Public Health

Effectiveness of Sinopharm’s BBIBP-CorV Booster Vaccination against COVID-19-Related Severe and Critical Cases and Deaths in Morocco during the Omicron Wave

Vaccines This article investigates the effectiveness of the 1st booster dose against severe and critical COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths occurring due to the Omicron wave in Morocco. Journal Article

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Modeling the Impact of Distancing Measures on Infectious Disease Spread: A Case Study of COVID-19 in the Moroccan Population

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering This article explores the impact of various distancing measures on the spread of infectious diseases, focusing on the spread of COVID-19 in the Moroccan population as a case study. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Surveillance in Fragile Health Systems, Armed Conflict, and Humanitarian Crisis, the Case of Yemen

International Journal of Healthcare Management This article aims to explore challenges hindering COVID-19 surveillance in Yemen and opportunities for addressing them, to increase surveillance effectiveness in such conflict and resource-limited settings. Journal Article

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Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccination Within a Convenience Sample of Sudanese Americans

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health This article aims to better characterize COVID-19 vaccination practices, motivators, and drivers for hesitancy among Sudanese Americans. Journal Article

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(Over)Crowded House: Exploring Asylum Seekers’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic While Living at Accommodation Centers in Sweden

BMC Public Health This article aims to explore asylum seekers’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic while living at accommodation centers in Sweden. Studied immigrants included those from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Sudan. Journal Article

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Not Only COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Anti-COVID-19 Measures and Their Effect on Health Care-Associated Infections

Journal of Hospital Infection This article focuses on hospitalized patients and the effectiveness of anti-COVID-19 measures in preventing other healthcare-associated infections by conducting a systematic review of the literature including studies from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Egypt. Journal Article

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Exploring the Reported Adverse Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines among Vaccinated Arab Populations: A Multi-National Survey Study

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to explore the adverse effects of different types and doses of COVID-19 vaccines and identify associated factors among vaccinated participants in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Iraq, and Algeria. Journal Article

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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics Associated with COVID-19 Severity Among Hospitalized Patients in the United Arab Emirates: A Retrospective Multicentre Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health This article aims to investigate the clinical and epidemiological factors associated with severe COVID-19 cases in hospitalized patients across two emirates within the United Arab Emirates. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Linked Social Stigma Among Arab Survivors

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare This article aims to explore the magnitude and variability of disease-linked stigma among COVID-19 survivors and their experiences of social stigma, coping strategies, contextual challenges, and preferences for support. Journal Article

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SARS-CoV-2 Incidence Monitoring and Statistical Estimation of the Basic and Time-Varying Reproduction Number at the Early Onset of the Pandemic in 45 Sub-Saharan African Countries

BMC Public Health This article estimates the transmission potential of COVID-19 across 45 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (including Djibouti, Mauritania, Sudan, and Somalia) based on (i) an exponential growth model (ii) maximum likelihood (ML) estimation and (iii) a time-varying basic reproduction number at the early onset of the pandemic. Journal Article

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