Month: April 2023

Assessment of Changes in the Epidemiology and Prognosis of Non-SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory Infections One Year after Recovery from COVID-19

Respiratory Investigation This article aims to evaluate the potential impact of COVID-19 on non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infections in COVID-19 survivors. Journal Article

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Prevalence and Characteristics of COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infection in Upper Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology This article aims to spotlight the COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection prevalence, pattern, and severity in Upper Egypt. Journal Article

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Use of Anti-Viral Therapies in Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients in the United Arab Emirates: A Cost-Effectiveness and Health-Care Resource Use Analysis

BMC Health Services Research This article estimates the cost-effectiveness of the antiviral remdesivir, as recommended in the 2021 COVID treatment guidelines for the United Arab Emirates, compared to favipiravir (FAVI), which was also recommended for the treatment of hospitalized COVID patients. Journal Article

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High Levels of Burnout among Health Professionals Treating COVID-19 Patients in Two Nile Basin Countries with Limited Resources

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to investigate the frequency and associated factors of occupational burnout among healthcare professionals working at COVID-19 isolation facilities in Egypt and Sudan. Journal Article

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Social and Self-Stigma during COVID-19 Pandemic: Egyptians’ Perspectives

PLOS One This article aims to assess social and self-stigma resulting from COVID-19 infection and other associated factors in Egypt during the pandemic. Journal Article

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Eating Habits and Lifestyle Behaviors during COVID-19 Lockdown: The Lebanese Experience

PLOS One This article aims to assess dietary intake and lifestyle habits followed during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, as well as the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), among a sample of the Lebanese population. Journal Article

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Touring in the Time of COVID-19: Digital Maps and the Virtual Teaching of Palestinian Travel Writing

Interactive Learning Environments The article reflects on the development and re-construction of the meanings of students’ subjectivity and nationalism in the light of their virtual performance, responses and imaginary relationship to “place” during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Palestine. Journal Article

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Quantification of Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Screening Programmes -A Case Study from Argentina, Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Epidemiology and Global Health This article provides important estimates from an international cancer screening data repository about the impact of the COVID-19 disruptions on cancer screening programs in selected low- and middle-income countries including Morocco from the MENA region. Journal Article

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Gender Differences in Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Diseases This article investigates the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of both men and women in Saudi Arabia toward COVID-19 as well as associated factors. Journal Article

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Assessing Pharmacists and Other Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge of Hand Sanitization during COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan: A Comparative Study

PLOS One This article aims to assess and compare the knowledge of hand sanitization among healthcare providers in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve quality of care. Journal Article

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