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    • 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 ...

    • Is age of menarche among school girls related to academic performance 

      Al-Mathkoori, Radhia; Nur, Ula.; Al-Taiar, Abdullah ( De Gruyter , 2019 , Article)
      There is strong evidence that the mean age of menarche has declined over the last few decades in developed and developing countries. This is of a major concern because of its enormous public health implications. This study ...

    • Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support: Referral and Attendance at a Patient-Centered Medical Home 

      Alsayed Hassan, Diana; Curtis, Amy; Kerver, Jean; Vangsnes, Eric ( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2020 , Article)
      Background: Although evidence shows that diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is an effective tool to help individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) improve their health outcomes, there remains a large ...

    • Positioning the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Firmly in the Center of Health Promotion Pedagogy 

      Henderson, Heather L.; Sendall, Marguerite C. ( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2022 , Article)
      Historically, the work of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) scholars has been grounded in multi-disciplinary connections to educational psychology and pedagogical research. SoTL research and commentary intends ...

    • Associations of lifestyle and dietary habits with hyperlipidemia in Lebanon 

      Samaha, Ali A.; Zouein, Fouad; Gebbawi, Maya; Fawaz, Mirna; Houjayri, Raheel; ... more authors ( OAE Publishing Inc. , 2017 , Article)
      Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of dietary and lifestyle habits on several blood lipid parameters in the Lebanese population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study for 2,000 individuals, of whom ...

    • Epidemiology of Common Ocular Manifestations among Patients on Haemodialysis in West Bank, Palestine 

      Shanti, Yousef; Hamayel, Hamza; Yasin, Anas; Shanab, Abdul Raheem Abu; Hroub, Osama; ... more authors ( PMC , 2023 , Article)
      Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of ocular manifestations and associated factors in patients on haemodialysis. Methods: A cross-sectional study of patients on haemodialysis from a haemodialysis unit ...

    • Global epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in infertile populations: Systematic review, meta-analysis and metaregression 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Majed, Alzahraa; Abu-Hijleh, Farah; Blondeel, Karel; Matsaseng, Thabo Christopher; ... more authors ( BMJ Journals , 2021 , Article)
      Objective To provide an in-depth systematic assessment of the global epidemiology of gonorrhoea infection in infertile populations. Methods A systematic literature review was conducted up to 29 April 2019 on international ...

    • SARS-CoV-2 re-infection: a case report from Qatar 

      AlFehaidi, Alanoud; Ahmad, Syed Ali; Hamed, Ehab ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      We read with interest the study of Gousseff et al.1 The study reported a second acute COVID-19 episode in 11 patients. A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) caused a pandemic end of 2019. Common signs of SARS-CoV-2 include ...

    • Rates of recurrent positive SARS-CoV-2 swab results among patients attending primary care in Qatar 

      Hamed, Ehab; Sedeeq, Saad; Alnuaimi, Ahmed Sameer; Syed, Mohamed; ElHamid, Mohamed Abd; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      We read with interest the work of COCOREC (Collaborative study COvid RECurrences) study group.1 Recurrent positive rt-PCR results for SARS-CoV-2 infection were reported from early in the epidemic.1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , ...

    • Tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean region: implementation progress and persisting challenges 

      Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E; Khader, Yousef Saleh; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Mostafa, Aya; Nakkash, Rima T; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2022 , Article Review)
      Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable mortality worldwide, projected to claim 1 billion lives in the twenty-first century.1 Tobacco prevalence rates are expected to decrease across all the WHO regions by 2025 as ...

    • Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions 

      Harfouche, Manale; Abu-Hijleh, Farah M.; James, Charlotte; Looker, Katharine J.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J. ( EClinicalMedicine , 2021 , Article)
      Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is a prevalent, sexually transmitted infection with a sizable disease burden that is highest in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to characterize HSV-2 epidemiology ...

    • Type 2 diabetes epidemic and key risk factors in Qatar: A mathematical modeling analysis 

      Awad, Susanne F.; A Toumi, Amine; A Al-Mutawaa, Kholood; A Alyafei, Salah; A Ijaz, Muhammad; ... more authors ( BMJ Journal , 2022 , Article)
      Introduction We aimed to characterize and forecast type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) disease burden between 2021 and 2050 in Qatar where 89% of the population comprises expatriates from over 150 countries. Research design ...

    • Analyzing inherent biases in SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serological epidemiologic metrics 

      Makhoul, Monia; Abou-Hijleh, Farah; Seedat, Shaheen; Mumtaz, Ghina R.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; ... more authors ( 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 ...

    • Effect of subsidies on healthful consumption: a protocol for a systematic review update 

      Pearson, Fiona; Huangfu, Peijue; Abu-Hijleh, Farah M.; Awad, Susanne F.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)
      INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly increasing in most parts of the world. In order to ameliorate the related public health burden, evidence-informed policies to improve ...

    • Availability, Density, and Unmet Need for Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the World 

      Turk-Adawi, Karam; Ghisi, Gabriela Lima de Melo; Ghisi, Gabriela Lima de Melo ( Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , 2022 , Article)
      Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, with 80% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Robust evidence, including randomized trials from these lower-resource countries, ...

    • Interventions promoting physical activity among adults and children in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Protocol for a systematic review 

      Pearson, Fiona; Huangfu, Peijue; Abu-Hijleh, Farah M.; Awad, Susanne F.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)
      Introduction Prevalence of overweight, obesity and diabetes are high and rising across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates). In parallel, ...

    • Characterization of critical health promotion: a scoping review protocol. 

      Fincham, Susanne; O'Hara, Lily; Cole, Rachel; Taylor, Jane ( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2023 , Other)
      This scoping review will explore how critical health promotion is characterized in the health promotion literature. Critical health promotion has emerged as a social justice approach to health promotion to address the ...

    • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol 

      Taddei, Cristina; Zhou, Bin; Bixby, Honor; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Danaei, Goodarz; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world3 and countries are using ...

    • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants 

      Bin, Zhou; Bentham, James; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Bixby, Honor; Danaei, Goodarz; ... more authors ( 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, ...

    • Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients: a living systematic review and meta-analysis, first update 

      Imad M., Tleyjeh; Kashour, Zakariya; Riaz, Muhammad; Hassett, Leslie; Veiga, Viviane C.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      ObjectivesCytokine release syndrome with elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels is associated with multiorgan damage and death in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our objective was to update the data in a living ...