Syria

Development of a Prediction Model for the Management of Noncommunicable Diseases Among Older Syrian Refugees Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon

October 13, 2022

Journal of the American Medical Association This article investigates the predictors and barriers to managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) for older Syrian refugees in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic. It lists predictors including age, no cash assistance, household water and food insecurity, and having multiple chronic diseases. Journal Article

Power Dynamics and Health Initiative Design as Determinants of Peacebuilding: A Case Study of the Syrian Conflict

October 9, 2022

BMJ Global Health This article examines the role that existing power structures and health initiative characteristics play at various levels of a conflict in peacebuilding outcomes in the contexts of the Syrian war and the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to COVID-19 Infection, Related Behavior, Antibiotics Usage, and Resistance among Syrian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

October 3, 2022

Health Science Reports This article aims to evaluate the Syrian population’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice about the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance during the COVID-19 epidemic. Journal Article

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Vulnerable Groups: Syrian Refugees in Jordan

September 28, 2022

Vaccines This article aims to assess the willingness of Syrian refugees in Jordan to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Participants in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan were invited through social media to complete the survey between January and March 2022. Journal Article

Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19: Two Cases from a Public Hospital in Damascus, Syria

September 2, 2022

Case Reports in Medicine This article reports on two cases of COVID-19 complicated with Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) from a public hospital in Damascus, Syria. Journal Article

The Effects of Type III Traumatic Stressors of the Protracted Conflict and Prolonged COVID-19 on Syrians Internally Displaced: A Validation Study of Type III Continuous Traumatic Stressors and Their Impact

September 1, 2022

International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation This article aims to validate the type III continuous traumatic stress model assumptions and assess the effect of intersected traumas of civil war and COVID-19 stressors on internally displaced Syrian people. Journal Article

Syndromic Surveillance of Respiratory Infections during Protracted Conflict: Experiences from Northern Syria 2016-2021

September 1, 2022

International Journal of Infectious Diseases This article aims to investigate the trends of Early Warning and Response Network (EWARN) reported influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) in northern Syria between 2016 and 2021 and the potential impact of COVID-19. Journal Article

Rare case of Pneumoperitoneum in Nonintubated COVID-19 Patient

August 19, 2022

Clinical Case Reports This article reports the rare case of a 50-year-old female patient with COVID-19 presented to the emergency department at Aleppo University Hospital where supplementary oxygen is delivered via noninvasive face mask ventilation and where X-ray imaging confirmed the existence of pneumoperitoneum. Journal Article

The Quality of Syrian Healthcare Services during COVID-19: A HEALTHQUAL Approach

August 11, 2022

Frontiers in Public Health This article evaluates the perceived healthcare service quality in Syria during the COVID-19 pandemic based on hospital type (public and private) using five HEALTHQUAL dimensions. The authors argue that crowdedness environment, medical staff availability and their low salaries, pricing policies as well as the health insurance system, are to blame for…

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