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Harm Perception and Attitudes towards E-cigarette Use Among Qatar University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
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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, ...
Estimates of global SARS-CoV-2 infection exposure, infection morbidity, and infection mortality rates in 2020
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
We aimed to estimate, albeit crudely and provisionally, national, regional, and global proportions of respective populations that have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the first year after the introduction of this virus ...
Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Background Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, ...
Analyzing inherent biases in SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serological epidemiologic metrics
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springer nature
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Prospective observational data show that infected persons with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for a prolonged duration, and that ...
Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 in Europe: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is a globally prevalent, life-long, sexually transmitted infection. This study characterized HSV-2 seroprevalence in Europe for various at-risk populations and ...
Changes in the burden and underlying causes of heart failure in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
BackgroundThe burden of heart failure (HF) is high globally, but information on its burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is limited. This study provides a systematic analysis of the burden and underlying causes ...
Trends in prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms and effects of sociodemographic variables before and after the first wave of COVID-19 in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Background
Prevalence trends from Arabic speaking countries on psychiatric symptoms before and after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are lacking. We estimated the point prevalence and change in depression and ...
The Association of Hypertension with Increased Mortality Rate During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Update with Meta-analysis
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2023 , Article Review)
Background and Aim
The impact of multiple risk factors on COVID-19 mortality has been previously reported in multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive update on ...
Epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions
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Elsevier
, 2024 , Article)
Background: Trichomoniasis, caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), remains an underappreciated sexually transmitted infection (STI), primarily due to inadequate understanding of its epidemiology and public ...
Epidemiology of gonorrhoea: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions, World Health Organization European Region, 1949 to 2021
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
, 2024 , Article Review)
Background: Epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infection remains inadequately understood. Aim: We aimed to characterise NG epidemiology in Europe. Methods: We used Cochrane and PRISMA guidelines to systematically ...