Social Policy

The Impact of COVID-19-Pandemic on Psychological Health and Educational Status of the Dental Students from the Instructor and Student’s Viewpoints

Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology This article investigates the psychological health and educational status of dental students who experienced the COVID-19 lockdown while enrolled in Iraqi colleges. Journal Article

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The Impact of Face Masks on the Communication of People with Hearing Impairment in Jordan during COVID-19

Cogent Arts & Humanities This article shows that communication with either hearing impaired or hearing people in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic was made difficult due to the mask mandate. Journal Article

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The Differential Mediating Roles of Resilience in the Relationship between Meaningful Living and Stress among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to investigate the differential mediating roles of resilience in the relationship between the presence of and search for MIL (meaning in life), and stress among Omani college students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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A Comparative Hierarchical Data-Centric Approach to Monitor Social Permeability, Coping Potential and Social Vulnerability in Facing COVID-19 Crisis in Africa

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article considers social permeability, coping potential, and social vulnerability as the bases of assessment in a hierarchical independent approach to positioning 8 African countries (including Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria) with regards to their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Attitudes and Practices of the Public Toward Precautionary Measures Post-COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare This article aims to assess the practices and attitudes of the general population towards COVID-19 after the removal of precautionary and preventive measures in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Muslims’ Religious Lives, Mental Health and Views of Government

Rice University’s Baker Institute This article studies the impact of COVID-19 on the religious lives, mental health, and government views of Muslims and finds that religion took on new and outsized importance for Muslims across Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Article

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The Impact of COVID-19 Confinement on Reading Behavior

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health This article aims to explore the changes in reading habits among Jordanian students during COVID-19 confinement. Journal Article

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Subjective Wellbeing in the Middle East and North Africa: A Gender Analysis

PLOS One This article examines the relationships between COVID-19-related socioeconomic changes and subjective well-being in the MENA region. Journal Article

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Child Protection Services during COVID-19 in Oman, Child Protection Workers Views

Journal of Advanced Pediatrics and Child Health This article aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on CPSs (child protection services) in Oman by studying the change in the number of reported cases of child abuse and the change in the reporting procedure at the Ministry of Social Development (MOSD). Journal Article

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Changes in Dietary Habits during COVID-19 Lockdown in Egypt: The Egyptian COVIDiet Study

BMC Public Health This article investigates the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on dietary habits among the Egyptian population. Journal Article

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