Tunisia

Comparison of the Clinical Features and Outcomes of Severe Seasonal Influenza and COVID‐19 Patients in Tunisia between 2021 and 2022

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses This article compares patients diagnosed at a SARI (severe acute respiratory infections) surveillance site with COVID-19 and those with seasonal influenza to investigate the clinical differences, common features, and outcomes. Journal Article

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Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination and Associated Factors in Middle East Countries: A Multinational Study

Alexandria Journal of Medicine This article aimed to assess the acceptance level of COVID-19 vaccination among the general population in Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Tunisia, Sudan, and Yemen. Journal Article

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Epidemiology and Burden of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) in the aftermath of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Sentinel Surveillance Study in a Tunisian Medical ICU, 2022/2023

PLOS One This article aims to understand the impact of the post-pandemic period on the epidemiology of SARI (severe acute respiratory infection) cases, clinical outcomes, and healthcare resource utilization in Tunisia. Journal Article

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Scarce Resources, Public Health and Professional Care: The COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbating Bioethical Conflicts — Findings from Global Qualitative Expert Interviews

BMC Public Health This article studies bioethical conflicts that were triggered, exposed, or intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic in Oman, Tunisia, and other countries. Journal Article

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Healthcare-Associated Infections in Critical COVID-19 Patients in Tunis: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Outcomes

Acute and Critical Care This article studies the characteristics of all HAIs (healthcare-associated infections) occurring in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Journal Article

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Islamic vs. Conventional Banking: What about the Efficiency during Coronavirus?

Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research This article measures the efficiency of Islamic banks in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Tunisia through a comparative study with their conventional counterparts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Comparative Reconstruction of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission in Three African Countries Using a Mathematical Model Integrating Immunity Data

IJID Regions This article presents a susceptible–exposed–infected–recovered model including COVID-19 mortality data for Tunisia, Senegal, and Madagascar where the recovery class is structured by specific immunization and modeled by a partial differential equation considering the opposed effects of immunity decline and immunization. Journal Article

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Assessing Parents’ and Children’s Psychological Well-Being and Its Associated Factors during the COVID-19 Lockdown in a Tunisian-North African Population

BMC Public Health This article aims to assess the psychological profile of parents and youth in Tunisia during a period of COVID-19 lockdown and to identify associated factors to parental anxiety symptoms. Journal Article

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Spillovers between Cryptocurrencies, Gold and Stock Markets: Implication for Hedging Strategies and Portfolio Diversification under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science This article from Tunisia aims to examine both return and volatility spillover between US/Chinese stock markets before and after the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Journal Article

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Risk Prevention and Public Compliance in MENA during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Economic Research Forum This working paper examines the association between people’s concern about contracting COVID-19 and their adoption of preventive behaviors by studying 34,219 observations from five MENA countries: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia. Working Paper

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