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Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Sleep disorders and associated factors among medical students in the Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 2024 February 26; 4656. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53818-2

 

Abraham A, Chaabna K, Sheikh JI, Mamtani R, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Cheema S. Burnout increased among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 2024 January 31;14(1):2569. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52923-6. 

 

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mittal D, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Sleep disorders among medical students in the middle east and north africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Population Medicine. 2023;5(Supplement):A808. doi.org/10.18332/popmed/164246

 

Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa. Population Medicine. 2023;5(Supplement):A1947. doi.org/10.18332/popmed/164262

 

Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa. East Mediterranean Health Journal. 2023 February 26;29(2):132-145. doi: 10.26719/emhj.23.018.

 

Chaabna K, Ladumor H, Cheema S. Ecological study of breast cancer incidence among nationals and nonnationals in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2023 January 19;29(1):40-48. doi: 10.26719/emhj.23.005. 

 

Cheema S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Maisonneuve P, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Reply to the letter to the editor on Factors associated with perceived stress in Middle Eastern University students. Journal of American College Health. 2023 Jan 03. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2158038

 

AlMulla A, Kouyoumjian S, Maisonneuve P, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in Qatar: results from a population based study. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2022 December 08;28(11):813–822. https://doi.org/10.26719/emhj.22.082 

 

Cheema S, Abraham A, El-Nahas KG, Abou-Amona R, Al-Hamaq AO, Maisonneuve P, Chaabna K, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Assessment of Overweight, Obesity, Central Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes among Adolescents in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 November 07; 19(21):14601. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114601

 

AlMulla A, Kouyoumjian S, Maisonneuve P, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Waterpipe smoking: Results from a population-based study in Qatar. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2022; 20 June: 61. doi:10.18332/tid/149907.

 

Chaabna K, Mamtani R, Abraham A, Maisonneuve P, Lowenfels AB, Cheema S. Physical Activity and Its Barriers and Facilitators among University Students in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19, 7369. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127369

 

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Abraham A, Chaabna K, Yousuf W, Mushannen T, Ibrahim H, Tom A, Lowefels AB, Mamtani R. Dietary patterns and associated lifestyle factors among university students in Qatar. Journal of American College Health. 2021 November 17; doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1996374

 

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Lowenfels AB, Abraham A, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R. Influence of Age on 2040 Cancer Burden in the Older Population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Public Health Implications. Cancer Control. 2021 September 06. doi:10.1177/10732748211027158

 

Doraiswamy S, Chaabna K, Jithesh A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Physician burnout in the Eastern Mediterranean region: influence of gender and related factors - Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Global Health. 2021 Jul 17;11:04043. doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.04043

 

Doraiswamy S, Cheema S, Sheikh J, Mamtani R. Scoring Lifestyle Medicine Goals With FIFA 2022—An Opportunity to Strike Big! American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2021 Jul 12; doi.org/10.1177/15598276211026590

 

Abraham A, Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Bhagat S, Sheikh J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Depression among healthcare workers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Resources for Health. 2021 Jul 10;19(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12960-021-00628-6

 

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Bhagat S, Abraham A, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Perceived stress, stressors, and coping strategies among nursing students in the Middle East and North Africa: an overview of systematic reviews. Systematic Reviews. 2021 May 05;10:136 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01691-9

 

AlMulla A, Mamtani R, Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, BaSuhai JA, Mahmoud G, Kouyoumjian S. Epidemiology of tobacco use in Qatar: Prevalence and its associated factors. PLOS ONE. 2021 16(4):e0250065; doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250065

 

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Abraham A, Chaabna K, Tom A, Ibrahim H, Mushannen T, Yousuf W, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Factors associated with perceived stress in Middle Eastern university students. Journal of American College Health. 2021 Feb 12;1-8; doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1865979

 

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R and Cheema S. Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Physical Activity in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Overview. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(4), 1647; doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041647

 

Doraiswamy S, Jithesh A, Chaabane S, Abraham A, Chaabna K, Cheema S. Perinatal Mental Illness in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Overview. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17(15), 5487; doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155487

 

Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 2020, 10:9363. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66163-x

 

