• Effects of previous infection, vaccination, and hybrid immunity against symptomatic Alpha, Beta, and Delta SARS-CoV-2 infections: an observational study 

      Heba N., Altarawneh; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      BackgroundProtection against SARS-CoV-2 symptomatic infection and severe COVID-19 of previous infection, mRNA two-dose vaccination, mRNA three-dose vaccination, and hybrid immunity of previous infection and vaccination ...
    • Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants, age, vaccination, and prior infection on infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 infections 

      Qassim, Suelen H.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Tang, Patrick; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      In 2021, Qatar experienced considerable incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection that was dominated sequentially by the Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants. Using the cycle threshold (Ct) value of an RT-qPCR-positive test to proxy ...
    • Epidemiological impact of prioritising SARS-CoV-2 vaccination by antibody status: Mathematical modelling analyses 

      Ayoub, H.H.; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Makhoul, Monia; Al Kanaani, Zaina; ... more authors ( 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 

      Al Kuwari, Hanan M.; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Abou-Samra, Abdul Badi; Al Kanaani, Zaina; ... more authors ( 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 ...
    • Factors Affecting Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Qatar. 

      Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri; Kurdi, Rana; Islam, Nazmul; Alhussaini, Nour Waleed Zuhair; Awada, Sawsan; ... more authors ( Taylor and Francis , 2021 , Article)
      Recent data show an increase in the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) among university students in the Arab Gulf region alongside an attitude of social acceptability and a perception that WTS is less harmful ...
    • Following Interprofessional Education: Health Education Students’ Experience in a Primary Interprofessional Care Setting 

      Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Hassan, Diana Alsayed; Awada, Sawsan Mohammed ( 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 ...
    • Gender and trust in government modify the association between mental health and stringency of public health measures to reduce COVID-19 

      O'Hara, Lily; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Shi, Zumin ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      Introduction: Trust in government to take care of its citizens may impact on mental health outcomes such as anxiety and depression, particularly as measures become more stringent. The study aimed to investigate the ...
    • Harm Perception and Attitudes towards E-cigarette Use Among Qatar University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study 

      Kurdi, Rana; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir; Yaseen, Manar; Ali, Aetefeh; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Background: Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is becoming popular worldwide especially among youth. Research reported that university students have poor knowledge and misconceptions about the health risks of e-cigarettes, ...
    • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants 

      Andrea, Rodriguez-Martinez; Zhou, Bin; Sophiea, Marisa K; Bentham, James; Paciorek, Christopher J; ... more authors (2020 , Article)
      Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which ...
    • Hepatic and cardiac iron overload quantified by magnetic resonance imaging in patients on hemodialysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Nashwan, Abdulqadir J.; Yassin, Mohamed A.; Abd-Alrazaq, Alaa; Shuweihdi, Farag; Othman, Muftah; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2023 , Article Review)
      Introduction: Few studies have reported hepatic and cardiac iron overload in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and the current evidence regarding the prevalence is still scarce. Aim: This review aims to estimate ...
    • History of primary-series and booster vaccination and protection against Omicron reinfection 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter V.; Yassine, Hadi M.; ... more authors ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2023 , Article)
      Laboratory evidence suggests a possibility of immune imprinting for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We investigated the differences in the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a ...
    • Immune Imprinting and Protection against Repeat Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Coyle, Peter; ... more authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Other)
      More than 2 years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the global population carries heterogeneous immune histories derived from various exposures to infection, viral variants, and vaccination.1 Evidence ...
    • Iron Overload in Chronic Kidney Disease: Less Ferritin, More T2MRI. 

      Nashwan, Abdulqadir J; Yassin, Mohamed A; Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Shraim, Mujahed ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article Review)
      To date, there is no consensus on the most reliable marker of iron status in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Serum ferritin is used routinely, although it may be a misleading marker for iron overload. The success ...
    • Maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory 

      Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Wick, Laura; Halileh, Samia; Hassan-Bitar, Sahar; Chekir, Hafedh; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2009 , Article)
      The Countdown to 2015 intervention coverage indicators in the occupied Palestinian territory are similar to those of other Arab countries, although there are gaps in continuity and quality of services across the continuum ...
    • mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants and severe COVID-19 disease in Qatar 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M.; Benslimane, Fatiha M.; Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors (2021 , Article)
      The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to be a global health concern. The mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine was reported to have an efficacy of 94.1% at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 due to infection with ‘wild-type’ variants in a ...
    • Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world 

      Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Sibai, Abla; Khader, Yousef; Hwalla, Nahla; Fadhil, Ibtihal; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2014 , Article Review)
      According to the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, the burden of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes) in the Arab world has increased, with ...
    • Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine protection against variants of concern after one versus two doses. 

      Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; ... more authors ( Oxford University Press , 2021 , Article)
      Strategies for rolling out vaccination against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) varied across countries. A key question is whether delaying administration of the second vaccine dose to vaccinate the largest number of ...
    • Population immunity of natural infection, primary-series vaccination, and booster vaccination in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study 

      Suelen H., Qassim; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      BackgroundWaning of natural infection protection and vaccine protection highlight the need to evaluate changes in population immunity over time. Population immunity of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection or of COVID-19 vaccination ...
    • Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of stunting, underweight, and overweight among Palestinian school adolescents (13-15 years) in two major governorates in the West Bank 

      Mikki, Nahed; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Awartani, Faisal; Holmboe-Ottesen, Gerd ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2009 , Article)
      There is little information about height and weight status of Palestinian adolescents. The objective of this paper was to assess the prevalence of stunting, underweight, and overweight/obesity among Palestinian school ...
    • The prevalence of cardiac and hepatic iron overload in patients with kidney failure: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Nashwan, Abdulqadir J.; Yassin, Mohamed A.; Abd-Alrazaq, Alaa; Shuweihdi, Farag; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; ... more authors ( Wiley Open Access , 2022 , Article)
      Introduction: Few studies have reported cardiac and hepatic iron overload in patients with kidney failure or end-stage renal disease and the current evidence regarding the prevalence is still scarce. To the best of the ...