Research

Communicable Diseases

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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. 

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2021

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

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2021

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

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WCM-Q research examines implications of telehealth surge during pandemic

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2020

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

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2020

COVID 19: The global public health reality

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2020

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

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2018

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

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2017

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

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