Varghese E, Samuel SM, Varghese S, Cheema S, Mamtani R, Büsselberg D. Triptolide Decreases Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Death in Triple Negative MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells. Biomolecules 2018, 8(4), 163. doi: 10.3390/biom8040163

 

Varghese E, Samuel SM, Abotaleb M, Cheema S, Mamtani R, Büsselberg D. The “Yin and Yang” of Natural Compounds in Anticancer Therapy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers. Cancers 2018, 10(10), 346. doi: 10.3390/cancers10100346

 

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Zirie M, Jayyousi A, Alrouh H, Abraham A, Al-Samraye S, Mahfoud Z, Al-Janahi IM, Ibrahim B, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Risk Factors for Microvascular Complications of Diabetes in a High-Risk Middle East Population. J Diabetes Res. 2018 Jul 2;2018:8964027. doi: 10.1155/2018/8964027.

 

Mejova Y, Chaabna K, Cheema S, Weber I. Tracking diabetes awareness in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council through Facebook advertising audiences. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings Mar 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2018.HBPD862 

 

Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Al-Thani MH, Al-Thani AA, Abraham A, Al-Mannai GA, Al-Emadi AA, Al-Chetachi WF, Almalki BA, Hassan Khalifa SE, Haj Bakri AO, Lowenfels A, Mamtani R. Oral health behavior and factors associated with poor oral status in Qatar: results from a national health survey. J Public Health Dent. 2017 Mar 28. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12209.

 

Mamtani, R, Cheema, S, Sheikh JI, Cancer risk in waterpipe smokers: a meta-analysis J. et al. Int J Public Health. 2017 62: 73. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0856-2.

 

Al-Thani MH, Al-Thani AA, Cheema S, Sheikh JI, Mamtani R, Lowenfels AB,  Al-Chetachi WF,  Almalki BA,  Hassan Khalifa SE,  Bakri AO, Maisonneuve P. Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in Qatar: results from a National Health Survey BMJ Open. 2016 Sep 6;6(9):e009514. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009514. 

 

Mahfoud Z, Cheema S, Alrouh H, Al-Thani MH, Al-Thani AM, Mamtani R. Seat belt and mobile phone use among vehicle drivers in the city of Doha, Qatar: an observational study. BMC Public Health. 2015 Sep 22;15:937. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2283-3. 

 

Tomei S, Mamtani R, Al Ali R, Elkum N, Abdulmalik M, Ismail A, Cheema S, Rouh HA, Aigha, II, Hani F, Al-Samraye S, Taher Aseel M, El Emadi N, Al Mujalli A, Abdelkerim A, Youssif S, Worschech A, El Sebakhy E, Temanni R, Khanna V, Wang E, Kizhakayil D, Al-Thani AA, Al-Thani M, Lowenfels A, Marincola FM, Sheikh J, Chouchane L. Obesity susceptibility loci in Qataris, a highly consanguineous Arabian population. J Transl Med. 2015 Apr 13;13:119. doi: 10.1186/s12967-015-0459-3.

 

Mamtani R, Lowenfels AB, Sheikh JI, Cheema S, Al-Hamaq A, Mathis SA, El-Nahas KG, Maisonneuve P. Adolescent prediabetes in a high risk Middle East Country: a cross-sectional study. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, JSRM Open. August 2014 Vol 5:No 8. doi: 10.1177/2054270414536550.

 

Mamtani R, Al-Thani MH, Al-Thani AM, Sheikh JI, Lowenfels AB. Motor vehicle injuries in Qatar: time trends in a rapidly developing Middle Eastern nation. Injury Prevention. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040147. Published online first 12 October 2011. 

 

Mamtani R, Stern P, Dawood I, Cheema S. Metals and disease: a global primary health care perspective. Journal of Toxicology 2011; 2011: 319136. Published online 2011 October 5. doi: 10.1155/2011/319/136. 

