Cureus This article aims to evaluate the type and severity of adverse effects following COVID-19 vaccination based on the type and platform of received vaccine and to determine factors that contribute to the occurrence of these side effects. Journal Article
Read MoreQatar University This working paper investigates the extent to which teachers in Saudi Arabia perceive online instruction as an effective mode of education during public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Working Paper
Read MorePrimary Health Care Research & Development This article reviews the literature to extrapolate findings around the burden of NCDs (non-communicable diseases) in Jordan during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the deepened vulnerability of already disadvantaged populations like migrants and refugees. Journal Article
Read MoreVascular Health and Risk Management This article aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the mean number of myocardial infarction (MI) hospital admissions in Northern Jordan. Journal Article
Read MoreArchives of Virology This article aims to measure the extent of COVID-19 infection among workers at the Institut Pasteur de Tunis (IPT), a public health laboratory involved in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia, and to identify risk factors for infection in this occupational setting. Journal Article
Read MoreBMC Public Health This article analyzes the development trend of the COVID-19 epidemic in the top 15 African countries (including Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Algeria) with the cumulative number of active cases and discusses the predictability of the epidemic using a nested model. Journal Article
Read MoreEast Mediterranean Health Journal This article studies the incidence of incidental positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) signs of COVID-19 in asymptomatic cancer patients at Misr Radiology Center in Cairo. Journal Article
Read MoreSocial Science Research Network This working paper delves into the underlying factors that perpetuate gender inequalities in healthcare access across the MENA region in light of the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on socially marginalized groups such as women and the LGBTQ+ community. Working Paper
Read MoreEast Mediterranean Health Journal This article explores barriers to accessing COVID-19 testing by Syrian refugees in Lebanon. It argues that despite the availability of free testing services, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial barriers hindered them from getting tested. Journal Article
Read MoreNature Scientific Reports This article uses mathematical modeling to reconstruct the complete spectrum dynamics of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia between 2 March and 25 September 2020 accounting for asymptomatic and presymptomatic infectiousness, time-varying ascertainable infection rate, and transmission rates. Journal Article
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