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Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses Using the Health Belief Model: A Cross-Sectional Study in Low-Middle- and High-Income Countries of the East Mediterranean Region

Ghazy, Ramy Mohamed; Abdou, Marwa Shawky Mohammed; Al Awaidy, Salah T.; Sallam, Malik; ElBarazi, Iffat; Youssef, Naglaa F.A.; Fiidow, Osman Abubakar; Mehdad, Slimane; Barghout, Mohamed Fakhry; Adam, Mohammed Fathelrahman; Abdullah, Fatimah Saed Alabd; Kammoun-Rebai, Wafa; Bou Raad, Etwal; Hussein, Mai; Shehata, Shehata Farag; Ibrahim Ismail, Ismail Ibrahim; Salam, Arslan Ahmed; Samhouri, Dalia (MDPI, 2022)

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster doses decrease infection transmission and disease severity. This study aimed to assess the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in low, middle, and high-income countries of ...
Antimicrobial stewardship in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review protocol on the opportunities and challenges for Sub-Saharan Africa

Njuma Libwea, John; Ngwa, Che Henry; Ngomba, Armelle Viviane; Wirsiy, Frankline Sevidzem; Mpofu, Limkile; Bilounga-Ndongo, Chanceline; Koulla-Shiro, Sinata; Graham, Stephen Michael; Djieuya, Lionelle Patricia Tchokokam; Mandeng, Nadia; Mballa, Georges Alain Etoundi; Sobh, Eman S.M.; Nwaru, Bright Ibeabughichi; Ndombo, Paul Koki; Epée, Émilienne E.E. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023)

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the leading threats to global public health and this may increase following COVID-19 pandemic. This is particularly the case in Africa where regulations on antimicrobial ...
Attitude of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy Towards COVID-19 Vaccination

Ghazy, Ramy Mohamed; Sallam, Malik; Fadl, Noha; Bouraad, Etwal P.; Youssef, Naglaa F.A.; Ghoneim, Omnya Samy A. (MDPI, 2023)

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at a greater risk of respiratory complications from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, this study aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) among parents of CP ...
Barriers, attitudes and clinical approach of Lebanese Physicians Towards HPV vaccination; A cross- sectional study

Abi Jaoude, Joseph; Saad, Halim; Farha, Loulwa; Dagher, Hiba; Khair, Diana; Kaafarani, Mohamad Ali; Jamaluddine, Zeina; Cherfan, Patrick (Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2019)

Objectives: HPV infection is associated with the development of cervical and oropharyngeal cancer. HPV vaccination prevents cervical cancer, but is still not part of Lebanon's routine vaccination schedule. As such, ...
Brucellosis outbreak in Chouf district of Lebanon in 2009: A case-control study

Al-Shaar, Laila; Shaya, Monique; Ghosn, Nada; Mahfoud, Ziyad R. (2014)

A study was conducted to determine risk factors associated with brucellosis infection in an outbreak in Chouf district of Lebanon during summer 2009. Cases of brucellosis reported to the Ministry of Public Health were ...
Challenges in estimating vaccine coverage in refugee and displaced populations: Results from household surveys in Jordan and Lebanon

Roberton, Timothy; Weiss, William M.; Oweis, Arwa I.; Zaheya, Laila Akhu; Lyles, Emily; Burnham, Gilbert M.; Hanquart, Baptiste; Chela, Lara; Aridi, Nour; Kassab, Nour; Keyrouz, Aline; Fouad, Fouad Mohammad; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio; Al-Shatti, Deena; de la Roche, Francois; Woodman, Michael; Doocy, Shannon C. (MDPI AG, 2017)

Ensuring the sustained immunization of displaced persons is a key objective in humanitarian emergencies. Typically, humanitarian actors measure coverage of single vaccines following an immunization campaign; few measure ...
Conspiracy beliefs and vaccination intent for COVID-19 in an infodemic

Ghaddar, Ali; Khandaqji, Sanaa; Awad, Zeinab; Kansoun, Rawad (Public Library of Science, 2022)

Background The massive, free and unrestricted exchange of information on the social media during the Covid-19 pandemic has set fertile grounds for fear, uncertainty and the rise of fake news related to the virus. This ...
Cost–benefit analysis of a projected national human papilloma virus vaccination programme in Lebanon

Bahr, Sarah; Bzieh, Rania; El Hayek, Ghinwa Y.; Adib, Salim Maurice (World Health Organization, 2019)

Background: The adoption of a population-based human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme is debated in Lebanon on epidemiological, sociocultural, logistical and economic grounds. Aims: This cost–benefit analysis ...
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in older Syrian refugees: Preliminary findings from an ongoing study

El Salibi, Noura; Abdulrahim, Sawsan; El Haddad, Maria; Bassil, Stephanie; El Khoury, Zeina; Ghattas, Hala; McCall, Stephen J. (Elsevier Inc., 2021)

This study assesses COVID-19 vaccine intentions among a sample of older Syrian refugee beneficiaries of a humanitarian organization in Lebanon, and explores factors associated with vaccine refusal. The findings are part ...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among university students in Lebanon