 

 


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WCM-Q research probes risk factors associated with diabetes complications


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WCM-Q research investigates oral health in Qatar


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Presentations

2024 Oral presentation Chaabna K, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Unintentional Falls Among Older people in 20 Low, Middle, and High-Income countries of the Middle East and North Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Aging & Social Change: Fourteenth Interdisciplinary Conference (Hybrid), 18-20 September 2024, Galway, Ireland.
2024 Oral presentation Chaabna K, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Falls among the older adults in the Middle East and North Africa Region: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The 10th International Conference on Public Health-ICOPH 2024 (Hybrid), 15-16th Aug 2024, Bangkok, Thailand.
2024 Oral presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. The Epidemiology of Sleep Disturbances among Medical Students in the Middle East and North Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The 10th International Conference on Public Health-ICOPH 2024 (Hybrid), 15-16th Aug 2024, Bangkok, Thailand.
2024 Oral presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. The Epidemiology of Sleep Disturbances among Medical Students in the Middle East and North Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Essential Health Summit 2024, 25-27th July 2024, Adelaide, Australia.
2024 Poster presentation Chaabna K, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Unintentional Falls Among Older people in 20 Low, Middle, and High-Income countries of the Middle East and North Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Essential Health Summit 2024, 25-27th July 2024, Adelaide, Australia.
2023 Poster presentation Chaabna K, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Falls Among Elderly in the Middle East and North Africa Region: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Qatar Health Congress 2023 & 3rd Public Health Conference, 23- 25 November 2023, Doha, Qatar. 
2023 Poster presentation Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa. Qatar Health Congress 2023 & 3rd Public Health Conference, 23-25 November 2023, Doha, Qatar.
2023 Oral presentation Abraham A, Chaabna K, Sheikh JI, Mamtani R, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Cheema S. Depression among healthcare workers in the eastern mediterranean region: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Qatar Health Congress 2023 & 3rd Public Health Conference, 23-25 November 2023, Doha, Qatar. 
2023 Poster presentation Chaabna K, Chaabane S, Jithesh A, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R and Cheema S. Effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the proportion of physically active children and adults worldwide. Qatar Health Congress 2023 & 3rd Public Health Conference, 23-25 November 2023, Doha, Qatar. 
2023 Poster presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mittal D, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Sleep disorders among medical students in the middle east and north africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Qatar Health Congress 2023 & 3rd Public Health Conference, 23-25th November 2023, Doha, Qatar. 
2023 Oral presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mittal D, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Sleep disorders among medical students in the middle east and north africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 5th European Lifestyle Medicine 2023, 10-12 November 2023, Budapest, Hungary.
2023 Oral presentation Chaabna K, Chaabane S, Jithesh A, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R and Cheema S. Effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the proportion of physically active children and adults worldwide. 5th European Lifestyle Medicine 2023, 10-12 November 2023, Budapest, Hungary.
2023 Oral presentation Chaabna K, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Falls Among Elderly in the Middle East and North Africa Region: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 3rd Qatar International Geriatrics and Dementia Conference (QIGDC), 26-28 October 2023,  Doha, Qatar. 
2023 Oral presentation Abraham A, Chaabna K, Sheikh JI, Mamtani R, Jithesh A, Khawaja S, Cheema S. Depression among healthcare workers in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a Systematic review and Meta-analysis. The 11th European Conference on Mental Health, 13-15 September 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2023 Poster Presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Khawaja S, Aboughanem J, Mittal D, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Sleep disorders among medical students in the middle east and north africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 17th World Congress on Public Health, 2-6 May 2023, Rome, Italy.
2023 Oral Presentation Chaabna K, Doraiswamy S, Mamtani R, Cheema S. An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa. 17th World Congress on Public Health, 2-6 May 2023, Rome, Italy. 
2022 Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Mamtani R, Abraham A, Maisonneuve P, Lowenfels  AB, Cheema S. Physical Activity and Its Barriers and Facilitators among University Students in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study. 4th Lifestyle Medicine Conference, 7-9 October 2022. Athens, Greece.
2020 Poster Presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Bhagat S, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Perceived stress, Stressors and Coping Strategies among Nursing Students in the Middle East and North Africa: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. 10th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 22 February 2020. Doha, Qatar
