Syria

COVID-19 Vaccination Personas in Syria: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey

Vaccines This article aims to shed further light on the main determinants of COVID-19 vaccination coverage using a large, cross-sectional sample (October–November 2022) of over 17,000 adults in Syria. Journal Article

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Feasibility, Uptake, and Results of COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests among Refugees and Migrants in a Pilot Project in North-West Syria

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease This article reports on a project implemented in NorthWest Syria to determine the feasibility, uptake, and results of Ag-RDTs ( (antigen rapid diagnostic tests) as a possible way to overcome the conflict-related barriers to testing. Journal Article

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Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm and Hemoptysis as Uncommon Sequelae of COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report from Syria

Annals of Medicine & Surgery This article reports a case of a 75-year-old female patient presented with hemoptysis who was diagnosed with a pulmonary artery aneurysm four months after having contracted COVID-19. Journal Article

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Predictors and Barriers to Vaccination among Older Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Multi-Wave Longitudinal Study

The Lancet This article aims to elucidate the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Syrian refugees aged 50 years or older in Lebanon and to understand their main reasons for not receiving the vaccine. Journal Article

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Community Engagement and Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures in Northwest Syria: A Systematic Review

Medicine, Conflict and Survival This article analyzes studies related to Risk Communication and Community Engagement programs in northwest Syria in order to determine the most widespread prevention methods in the community against COVID-19 as well as its perspectives and knowledge around the epidemic. Journal Article

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Estimating Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 at the Arab International University, Syria: A Snapshot after a Year of Pandemic

Bulleting of Pharmaceutical Sciences Assuit University This article aims to estimate the overall exposure to COVID-19 among students and staff at the Arab International University (AIU) in Syria. Journal Article

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Monkeypox Post-COVID-19: Knowledge, Worrying, and Vaccine Adoption in the Arabic General Population

Vaccines This article evaluates the general Arabic population in Syria, Egypt, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan, Sudan, Algeria, and Iraq with regard to fears around the MonkeyPox disease and its vaccine adoption and compares these attitudes to those of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Impact of Comorbidities on Hospitalised Syrian Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Study

BMJ Open This article aims to compare the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, outcomes, and overall survival time of patients with COVID-19 with and without comorbidities in Damascus. Journal Article

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Syrian SMEs in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Adaptation, and Policy Measures

Journal of Risk and Financial Management This article investigates the main challenges that face Syrian SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic and illustrates how they respond to adversities that emerged from governmental intervention to control the spread of the virus. Journal Article

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Orphans in Syria and Iraq Juggling Balls: Wars, COVID-19, and the NGO’s Financial Crisis

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being This article aims to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crises on Iraqi and Syrian orphaned children and their mothers. It discusses their struggles across different themes: financial crisis, low educational attainment, child labor, mental health issues, violence, and social problems. Journal…

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