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Adherence and retention to the self-managed community-based Step Into Health program in Qatar (2012–2019)
( Frontiers Media SA , 2022 , Article)Purpose: Investigate adherence and retention to the “Step Into Health (SIH)” initiative (www.stepintohealth.qa [website access only available from within the State of Qatar]), a Qatari self-managed community-based health ... -
ADVANCED 3D-PRINTED MULTILAYER POROUS MEMBRANES FOR EFFECTIVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
(2024 , Master Thesis)Wastewater treatment plays a crucial role in safeguarding public health and environmental sustainability by removing pollutants and contaminants from water sources. Membrane-based filtration technologies have emerged as ... -
Child dental neglect and legal protections: a compendium of briefs from policy reviews in 26 countries and a special administrative region of China
( Frontiers Media SA , 2023 , Article)Background: Child neglect is a public health, human rights, and social problem, with potentially devastating and costly consequences. The aim of this study was to: (1) summarize the oral health profile of children across ... -
Corrigendum to "Report from the World Health Organization's immunization and vaccines-related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) meeting, virtual gathering, 26 February-1 March 2024" [Vaccine 42(15) (2024) 3379-3383, (S0264410X24004948), (10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.057)]
( Elsevier , 2024 , Other)The authors regret an incorrect affiliation (j) for co-author Dr. Kathy Leung, which should be corrected to School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. The authors would like to apologise ... -
COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Background COVID-19 has caused a global public health crisis affecting most countries, including Ethiopia, in various ways. This study maps the vulnerability to infection, case severity and likelihood of death from COVID-19 ... -
Effect of subsidies on healthful consumption: a protocol for a systematic review update
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly increasing in most parts of the world. In order to ameliorate the related public health burden, evidence-informed policies to improve ... -
Emergency department presentations of alcohol and other substance misuse: First cross-sectional national study in Qatar
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Objectives This study attempts the first in a series of investigations into the misuse of alcohol and substances in Qatar. This study explores the emergency presentations of alcohol and substance abuse to all the state ... -
Epidemiological impact of prioritising SARS-CoV-2 vaccination by antibody status: Mathematical modelling analyses
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Background Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been developed, but their availability falls far short of global needs. This study aimed to investigate the impact of prioritising available doses on the basis of recipient ... -
Epidemiological investigation of the first 5685 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Qatar, 28 February-18 April 2020
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)© Authors 2020 Objective To define the epidemiological curve of COVID-19 in Qatar and determine factors associated with severe or critical illness. Design Case series of first 5685 COVID-19 cases in Qatar. Setting and ... -
Following Interprofessional Education: Health Education Students’ Experience in a Primary Interprofessional Care Setting
( Dovepress , 2021 , Article)Background: There is an accelerating need for interprofessional education (IPE) in the Public Health field, as healthcare providers become diverse and multi-disciplinary. Public Health students with health education ... -
Framing diabetes public health information during Ramadan – a newspaper content analysis
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2017 , Article)Objective: To evaluate health-related messages in printed media pertaining to diabetes care in Qatar during Ramadan. Methods: Qatar national newspapers (Arabic and/or English) published 6 weeks prior to and 4 weeks during ... -
Hepatitis C risk score as a tool to identify individuals with HCV infection: A demonstration and cross-sectional epidemiological study in Egypt
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2024 , Article)Objectives Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection poses a global health challenge. By the end of 2021, the WHO estimated that less than a quarter of global HCV infections had been diagnosed. There is a need for a public health ... -
Identifying priority medicines policy issues for Qatar: exploring perspectives and experiences of healthcare professionals through a qualitative study
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Objectives To identify priority medicines policy issues, including the 'use' and 'access to medicines' in Qatar. Design In this qualitative study, general inductive method was used and semi-structured exploratory interviews ... -
Income inequality and its association with COVID-19 cases and deaths: a cross-country analysis in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2023 , Article)There is limited evidence on the associations between economic and social disparities in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) with COVID-19 infections and deaths. This study aims to investigate the relationship between ... -
Integrated health system intervention aimed at reducing type 2 diabetes risk in women after gestational diabetes in South Africa (IINDIAGO): A randomised controlled trial protocol
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2024 , Article)Introduction South Africa has a high prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; 15%) and many of these women (48%) progress to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) within 5 years post partum. A significant proportion ... -
Interventions promoting physical activity among adults and children in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Protocol for a systematic review
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)Introduction Prevalence of overweight, obesity and diabetes are high and rising across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates). In parallel, ... -
Knowledge and Perception of and Attitude toward a Premarital Screening Program in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Premarital screening (PMS) is a primary preventive measure to decrease the incidence of certain genetic disorders and sexually transmitted diseases. This study aimed to explore the knowledge and perception of and the ... -
Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy After COVID-19: Time for a New “Normal”
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)In late 2019, a previously unknown coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19), was reported in Wuhan, China. Similar to the polio virus epidemic, the fear, uncertainty, and collective response associated ... -
Pharmacy student perceptions of public health service roles and responsibilities
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2011 , Article)Background There is increasing emphasis on pharmacists' assuming responsibility for public health promotion and delivery with formal expansion of public health activities in their practice. A number of pharmacy school ... -
Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic within institutional quarantine and isolation centres and its sociodemographic correlates in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Setting The State of Qatar has had one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates globally and has used state-managed quarantine and isolation centres to limit the spread of infection. Quarantine and isolation have been shown ...