2020 Poster Presentation Abraham A, Cheema S, Mamtani R, Zirie M, Jayyousi A, Lowenfels AB, Maisonneuve P. Sex-Specific Differences in the Prevalence of Diabetic Microvascular Complications among Non-Smokers in Qatar. 10th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 22 February 2020. Doha, Qatar
2020 Poster Presentation Doraiswamy S, Jitesh A, Chaabane S, Abraham A, Chaabna K, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Perinatal Mental Illness in the Middle East and North Africa Region - A Systematic Overview. 10th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar. 22 February 2020. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Abraham A, Cheema S, Mamtani R, Zirie M, Jayyousi A, Lowenfels AB, Maisonneuve P. Sex Differences in the Prevalence of Microvascular Complications of Diabetes among Non-Smokers in Qatar. Current Understanding in Diabetes, Obesity and related Syndromes (CUDOS) Congress 2019, 25 November 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Physical activity and sedentary behavior: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Current Understanding in Diabetes, Obesity and related Syndromes (CUDOS) Congress 2019, 25 November 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Abraham A, Chaabna K, Mushannen T, Yousuf W, Tom A, Ibrahim H, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Dietary Habits and Physical Activity Levels of University Students in Education City, Qatar – A Cross-sectional Study. Qatar Public Health Conference (QPHC), 18 November 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. The State of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Qatar and other MENA countries. Qatar Public Health Conference (QPHC), 18 November 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. The State of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Qatar and other MENA countries. 11th World Congress of the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD 2019), 22 October 2019. Melbourne, Australia
2019 Poster Presentation Varghese E, Samuel SM, Varghese S, Cheema S, Mamtani R, Büsselberg D. Triptolide Decreases Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Death in Triple Negative MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells. 9th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 23 March 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Varghese E, Samuel SM, Abotaleb M, Cheema S, Mamtani R, Büsselberg D. The “Yin and Yang” of Natural Compounds in Anticancer Therapy of Triple Negative Breast Cancers-A review. 9th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 23 March 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Physical activity and sedentary behavior in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic overview and meta-analysis. 9th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 23 March 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Abraham A, Cheema S, Maisonneuve P, Zirie M, Jayyousi A, Alrouh H, Al-Samraye S, Mahfoud Z, Al-Janahi IM, Ibrahim B, Lowenfels AB, Mamtani R. Risk Factors for Diabetic Microvascular Complications in a High-Risk Middle East Population. 9th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 23 March 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Mushannen T, Chaabna K, Yousuf W, Tom A, Ibrahim H, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Physical activity among college students in Education City, Qatar. 9th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 23 March 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Yousuf W, Chaabna K, Mushannen T, Ibrahim H, Tom A, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Dietary habits of college students in Education City, Qatar. 9th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 23 March 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Poster Presentation Chaabane S, Chaabna K, Abraham A, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Variations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in The Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Overview, Meta-Analysis, and Evidence Gap Mapping. Lifestyle Medicine Symposium: An Emerging Healthcare Trend That Inspires. Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 19-20 February 2019. Doha, Qatar
2018 Poster Presentation Mejova Y, Chaabna K, Cheema S, Weber I. Tracking diabetes awareness in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council through Facebook advertising audiences. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference (QF ARC), 19-20 March 2018. Doha, Qatar
2015 Oral Presentation Cheema S. Seat belt and mobile phone use among young adult drivers in the State of Qatar. The 24th World The International Traffice Medicine Association (ITMA) Congress, 16-18 November 2015. Doha, Qatar 
2015 Oral Presentation Cheema S.  Population Health in Qatar. 1st Health Services Research Symposium, 11 November 2015. Doha, Qatar
2011 Poster Presentation Mamtani R, Al-Thani  M, Al-Thani  A, Strosberg  D, Abdelkarim M, Suhre  K, Lowenfels  A, Sheikh J and Chouchane L . Obesity in Qatar Population: Public Health and Genomic Perspectives, XVII Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism (DALM) Symposium, March 14-16, 2011. Doha, Qatar
2011 Poster Presentation Chouchane L, Mamtani R, Al-Thani  M, Al-Thani  A, Strosberg  D, Abdelkarim M, Suhre  K, Lowenfels  A and  Sheikh J. Identification of  Adipocyte Antigens That Elicit a Humoral Iummne Response in Obese Qatari patients Sera by Serological Proteoeme Analysis. XVII Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism (DALM) Symposium, March 14-16, 2011. Doha, Qatar