Browsing COVID-19 Research by Author "Bansal, Devendra"

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    • Association between Multimorbidity and COVID-19 Mortality in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study 

      AbouGalala, Khalid; Elsayed, Basant; Elmarasi, Mohamed; Kotob, Mona; Taha, Reham; ... more authors ( PagePress , 2023 , Article)
      This study assessed the association between multimorbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region, where such data are scarce. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data of all cases ...

    • Association between pregnancy and severe COVID-19 symptoms in Qatar: A cross-sectional study. 

      Al-Qassem, Alla' K; Humaidi, Ammar B; Al-Kuwari, Amna K; Hasan, Elham M; Yakti, Nosaiba H; ... more authors ( PLOS Global Public Health , 2023 , Article)
      There is inconclusive evidence whether pregnancy exacerbates COVID-19 symptoms or not, and scarce data from the Middle East and North Africa region. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between pregnancy ...

    • Characterizing the Qatar advanced-phase SARS-CoV-2 epidemic 

      Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; ... more authors ( springer nature , 2021 , Article)
      The overarching objective of this study was to provide the descriptive epidemiology of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Qatar by addressing specific research questions through a ...

    • Duration of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness against Severe Disease 

      Bansal, Devendra; Abdulmajeed, Jazeel; Al-Shamali, Maha H.M.A.; Albayat, Soha S.A.; Himatt, Sayed M.; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      Waning immunity following administration of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines remains a concern for many health systems. We undertook a study to determine if recent reports of waning for severe disease could have been attributed ...

    • Dynamics of Anti-S IgG Antibodies Titers after the Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Manual and Craft Worker Population of Qatar 

      Bansal, Devendra; Atia, Hassan; Al Badr, Mashael; Nour, Mohamed; Abdulmajeed, Jazeel; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)
      There is limited seroepidemiological evidence on the magnitude and long-term durability of antibody titers of mRNA and non-mRNA vaccines in the Qatari population. This study was conducted to generate evidence on long-term ...

    • Identification of Prognostic Metabolomic Biomarkers at the Interface of Mortality and Morbidity in Pre-Existing TB Cases Infected With SARS-CoV-2 

      Diboun, I.; Diboun, Ilhame; Cyprian, Farhan S.; Anwardeen, Najeha Rizwana; Yassine, Hadi M.; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)
      Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection currently remains one of the biggest global challenges that can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS) in severe cases. In line with this, ...

    • Pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19: Implications for control measures in Qatar 

      Tawengi, Abdelaziz M.; Johnston, Samantha; Albayat, Soha Shawqi; Bansal, Devendra; Ahmed, Shazia; ... more authors ( QSCIENCE , 2021 , Article)
      Public health control measures for communicable diseases are often based on the identification of symptomatic cases. However, emerging epidemiological evidence demonstrates the role of presymptomatic and asymptomatic ...

    • Prevalence and determinants of symptomatic COVID-19 infection among children and adolescents in Qatar: A cross sectional analysis of 11445 individuals. 

      Musa, Omran A H; Chivese, Tawanda; Bansal, Devendra; Abdulmajeed, Jazeel; Ameen, Osman; ... more authors ( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article)
      There is a paucity of evidence about the prevalence and risk factors for symptomatic infection among children. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of symptomatic COVID-19 and its risk factors in children and ...