Medical Research

Influence of COVID-19 on Lifestyle Behaviors in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Survey of 5,896 Individuals

March 30, 2021

Journal of Translational Medicine This survey included a questionnaire consisting of self-reported information on lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity, eating habits, smoking, watching television, social media use and sleep before and during the pandemic. Logistic regression was performed to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle behaviors. Journal Article

Psychological Distress Among a Tunisian Community Sample During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Correlations With Religious Coping

March 27, 2021

Journal of Religion and Health This paper assesses psychological distress in the general population of Tunisia during the COVID-19. Journal Article

Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Quality of Life: Is There Any Effect? A Cross-Sectional Study of the MENA Region

March 25, 2021

Plos One This study aims to examine the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health and quality of life among residents of the MENA region. Journal Article

The Silent Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sudan

March 1, 2021

Ethics, Medicine and Public Health This paper discusses the impact of COVID-19 on mental health of residents in Sudan. Journal Article

The Impact of COVID-19-Related Lockdown on the Prevalence of Spousal Violence Against Women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

February 26, 2021

Sage Journals This study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence by comparing the prevalence of spousal violence against women before and during the COVID-19 related lockdown periods. Journal Article

COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Study

February 21, 2021

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Psychiatry This paper aims to evaluate depression, stress, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive behaviours in the Lebanese population in response to COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and April 2020 on 386 participants randomly recruited from Lebanese general population. Journal Article

Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude, Socioeconomic Burden, and Mental Health Disorders of the COVID-19 Pandemic Between the General Population and Health Care Workers in Egypt

February 15, 2021

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology This paper aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, socioeconomic burden, and the mental health problems regarding anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder during COVID-19 on the general population and HCWs in Egypt. Journal Article

Fighting COVID-19 in West Africa After Experiencing the Ebola Epidemic

February 7, 2021

Health Promotion Perspectives This paper aims to evaluate six African countries including Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Guinea, Togo, and Djibouti to find why this disease is least expanded in African countries. Study was conducted by Questioner for countries health organizers to define their different aspect exposure and fight with COVID-19 including epidemiology, clinical aspects of the…

Evaluation of the Pharmacologic Treatment of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iraq

February 5, 2021

Current Pharmacology Reports This paper examines the epidemiology, treatment and outcome of COVID-19 in a localized community within Iraq. Journal Article

Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of COVID-19 Among Infected Cases: A Nationwide Tunisian Analysis

February 3, 2021

BMC Infectious Diseases This paper aims to study the recovery time among a Tunisian cohort of COVID-19 confirmed patients and identify the prognostic factors. Journal Article