. It was found that 31.6% of the participating recovered patients with COVID-19 met the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and 21.05% were classified with probable depression. Journal Article

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Disclosable Version of the ISR – Iraq COVID-19 Vaccination Project – P177038 – Sequence No : 02

World Bank This World Bank report provides a holistic overview of the vaccination against COVID-19 in Iraq, and explores the country’s inoculation status and vaccination project results. Report

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The Role of Influenza Vaccination in the COVID-19 Infection: Impact on Incidence and Severity in Iraq

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science This article investigates the extent to which influenza vaccinations can mitigate the severity and decrease the frequency of incidence of COVID-19 infections in Iraq. Journal Article

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Misdiagnosis of COVID-19 Infection before Molecular Confirmation in Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq

European Journal of Medical Research This article utilizes a detailed questionnaire to assess the misdiagnosis and mismanagement of COVID-19 cases in Northern Iraq, Kurdistan region. Regarding the false diagnosis of cases, 92% were made by non-physician healthcare workers, and only 8% were made by physicians. Journal Article

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on COVID-19 in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey

Passer Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences This article aims to gain a better understanding of the people’s awareness and their attitude towards the pandemic by conducting a knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) survey in Kurdistan. Journal Article

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Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Nursing Students of Mosul University, Iraq

Rawal Medical Journal This article uses a quantitative cross-sectional study to assess the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among nursing students in Mosul city in Iraq. Journal Article

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The Relationship between COVID-19 Fear and Anxiety with the Quality of Life of Students in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Novelty in Clinical Medicine This article examines the link between the fear and anxiety students experience during the pandemic with online learning, and their quality of life. According to intention to be vaccinated, the patients were divided into vaccine acceptant (VA), hesitant (VH), and resistant (VR) groups who comprised 58.3%, 26.5%, and 15.2%, respectively. Journal…

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COVID-19 in the MENA: An Exploration of Gender Sensitive State Responses

Project on Middle East Political Science This article describes how women in the formal sector of MENA economies have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors focus on 3 MENA countries and explore the gendered impacts of the pandemic. Working Paper

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Trends in COVID-19: Incidence, Mortality, and Case Fatality in Iraq

Saudi Medical Journal This article reports the findings of a biometric study conducted in 2021 to help detect the epidemiological trend of COVID-19 in Iraq, the distribution of cases according to age, gender, and geographic distribution. The authors also examined morbidity and mortality rates to evaluate the intensity of the COVID-19 burden on the Iraqi…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq

World Bank This article presents findings on COVID-19 vaccination disparities and hesitancy from the last three (out of 9) rounds of the Iraq High-Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS) as part of the World Food Program’s collaboration with the World Bank. Article

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