Egypt

Toward Safe Dental Service: Risk Perception and Practice Modification among Egyptian Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

BMC Health Services Research This article aims to assess the risk perception and practice modifications of undergraduate dental students at Tanta University to ensure safe dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Predictors of Mental Health Problems during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Egypt in 2021

Frontiers in Public Health This article investigates the most impactful factors that affected individuals’ mental health and how individuals’ mental health has changed over the COVID-19 lockdown in Egypt in 2021. Journal Article

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Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among COVID-19 Patients in South Sinai, Egypt: Prevalence and Associated Predictors

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to estimate the prevalence and severity of psychiatric disorders (depression, anxiety, and stress) among COVID-19 patients and their associated significant predictors. Journal Article

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Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Middle Eastern Population

Frontiers in Immunology This article summarizes common to rare side effects of administrated COVID-19 vaccines in a cohort from KSA, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Egypt. Journal Article

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Outcome of COVID-19 in Egyptian Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients and Relation to Maintenance Immunosuppressive Drugs: A Pilot Study

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to describe COVID-19 infection among Egyptian living-donor kidney transplant recipients and to highlight the impact of long-term immunosuppression on the severity and outcome of the infection. Journal Article

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Risk Prevention and Public Compliance in MENA during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Economic Research Forum This working paper examines the association between people’s concern about contracting COVID-19 and their adoption of preventive behaviors by studying 34,219 observations from five MENA countries: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia. Working Paper

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Genetic Clues to COVID-19 Severity: Exploring the Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1/CXCL12 rs2839693 Polymorphism in Adult Egyptians

BMC Infectious Diseases This article aims to assess the potential association between the CXCL12 rs2839693 polymorphism and the severity of COVID-19 at Assiut University Quarantine Hospital in Egypt. Journal Article

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Association between Breakthrough Infection with COVID-19 and Toxoplasma Gondii: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to stratify the association of post-COVID-19 vaccination breakthrough coinfection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and its impact on disease severity in Menoufia Governorate in Egypt. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Prevention and Rehabilitation Related Knowledge and Practices among Egyptian Post-COVID-19 Patients

PLOS One This article assesses the self-reported knowledge of specific disinfection measures among post-recovery COVID-19 patients and identifies the most requested knowledge items regarding COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation measures. Journal Article

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Sleep Quality During COVID-19 Lockdown in Egypt: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Middle East Current Psychiatry This article aims to estimate the prevalence of anxiety disorder and to assess sleep quality among Egyptian adults during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal Article

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