Bou Hamdan, Mirna A.; Singh, Shipra; Polavarapu, Mounika; Jordan, Timothy R.; Melhem, Nada Mohamad (Cambridge University Press, 2021)

Little is known about the decision-making process of college students in Lebanon regarding coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. The aim of this study was to identify factors predicting behavioural intentions ...
Cross-sectional study of the knowledge, perception and attitude of first-year university students in Iraq towards SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and COVID-19 vaccines

Abed, Mostafa; Al-Omari, Sarah; Mourad, Rida; Al Faraj, Achraf (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)

Objectives The aim of this study was to first assess the knowledge and perception of first-year university students in Iraq about COVID-19 in general and SARS-CoV-2 latest variant of concern, and to evaluate the attitudes ...
Epidemiological impact of sars-cov-2 vaccination: Mathematical modeling analyses

Makhoul, Monia; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Chemaitelly, H. S.; Seedat, Shaheen; Mumtaz, Ghina R.; Al-Omari, Sarah; Abu-Raddad, Laith J. (MDPI AG, 2020)

This study aims to inform SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development/licensure/decision-making/implementation, using mathematical modeling, by determining key preferred vaccine product characteristics and associated population-level ...
Factors associated with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine recommendation by physicians in Lebanon, a cross-sectional study

Abi Jaoude, Joseph; Khair, Diana; Dagher, Hiba; Saad, Halim; Cherfan, Patrick; Kaafarani, Mohamad Ali; Jamaluddine, Zeina; Ghattas, Hala (Elsevier Ltd, 2018)

Persistent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is associated with the development of cervical cancer, a leading cause of female death worldwide. In Lebanon, cervical cancer is the 6th most common cancer amongst girls and ...
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 vaccinated healthcare workers in Lebanon

Alkalamouni, Habib; Abou Hassan, Farouk F.; Bou Hamdan, Mirna A.; Page, Andrew J.; Lott, Martin; Matthews, Michaela; Ghosn, Nada; Rady, Alissar; Mahfouz, Rami A.R.; Araj, George F.; Dbaibo, Ghassan S.; Zaraket, Hassan; Melhem, Nada Mohamad; Matar, Ghassan (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)

Background: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants including the Delta and Omicron along with waning of vaccine-induced immunity over time contributed to increased rates of breakthrough infection specifically among healthcare ...
Modeling the impact of covid-19 vaccination in lebanon: A call to speed-up vaccine roll out

Mumtaz, Ghina R.; El-Jardali, Fadi; Jabbour, Mathilda; Harb, Aya; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Makhoul, Monia (MDPI AG, 2021)

Four months into the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign, only 10.7% of the Lebanese population have received at least one dose, raising serious concerns over the speed of vaccine rollout and its impact in the event of a future ...
Predictors and barriers to vaccination among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a cross-sectional analysis of a multi-wave longitudinal study

Abi Zeid, Berthe; El Khoury, Tanya C.; Ghattas, Hala; Alawieh, Marwan F.; Ramadan, Zeinab; Anouti, Sirine; Abdulrahim, Sawsan; McCall, Stephen J. (Elsevier Ltd, 2023)

Background: Vaccination is important to prevent morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 among older Syrian refugees. We aimed to elucidate the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Syrian refugees aged 50 years or ...
Resilience in childhood vaccination: Analysing delivery system responses to shocks in Lebanon

Ismail, Sharif A.; Tomoaia-Cotisel, Andrada; Noubani, Aya; Fouad, Fouad Mohammad; Bell, Sadie; Borghi, Jo; Blanchet, Karl (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)

Introduction Despite rapidly growing academic and policy interest in health system resilience, the empirical literature on this topic remains small and focused on macrolevel effects arising from single shocks. To better ...
Review of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Policies, use and barriers

Zaraket, Hassan; Melhem, Nada Mohamad; Malik, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman; Khan, Wasiq Mehmood; Dbaibo, Ghassan S.; Abubakar, Abdinasir M. (Elsevier Ltd, 2020)

Vaccination is the main control measure for influenza and its severe complications. To better understand the influenza vaccination situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, we conducted an extensive review of literature ...
Review of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Policies, use and barriers

Zaraket, Hassan; Melhem, Nada Mohamad; Malik, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman; Khan, Wasiq Mehmood; Dbaibo, Ghassan S.; Abubakar, Abdinasir M. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)

Vaccination is the main control measure for influenza and its severe complications. To better understand the influenza vaccination situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, we conducted an extensive review of literature ...
Seasonal influenza vaccination policies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Current status and the way forward

Abubakar, Abdinasir M.; Melhem, Nada Mohamad; Malik, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman; Dbaibo, Ghassan S.; Khan, Wasiq Mehmood; Zaraket, Hassan (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)

Background: The World Health Organization recommends annual influenza vaccination, especially in high-risk groups. Little is known about the adoption and implementation of influenza vaccination policies in the Eastern ...

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