• Clinical outcomes of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children and adolescents: A systematic review 

      Al-Qudimat, Ahmad R.; Al-Zoubi, Raed M.; Elaarag, Mai; Nashwan, Abdulqadir J.; Hamze, Afaf K.; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article Review)
      Background & Aims: The BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine is the only vaccine offered to children among all available vaccines. However, limited evidence is available about the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 vaccines, especially among ...
    • Dietary Diversity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities, Challenges, and Mitigation Measures 

      Hoteit, Maha; Mortada, Hussein; Al-Jawaldeh, Ayoub; Mansour, Rania; Yazbeck, Batoul; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the Eastern Mediterranean Region's food system's fragility posing severe challenges to maintaining healthy sustainable lifestyle. The aim of this cross-sectional study (N = 13,527 household's ...
    • Exploring the challenges of virtual internships during the COVID-19 pandemic and their potential influence on the professional identity of health professions students: A view from Qatar University 

      Bawadi, Hiba; Shami, Rula; El-Awaisi, Alla; Al-Moslih, Ayad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)
      Introduction: COVID-19 has imposed many shared limitations on medical and health education. Just like other health professions programs at most institutions, the Qatar University health cluster (QU Health) applied a ...
    • Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and participants' BMI across various sociodemographic groups in Arab countries in the Mediterranean Region 

      Al Sabbah, Haleama; Assaf, Enas A.; Taha, Zainab; Qasrawi, Radwan; Ismail, Leila Cheikh; ... more authors ( EU European Publishing , 2022 , Article)
      INTRODUCTION: Tobacco smokers are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19. Lockdown was a chosen strategy to deal with the spread of infectious diseases; nonetheless, it influenced people's eating and smoking behaviors. ...
    • A qualitative assessment of medical students’ readiness for virtual clerkships at a Qatari university during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Bawadi, Hiba; Al-Moslih, Ayad; Shami, Rula; Du, Xiangyun; El-Awaisi, Alla; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)
      Background: This study aims to qualitatively examine the readiness of medical students to change to virtual clerkship (VC) during the pandemic, from both the faculty and students’ perspectives. Methods: A qualitative study ...
    • Sex disparities in food consumption patterns, dietary diversity and determinants of self-reported body weight changes before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 Arab countries 

      Tayyem,Reema; Ibrahim,Mohammed O.; Mortada,Hussein; AlKhalaf,Majid; Bookari,Khlood; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic along with its confinement period boosted lifestyle modifications and impacted women and men differently which exacerbated existing gender inequalities. The main objective of this paper ...
    • The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical (In)Activity Behavior in 10 Arab Countries 

      Al Sabbah, Haleama; Taha, Zainab; Qasrawi, Radwan; Assaf, Enas A.; Cheikh Ismail, Leila; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      Insufficient physical activity is considered a strong risk factor associated with non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on physical (in)activity behavior in 10 Arab countries before ...