Public Health

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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Real-World Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Vaccinated Individuals in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health This article aims to assess how effective two doses of the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were in preventing SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID-19) infection six months after administration. Journal Article

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Estimation of Death Risk Factors Associated with the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine This article is among the first to study the association between potential risk factors and COVID-19 lethality in the Middle East and North Africa based on statistical modeling with longitudinal data. Journal Article

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Following the COVID-19 Playbook and Battling another Infodemic: Conspiracy Beliefs around Human Monkeypox among the Lebanese Population

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice This article aimed to assess the extent of endorsement of MPX conspiracy beliefs among the Lebanese population and to identify its associated factors in light of similar trends observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Systems Genetics Identifies miRNA-Mediated Regulation of Host Response in COVID-19

Human Genomics This article combines multi-omics profiling with phenotypes from electronic health records to understand how miRNA expression contributes to variation in COVID-19 severity in a diverse cohort of 259 unvaccinated patients in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Journal Article

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Alternative Epidemic Indicators for COVID-19 in Three Settings with Incomplete Death Registration Systems

Science Advances This article aims to better understand the range of underreporting of COVID-19 deaths using examples from three major cities: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Aden (Yemen), and Khartoum (Sudan) during 2020. Journal Article

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Knowledge of COVID-19 Updated Guidelines among Undergraduate Nursing Students in Selected Nursing Schools in Palestine

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery This article reports the findings of a survey conducted on three hundred undergraduate nursing students from 10 nursing schools in the West Bank to assess their understanding of updated guidelines for COVID-19. Journal Article

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Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taza (Morocco) and Population Satisfaction According to the “Rules of Association” Approach

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacognosy Research This article aims to determine the ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants used in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taza in Morocco, and the satisfaction of the latter using the associative database. Journal Article

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Seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Oran: Cross-Sectional Study

Microbiology Spectrum This article aims to estimate the seroprevalence of COVID-19 infections in Oran, Algeria, and to identify factors associated with seropositivity. Journal Article

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The Role of Blood Groups, Vaccine Type and Gender in Predicting the Severity of Side Effects among University Students Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines

BMC Infectious Diseases This article aims to identify the predictors of side effects’ severity after COVID-19 vaccination among young adult students at Taif University (TU) in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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