World Bank This article assesses the fragility of Arab government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and provides policy recommendations. It discusses how government trust and the perception of the social contract will change due to the citizen-government interaction during the pandemic. Working Paper
Read MoreJournal of Public Health Research This article studies students’ attitude toward and knowledge of COVID-19 and examines the predictors of their attitude toward hand hygiene. Journal Article
Read MoreAdvances in Medical Education and Practice This article explores medical students’ views of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain. The authors also analyze the association between students’ perceptions and certain demographic and institutional factors. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of the Egyptian Public Health Association This study aims to assess vaccine acceptance and its determinants among a group of dental teaching staff in Egypt. At the time of conducting this study (August 2021–October 2021), less than half of the participating dental teaching staff in the studied Egyptian university were willing to receive the…
Read MoreWilson Center This Wilson Center article analyzes respondents’ opinions on their risk of contracting a COVID-19 infection, preparedness for preventing its spread, and level of responsibility to protect themselves and others. The findings suggest that within their education, age, and marital status groups, women more frequently report mask-wearing and taking actions to prevent the spread…
Read MoreEducation and Information Technology This article analyzes and investigates the experiences and perceptions of using Blackboard as a distance learning online platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreArab Barometer This article describes the results of surveying Iraqi attitudes vis-à-vis living conditions and other metrics amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of this survey display public discontent over political life, dissatisfaction with education and health systems and economic performances, and concerns about civil liberties. Article
Read MoreInnovations in Education and Teaching International This article studies the management of the transformation to online teaching as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds. Based on 16 interviews with educators from a university located in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, namely, Qatar, the authors present measures of support that contribute towards charting the path to the…
Read MorePLOS One This article aims to determine the acceptance and hesitancy of the COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among medical students in Sudan. It reveals a high level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among medical students. Journal Article
Read MoreMedical Principles and Practice – The International Journal of the Kuwait University This article assesses the psychological impact resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines the effect it had on surgical training. It concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative effect on the psychological well-being of a significant proportion of surgeons and associated surgical…
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