Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”
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Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar by Swapna, Thomas

“…Among the typed IVA-positive cases, 33.4% were H1N1, and 7.7% were H3N2. A significant decrease in influenza infections was reported in vaccinated DM patients (14.5%) when compared to non-vaccinated patients (18.9%) (p-value = 0.006). …”
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Serum Vitamin D Concentration ≥75 nmol/L Is Related to Decreased Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes; and Increased Cardiorespiratory Fitn... by Ganji, Vijay

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Molecular epidemiology and genotype distribution of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among Arab women in the state of Qatar by Bansal, Devendra

“…HPV 16 (4.6%) was identified as the predominant high-risk HPV genotype among women with normal cytology and HPV 16, HPV 18, and HPV 56 (22.2% each) were the most common identified high-risk genotypes in women with abnormal cytology Conclusions: The overall HPV prevalence in Arab women in Qatar was identified as 6.1% with an increased HPV prevalence seen in women with abnormal cytology results and no significant trends seen with age. …”
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Trends in prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms and effects of sociodemographic variables before and after the first wave of COVID-19 in Qatar by Khaled, Salma M.

“…Limitations Screening tools rather than structured interviews were used to assess depressive and anxiety symptoms Conclusions The prevalence of depression and anxiety after the first COVID wave did not differ significantly to pre-pandemic estimates. …”
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PREVALENCE OF BREASTFEEDING INDICATORS IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES: A META-ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEYS (2010- 2020) by NASSER, AMAL ABDO

“…As cesarean section rates increased to more than 10%, the prevalence of breastfeeding indicators decreased. Availability of BFHI enhanced the high rates of breastfeeding practices. …”
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Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 in Europe: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions by Alareeki, Asalah

“…Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is a globally prevalent, life-long, sexually transmitted infection. …”
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Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Diseas... by Kendrick, Parkes J

“…Among females, none of these 12 countries had significant decreases in prevalence of chewing tobacco use, whereas seven of 12 countries had a significant decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking use for the period. …”
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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 by Razieh, Hassannejad

“…Globally, the HF age-standardised prevalence and YLDs decreased by 7.06% (95% UI: −7.22%, −6.9%) and 6.82% (95% UI: −6.98%, −6.66%) respectively, from 1990 to 2019. …”
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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 by Razieh, Hassannejad

“…Globally, the HF age-standardised prevalence and YLDs decreased by 7.06% (95% UI: −7.22%, −6.9%) and 6.82% (95% UI: −6.98%, −6.66%) respectively, from 1990 to 2019. …”
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Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar by Chaabane, Zaina

“…There were no significant differences between cigarettes smokers and nonsmokers in BP, HR, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEF, and PEF%. …”
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The burden of ischemic heart disease and the epidemiologic transition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: 1990-2019 by Sadeghi, Masoumeh

“…It has been estimated that in the next decade, IHD prevalence, DALYs and deaths will increase more significantly in EMR than in any other region of the world. …”
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Relationship between fat distribution, iron status, and hepcidin in Qatari obese adults by Abdelhamid, kerkadi

“…Results indicated a significant decrease in hepcidin with an increase in total and trunk fat. …”
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Removal of toxic pollutants from produced water by phytoremediation: Applications and mechanistic study by Atia, Fathy A.M.

“…However, Caroxylon imbricatum tolerated up to 20% diluted PW without any significant differences in the morphological characteristics. …”
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Removal of toxic pollutants from produced water by phytoremediation: Applications and mechanistic study by Fathy A.M., Atia

“…However, Caroxylon imbricatum tolerated up to 20% diluted PW without any significant differences in the morphological characteristics. …”
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Climatology and variability of wind speeds along the southwest coast of India derived from Climate Forecast System Reanalysis winds by Abdulla, Cheriyeri Poyil

“…Southwest monsoon has contributed the highest weakening trends (−3.0 to −4.0 cm·s−1·year−1) due to significant decrease in the southwesterly/westerly wind speeds. …”
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An Exploration of Smoking Patterns Among People with Serious Mental Illness Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Qatar by Zolezzi, Monica

“…Many countries worldwide have observed a decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking; however, the smoking rates among people with SMI have declined much less than in those without mental illness. …”
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Factors Affecting Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Qatar. by Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri

“…The findings shed light on factors shaping WTS and provide evidence for designing multilevel behavioral interventions to decrease the prevalence of WTS among youth.…”
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Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight by Iurilli, M.L.C.

“…From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. …”
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Evaluating the Short-Term Sustainability of Shared E-Scooters: A Usage-Centered Approach by Mandouri, Ja'far Mohammad Hasan

“…Recent years have seen a sharp rise in the use of shared electric scooters, which is indicative of a significant change in usage patterns. However, due to their emergence, their sustainability impacts are not well known. …”
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