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Research

Communicable Diseases


Publications

Cheema S, Abraham A, Maisonneuve P, Jithesh A, Chaabna K, al Janahi R, Sarker S, Hussain A, Rao S, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. HPV infection and vaccination: a cross-sectional study of knowledge, perception, and attitude to vaccine uptake among university students in Qatar. BMC Public Health 24. 2024 August 26; 2316 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19792-0

 

Chaabna K, Chaabane S, Jithesh A, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proportion of physically active children and adults worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. Section: Life-Course Epidemiology and Social Inequalities in Health. 2022 December 09; 10:100970.  doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1009703

 

AlMulla A, Mamtani R, Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Daghfal J, Kouyoumjian S. The association between tobacco use and COVID-19 in Qatar. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2022 May 13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101832

 

Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. An in-depth analysis of 10 epidemiological terminologies used in the context of COVID-19. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.  2021 December 13. doi:10.1177/14034948211057736

 

Abraham A, Jithesh A, Doraiswamy S, Al-Khawaga N, Mamtani R, Cheema S (2021). Telemental Health Use in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review and Evidence Gap Mapping. Frontiers in Psychiatry 12:748069. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.748069

 

Chaabane S, Doraiswamy S, Chaabna K, Mamtani R, Cheema S. The Impact of COVID-19 School Closure on Child and Adolescent Health: A Rapid Systematic Review. Children. 2021 May 20;8(5):415. doi.org/10.3390/children8050415

 

Doraiswamy S, Cheema S, Mamtani R.The COVID-19 and lifestyle nexus: settling the debate. Global Health Promotion. 2021 Jun 24:17579759211018417. doi: 10.1177/17579759211018417

 

Doraiswamy S, Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Abraham A, Weber I, An J, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Knowledge and Anxiety about COVID-19 in the State of Qatar, and the Middle East and North Africa Region—A Cross Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18 (12), 6439. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126439

 

Chaabna K, Dashzeveg D, Shagdarsuren T, Al Rifai RH. Prevalence and Genotype Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus in Mongolia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021 Feb 14. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.040

 

Doraiswamy S, Jithesh A, Mamtani R, Abraham A, Cheema S. Telehealth Use in Geriatrics Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A  Scoping Review and Evidence Synthesis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(4), 1755; doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041755

 

Doraiswamy S, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020 Dec 01. Volume 22(12):e24087. https://doi.org/10.2196/24087

 

Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Reply to a comment on meta-analysis on facemask use in community settings. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Nov 17.S1201-9712(20)32451-6. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.141

 

Cheema S, Ameduri M, Abraham A, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R. The COVID-19 pandemic: the public health reality. Epidemiology & Infection. 2020 Sep 22.Volume 148 e223. doi.org/10.1017/S0950268820002216

 

Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Facemask use in community settings to prevent respiratory infection transmission: a rapid review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Sep 25. S1201-9712(20)32150-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1434

 

Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Ameduri M, Abraham A, Cheema S. Respiratory epidemics and older people. Age and Ageing. 2020 July 06. afaa151. doi:10.1093/ageing/afaa151.

 

  

 

Doraiswamy S, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Older people and epidemics: a call for empathy. Age and Ageing. 2020 Mar 30. pii: afaa060. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaa060.

 

Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Lowenfels AB, Maisonneuve P, Mamtani R. Systematic overview of hepatitis C infection in the Middle East and North Africa. World J Gastroenterol. 2018 Jul 21; 24(27):3038-3054. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3038.

 

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Weber I, Fernandez-Luque L , Abraham A, Alrouh H, Sheikh J, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Knowledge and perceptions about Zika virus in a Middle East country. BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 26; 17(1):524. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2603-6. 


News Gallery

WCM-Q research probes effects of school closures on child health

WCM-Q research probes effects of school closures on child health


WCM-Q research investigates use of telehealth for older people during COVID-19 pandemic

WCM-Q research investigates use of telehealth for older people during COVID-19 pandemic


WCM-Q research examines implications of telehealth surge during pandemic

WCM-Q research examines implications of telehealth surge during pandemic


WCM-Q researchers provide evidence for effectiveness of facemasks in preventing Covid-19

WCM-Q researchers provide evidence for effectiveness of facemasks in preventing Covid-19


COVID 19: The global public health reality

COVID 19: The global public health reality


WCM-Q research probes vulnerability of older people to COVID-19

WCM-Q research probes vulnerability of older people to COVID-19


WCM-Q research reveals true nature of hepatitis C infections in MENA region

WCM-Q research reveals true nature of hepatitis C infections in MENA region


Public has limited knowledge of Zika virus, WCM-Q research finds

Public has limited knowledge of Zika virus, WCM-Q research finds


Presentations

2019

Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Mamtani R. Hepatitis C Infection in the Middle East and North Africa: Systematic Overview, Quality Assessment, and Evidence Gap Mapping. 9th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 23 March 2019. Doha, Qatar

2019

Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Mamtani R. Systematic review and epidemiological data synthesis on Hepatitis C in the general population, blood donors, and vulnerable populations in the Middle East and North Africa. IVth International Infectiology Conference of Oran, 25-27 January 2019. Oran, Algeria

2019

Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Mamtani R. Evidence gap mapping of epidemiological data on hepatitis C in the Middle East and North Africa. IVth International Infectiology Conference of Oran, 25-27 January 2019. Oran, Algeria

2019

Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Mamtani R. Systematic review and epidemiological data synthesis on Hepatitis C in clinical populations in the Middle East and North Africa. IVth International Infectiology Conference of Oran, 25-27 January 2019. Oran, Algeria.

2018

Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Mamtani R . Hepatitis C Infection in the Middle East and North Africa: Systematic Overview, Quality Assessment, and Evidence Gap Mapping. ISVHLD Global Hepatitis Conference, 14-17 June 2018. Toronto, Canada
2018 Poster Presentation Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Weber I, Fernandez-Luque L, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Sheikh J, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Knowledge and perceptions about Zika virus in Qatar. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference, 19-20 March 2018. Doha, Qatar 
2018 Poster Presentation Abraham A, Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Weber I, Fernandez-Luque L, Alrouh H, Sheikh J, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Knowledge and perceptions about Zika virus in Qatar. 8th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 17 February 2018. Doha, Qatar.