• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • The Impact of COVID-19 on the HIV Cascade of Care in Botswana – An Interrupted Time Series 

      Sehurutshi, Alice; Farooqui, Habib; Chivese, Tawanda ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
      Globally, Botswana has one of the highest burdens of HIV. This study estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV cascade of care in Sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted an interrupted time series analysis on ...
    • No Association Between Ct Value and COVID-19 Severity and Mortality in Qatar. 

      Jemmieh, Khaleed; Tawengi, Mohamed; Alyaarabi, Tamader; Hassona, Aseel; Ghoul, Ikhlas; ... more authors ( Dove Press Ltd , 2023 , Article)
      The association between the cycle threshold (Ct) which reflects the SARS-CoV-2 viral load and the severity of COVID-19 is still not clear. We investigated the association between Ct values, symptoms and the risk of ICU ...