Public Health

Data with Borders for a Borderless Virus: Insights and Recommendations from the Case of Lebanon

Arab Reform Initiative This Arab Reform Initiative paper underscores the importance of timely access to complete and accurate data as crucial for an evidence-based national public health response. It shows that the fragmentation of publicly available data in Lebanon across many official reporting sources has mired COVID-19 data in the country. Article

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Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical and Rehabilitation Sciences University Students in Saudi Arabia

Work This paper investigates the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical and rehabilitation sciences university students in KSA. Journal Article

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Depression Among Health Workers Caring for Patients with COVID-19 in Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery This research paper shows that Major Depressive Disorder is common among healthcare workers in Egypt during the COVID-19 outbreak. It recommends early screening and treatment, especially for young females. Journal Article

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Rapid Labour Force Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 in Tunisia: Third Wave

ILO This ILO report summarizes the key findings of the third wave of rapid labor force surveys conducted by ILO and Economic Research Forum in Tunisia to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on households, household enterprises, and farmers. Report

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Prevalence of COVID-19 Among Blood Donors

Medicine This article evaluates the prevalence of COVID-19 antibodies at a blood banking facility in Jordan and describes some characteristics of those that test positive. Journal Article

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Inequalities in Knowledge About COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Frontiers in Public Health This study assesses the socioeconomic inequalities in knowledge regarding COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the Sewerage System in Tunisia: a Promising Tool to Confront COVID-19 Pandemic

Future Virology This study undertaken in Tunisia examines the use of wastewater to monitor SARS-CoV-2 circulation. The increased amounts of viral RNA detected in wastewater were accompanied by an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients in Tunisia. Results emphasize the importance of sewage surveys in SARS-CoV-2 tracking. Journal Article

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Lifestyle Behaviors Trend and Their Relationship with Fear Level of COVID-19: Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia

PLOS One This article assesses the association between various lifestyle behaviors and their association with fear of COVID-19 in people living in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Costly and Unsustainable: Where Lebanon’s COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Went Wrong

The Public Source This article from The Public Source evaluates COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Lebanon. Only 19.5 percent of the population was fully vaccinated, the article reports. Article

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Analysis the Dynamics of SIHR Model: COVID-19 Case in Djibouti

Journal of Applied Mathematics Based on data collected from the Djibouti Health Ministry, this articles offers conceptual mathematical models of epidemic dynamics. Journal Article

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