Browsing by Subject "prevalence"

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    • Assessment of lung cancer risk factors and mortality in Qatar: A case series study 

      Abdel-Salam, A.-S.G.; Mollazehi, M.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Malki, A.M.; Shi, Z.; ... more authors ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2021 , Article)
      Background: The global burden of cancer has exponentially increased over the last few years. In 2018 alone, approximately more than half of the 18.1 million individuals who had cancer succumbed to it. Lung cancer cases and ...

    • Core outcomes in gestational diabetes for treatment trials: The Gestational Metabolic Group treatment set 

      Bashir, M.; Syed, A.; Furuya-Kanamori, L.; Musa, O.A.H.; Mohamed, A.M.; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)
      Aims With the rising number of outcomes being reported following gestational diabetes (GDM), the outcomes in existing studies vary widely making it challenging to compare and contrast the effectiveness of different ...

    • COVID-19 effect on patients with noncommunicable diseases: A narrative review 

      Al-Qudimat, Ahmad R.; Al Darwish, Mohamed B.; Elaarag, Mai; Al-Zoubi, Raed M.; Rejeb, Mohamed Amine; ... more authors ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2022 , Article)
      Background and Aims: On March 11, 2020, the WHO has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, affecting our day-to-day lives. Physical distancing and lockdown made significant obstacles to populations, particularly healthcare ...

    • Cross-cultural Differences in Hallucinations: A Comparison Between Middle Eastern and European Community-Based Samples 

      Khaled, Salma M.; Brederoo, Sanne G.; Yehya, Arij; Alabdulla, Majid; Woodruff, Peter W.; ... more authors ( Oxford University Press , 2023 , Article)
      BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: While literature indicates that culture modulates phenomenological characteristics of hallucinations in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, little is known about the extent culture modulates these ...

    • Cross-cultural Differences in Hallucinations: A Comparison Between Middle Eastern and European Community-Based Samples 

      Khaled S.M., Brederoo S.G., Yehya A., Alabdulla M., Woodruff P.W., Sommer I.E.C. ( NLM (Medline) , 2023 , Article)
      BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: While literature indicates that culture modulates phenomenological characteristics of hallucinations in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, little is known about the extent culture modulates these ...

    • Disability, depression and somatization in a low back pain population 

      Bener, Abdulbari; El-Rufaie, Omer F.; Kamran, Saadat; Georgievski, Ana B.; Farooq, Abdulaziz; ... more authors ( Blackwell Publishing Asia , 2006 , Article)
      Objective:  The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in a primary care setting population and examine its association with the symptoms of depression and somatization. Methods:  This ...

    • Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of selected congenital anomalies at the largest Bosnian pediatric surgery tertiary center 

      Zvizdic, Zlatan; Becirovic, Naida; Milisic, Emir; Jonuzi, Asmir; Terzic, Sabina; ... more authors ( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2022 , Article)
      Congenital anomalies (CA) are any abnormality present at birth, either structural or functional, that may potentially affect an infant's health, development, and/or survival. There is a paucity of studies on clinical ...

    • Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 and genital herpes in Australia and New Zealand: Systematic review, meta-analyses and meta-regressions 

      Almukdad, Sawsan; Harfouche, Manale; Farooqui, Uzma S.; Aldos, Lana; Abu-Raddad, Laith J. ( Cambridge University Press , 2023 , Article)
      Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection is a lifelong infection that is acquired primarily orally and during childhood. We aimed to characterise HSV-1 epidemiology in Australia and New Zealand. HSV-1-related data as ...

    • Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 in Canada: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions 

      AlMukdad,Sawsan; Harfouche,Manale; Farooqui,Uzma S.; Aldos,Lana; Abu-Raddad,Laith J. ( Frontiers Media SA , 2023 , Article Review)
      Background: The objective of this study was to characterize herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) epidemiology in Canada. Methods: HSV-1 publications as recent as December 6, 2021 were systematically reviewed, synthesized, ...

    • Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 in the Middle East and North Africa: Systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions 

      Harfouche, Manale; Alareeki, Asalah; Osman, Aisha M.M.; Alaama, Ahmed S.; Hermez, Joumana G.; ... more authors ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2023 , Article)
      Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is a prevalent, sexually transmitted infection with poorly characterized prevalence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This study characterized HSV-2 epidemiology ...

    • Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Alize J, Ferrari; Santomauro, Damian Francesco; Aali, Amirali; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abbafati, Cristiana; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      BackgroundDetailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury burden ...

    • Immunogenetics of Celiac Disease: A focus on Arab countries. 

      Younes, Nadin; Younes, Salma; Alsharabasi, Ola A; El Zowalaty, Mohamed E; Mustafa, Ibrahim; ... more authors ( Bentham Science Publishers , 2019 , Article)
      Celiac Disease (CD) is a complex immunogenic disease mainly triggered by gluten intake in genetically susceptible individuals with a prevalence of 1 in 100-300. CD results from the interplay between genetic and environmental ...

    • Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Injuries in Adult Intensive Care Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 

      Chaboyer, Wendy P; Thalib, Lukman; Harbeck, Emma L; Coyer, Fiona M; Blot, Stijn; ... more authors ( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2018 , Article Review)
      To systematically assess the incidence and prevalence of pressure injuries in adult ICU patients and the most frequently occurring pressure injury sites. MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Cumulative Index to Nursing ...

    • Lifetime prevalence and potential determinants of psychotic experiences in the general population of Qatar 

      Khaled, Salma M.; Wilkins, Stacy Schantz; Woodruff, Peter ( Cambridge University Press , 2020 , Article)
      Background To estimate the lifetime prevalence and potential determinants of psychotic experience(s) (PEs) in the general population of Qatar-a small non-war afflicted, conservative, high-income, middle-eastern country ...

    • Oral Health Statuses of Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Umbrella Review 

      Sami, Waqas; Ahmad, Mohammad Shakil; Shaik, Riyaz Ahamed; Miraj, Mohammad; Ahmad, Sadiya; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)
      This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the oral health statuses of children and adults within the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) population through an umbrella review approach. The prevalence of dental caries, ...

    • Prevalence and correlates of autism spectrum disorder in Qatar: a national study 

      Alshaban F.; Aldosari M.; Al-Shammari H.; El-Hag S.; Ghazal I.; ... more authors ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2019 , Article)
      Background Few epidemiological data on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exist for Arabic countries. We conducted the first survey of ASD in Qatar, a population with high consanguinity level. Methods This cross‐sectional ...

    • Prevalence and global trends of polypharmacy among people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Danjuma, Mohammed I.; Adegboye, Oyelola A.; Aboughalia, Ahmed; Soliman, Nada; Almishal, Ruba; ... more authors ( SAGE Publications , 2022 , Article)
      Background: There has been a rising prevalence of polypharmacy among people living with HIV (PLWH). Uncertainty however remains regarding the exact estimates of polypharmacy among these cohorts of patients. Methods: We ...

    • Prevalence and global trends of polypharmacy in patients with chronic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Danjuma, Mohammed Ibn Mas Ud; Naseralallah, Lina; Ansari, Soubiya; Al Shebly, Rafal; Elhams, Mohammed; ... more authors ( Wolters Kluwer Health , 2023 , Article)
      Background: Despite its central role in drug metabolism, the exact prevalence estimates and factors affecting global trends of polypharmacy in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) have remained unexamined. The aim of ...

    • Prevalence and Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Non-Obese Healthy Young Females in Qatar 

      Elrayess, Mohamed A.; Rizk, Nasser M.; Fadel, Amina S.; Kerkadi, Abdelhamid ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      The state of Qatar suffers from diabetes epidemic due to obesity-associated metabolic syndrome. However, the prevalence of insulin resistance prior to obesity, which could play an important role in the high prevalence of ...

    • The prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms in schoolchildren in a highly consanguineous community 

      Bener, Abdulbari; Al Qahtani, Razna; Teebi, Ahmad S.; Bessisso, Mohammed ( Karger , 2008 , Article)
      Objective: The objective of the present study was to find the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity (ADH) symptoms in a sample of primary schoolchildren in Qatar and investigate the behaviour of the children with ...