Public Health

A Review of the Environmental Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

Environmental Challenges This article reviews the environmental implications associated with the COVID-19 pandemic at the individual and community levels in the UAE. It found that the positive effects include improved air quality and reduced contamination of public spaces with pollutants, while negative effects include poor disposal of medical plastic waste and facemasks and the rise…

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Oman’s COVID-19 Publication Trends: A Cross-Sectional Bibliometric Study

Public Health in Practice This article aims to describe the COVID-19 research output in Oman in relation to publication type, journal impact factor, collaboration, author affiliation and compared it with national scholarly output over the decade. Journal Article

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Therapy Undergraduates and Their Families. A Qualitative Study from the United Arab Emirates

International Journal of General Medicine This article aims to explore the physical activities of advanced undergraduate physical therapy students and their families during the COVID-19 lockdown and to discuss how participants helped promote and maintain their own and their family’s physical health during the pandemic. It also seeks to identify what knowledge and skills from…

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The Association between Tobacco Use and COVID-19 in Qatar

Preventive Medicine Reports This article aims to determine the prevalence of tobacco use among COVID-19 patients in Qatar, and to examine the relationship between tobacco use and hospitalized COVID-19 (non-severe and severe), and quantify its risk factors. Journal Article

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Changes in the Menstrual Cycle among the COVID-19 Vaccinated Women in The Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey, 2022

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine This article reports the findings of a study conducted in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia to assess the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on the menstrual cycle of women. Journal Article

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Assessment of Persistence Symptoms in Recovered COVID-19 Patients by Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19‐YRS): A Cross-Sectional Study from Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

Open Journal of Preventive Medicine This article aims to assess the persistence of symptoms in patients who recovered from COVID-19 in the Qassim Region in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Pediatric COVID-19 Patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Clinical, Laboratory and Radiological Aspects

Journal of Biomedical Sciences This article aims to describe the clinical manifestations along with the laboratory and radiographic findings in the local pediatric population in Jeddah in order to better understand the novel coronavirus and its implications on the pediatric age group. Journal Article

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Human Albumin Solution Utilization Patterns Prior and During COVID-19 Pandemic in United Arab Emirates: Time to Develop and Implement National Guideline on Prescribing and Utilization

Narra Journal This article aims to identify albumin utilization patterns in a multi-specialty private hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), before and during the COVID-19 epidemic in the country. It demonstrates the importance of reconsidering the prescribing strategies for albumin administration. Journal Article

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Tracking and Understanding Public Reaction during COVID-19: Saudi Arabia as a Use Case

NLP-COVID-2020 This article studies the reaction of Saudi Arabian citizens towards the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors show that people had kept positive reaction towards the pandemic. Journal Article

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Is COVID-19 Increasing Inequalities in Jordan?

Economic Research Forum This article overviews the inequality status in Jordan before and after the outbreak of COVID-19. It tackles inequality in expenditure as a proxy of income inequality, while for inequalities in capabilities, it focuses on inequality in educational outcomes and opportunities. Working Paper

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