Public Health

Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 Vaccine among Health Care Practitioners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

F1000 Research This article measures willingness and hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare practitioners in Saudi Arabia. Working Paper

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Providing Pharmacy Services during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Healthcare Sciences This article reports 28 recommendations made by an expert working group appointed by the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SSCP) to conceptualize and manage the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Refugee Settlements, Sewage Pollution, COVID-19 and the Unfolding Cholera Outbreak in Lebanon

Journal of Travel Medicine This article shows the impact of the compounding crises in Lebanon including public health and economic challenges such as COVID-19, severe shortages in medical supplies, pollution, and currency devaluation on Syrian refugee settlements and the host communities. Journal Article

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Prognosis, Morbidity, and Mortality of Patients Undergoing Elective and Emergency Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Tertiary Center, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This article aims to evaluate the emergency experience and delay of elective abdominal surgical intervention at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital from October 2019 to October 2020, with a focus on postoperative morbidity and mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Intention to Get COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Associated Predictors: A Cross-Sectional Study Among the General Public in Algeria

Vaccines This article aims to assess the intentions to get COVID-19 vaccines and its determinants among the general public in Algeria. Journal Article

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Characteristics of Suicidal Poisoned Patients Admitted to Tertiary Care Center during COVID-19 Pandemic

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery This article evaluates the characteristics of suicidal poisoned patients admitted to a tertiary poison control center in Egypt (Tanta University Poison Control Center) during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and assesses COVID-related knowledge and attitudes among those patients to identify the high-risk group for suicide. Journal Article

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COVID-19 National Lockdown in Morocco: Impacts on Air Quality and Public Health

General Directorate of Meteorology, Morocco & Hassan II University This working paper compares the air quality status in Casablanca and Marrakech from Morocco, before the pandemic, and during the confinement to show whether COVID-19 compelled lockdown may have saved lives by restraining air pollution rather than by preventing infection. Working Paper

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Cost of In-patient Management of COVID-19 Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Kuwait

medRxiv This working paper aims to determine the total cost of COVID-19 in-patient management in Kuwait by utilizing patients’ records to obtain socio-demographic information and data on patients’ length of stay and discharge status. Working Paper

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Changes in Drug Demand When a Pandemic Coincides with Other Outbreaks in a War Zone Country: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice This article aims to evaluate the pattern of demand for prescription and nonprescription drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the pharmacist’s perspective in Yemen, a conflict zone country. Journal Article

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Awareness, Perceptions, and Attitude Regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Ophthalmologists in Jordan: Cross-Sectional Online Survey

Clinical Ophthalmology This article investigates the awareness, perception, and attitudes of ophthalmologists in Jodan towards COVID-19 and its respective infection control measures. Journal Article

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