Informatics in Medicine Unlocked This article explores the sources of COVID-19 infection in Jordan and investigates the effects of demographic factors and adherence to preventive measures on household transmission. Journal Article
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This report provides an overview of inequalities in Jordan, before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report focuses on inequality in expenditure as a proxy for income inequality and on inequality in educational outcomes and opportunities as a proxy for inequalities in capabilities. Report
Read MoreJournal of Community Medicine and Health Solutions This article shows that the gradual limitation of industrial activity and automobile traffic in Tunisia caused by COVID-19 pandemic protective measures have been accompanied by an apparent decrease in air pollution and air quality index in Tunisian regions, especially in the north and the center. Journal Article
Read MoreSocial Science in Humanitarian Action Platform This article draws on evidence from academic literature and consultations with partners working in the COVID-19 response to review current integration efforts and explore potentially effective ways to integrate COVID-19 vaccination into other services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article assesses indicators of specific Sustainable Development Goals in reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 by conducting several questionnaire surveys among experts in Egypt. The scope of this research is limited to addressing poverty alleviation, hunger abatement, healthcare promotion, sustainable economic growth, and climate change mitigation. Journal Article
Read MoreMankind Quarterly This article aims to study the role of negative and positive traits among Egyptian students during the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a model of love of life (LOL) as a component of subjective well-being (SWB). A sample of 309 Egyptian college students responded to the following scales: Love of Life, self-esteem, SWB, positive…
Read MoreOman Medical Journal This article studies the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of patients who were admitted to a tertiary psychiatric hospital in the UAE during 2020 compared with the corresponding period in 2019 and evaluates the effect of the pandemic on the mental healthcare system. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases This article utilizes comorbidities, vaccination status, SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, and demographic data to profile participants who were reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 in Saudi Arabia. It reports that diabetes, HIV, obesity, and working in health care were associated with reinfections. Journal Article
Read MoreSSM Population Health This article proposes that non-state armed groups may make different decisions than state governments in response to public health challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws upon the case of Hezbollah in Lebanon to investigate whether movement levels differed between areas with Hezbollah’s private governance in comparison to other areas of…
Read MoreEuropean Psychiatry This article aims to determine the prevalence and the factors for anxiety during the COVID-19 period among high school teachers in Sfax, Tunisia. Journal Article
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