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Public Health in Practice This article presents the findings of a cross-sectional study aiming to assess the amount of vaccine hesitancy and its determinants in relation to various demographic, social, and personal characteristics among the Saudi population. Journal Article
Read MoreNature Middle East This article reports the development of a computer-aided detection method to reveal hidden signs of lung damage in CT scans of people who were admitted to hospital following COVID-19 infection and went on to suffer long-term respiratory complications. Article
Read MoreMedicine and Pharmacology This article examines the knowledge levels of acceptance and hesitancy of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine among the population of Saudi Arabia. Working Paper
Read MoreKing Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center This article assesses the behavioral shift and trend break in remittance outflows from Saudi Arabia which is ranked among the top 5 countries in remittance worldwide. It contextualizes the change within the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreSigna Vitae This article reports the stress levels among dentists in Saudi Arabia after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Overall dental practitioners are at moderate stress levels; among them, males, private practitioners, and dentists above 50 years of age exhibited more stress, whereas graduates had the least stress scores. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth This article examines the social protection responses and strategies adopted by Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and UAE in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond merely stating the different policies, this paper focuses closely on the level of equity and real impact of these protective responses on different factions of society,…
Read MoreJournal of Public Health Research This article sheds light on the coping mechanisms adopted by higher education students in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results reveal that the 4 most frequent strategies were: seeking social support, acceptance, mental disengagement, and humanitarian engagement. Journal Article
Read MorePsychology Research and Behavior Management This article seeks to determine stress levels and their determinants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. The authors report that 35.4% of participants suffered from moderate or severe psychological impact, 19.7% had a mild psychological impact, whereas 44.9% reported minimal psychological impact. Journal Article
Read MoreCureus This article assesses the occurrence of sleep disturbance associated with the spread of COVID-19 among residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It also discusses the psychological effects of the outbreak. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS Global Public Health This article reports on a study of the relation between non- Pharmaceutical interventions (such as masking and lockdowns etc…) and SARS-COV-2 transmission in Saudi Arabia during its first pandemic wave. Journal Article
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