Publications

Geospatial distribution of under-five mortality in Alexandria, Egypt: a cross-sectional survey

Samar Abd ElHafeez, Mahmoud A. Hassan, Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Abdelrahman Omran, Ola Fahmy Esmail, Amira Saad Mahboob, Mohamed Mostafa Tahoun, Dina Hussein El Malawany, Mohamed Kamal Eldwiki, Passent Ehab El-Meligy, Ehab Elrewany, Shaimaa Gadelkarim Ebrahim Ali, Amira Mahmoud Elzayat, Ahmed Ramadan, Abdelhamid Elshabrawy, Naglaa Youssef & Ramy Mohamed Ghazy Abstract Background Globally, infectious diseases, including […]

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Compulsory Vaccination Coverage in 12 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Two Years Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy, Assem Gebreal, Marina Raouf Abdelmessih Saleeb, Malik Sallam, Ahmed El-Sayed Nour El-Deen, Swaliho Dauda Sheriff, Eyerusalem Amossa Tessema, Salvias Ahurwendeire, Nthabiseng Tsoeu, Prince C. Chamambala, Patrick B. Cibangu, Debra Ukamaka Okeh, Adama Sy Traoré, Gilbert Eshun, Nathan Ezie Kengo, Amos Elisha Kubuka, Lydia Baffour Awuah, Assia Salah, Moath Aljohani & Noha Fadl

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Parental intention to vaccinate children against seasonal influenza in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A cross-sectional study using the health belief model

Noha Fadl ,Iffat Elbarazi,Marina Raouf Abdelmessih Saleeb,Naglaa Youssef,Ramy Shaaban &Ramy Mohamed Ghazy Seasonal influenza vaccine is the most effective strategy for reducing influenza incidence and severity. Parental decision-making regarding childhood vaccination is influenced by one’s vaccine-related beliefs. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the role of the Health Belief Model (HBM) in predicting parental

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The Internal Reliability and Construct Validity of the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ): Evidence from Healthcare Professionals in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Naglaa Youssef, Marina Saleeb ,Assem Gebreal  and Ramy Mohamed Ghazy Background: Fostering a culture of clinical effectiveness among healthcare professionals (HCPs) is crucial to achieving optimal patient health outcomes. To our knowledge, there is a lack of robust evidence-based practice (EBP) tools to assess the competence of HCPs in EBP in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

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Assessing disparities in medical students’ knowledge and attitude about monkeypox: a cross-sectional study of 27 countries across three continents

Samar Abd ElHafeez1 Assem Gebreal2 Mohammad Adnan Khalil3 Naglaa Youssef4,5 Malik Sallam6,7 Abdelhamid Elshabrawy8 Suzan Abdel-Rahman8 Amira Saad Mahboob9 Saja Yazbek10 Eman H. Elbanna9 Riddhi Adhyaru11 Zarin Nudar Rodoshi12 Yap Siew Kih13 Huda Jawad14 Evangelos Kolotouros15 Arkadiusz Jaworski16 Ghadah AlQarni17 Mohammad Gablan18 Alexandra Condurat19 Ahmed El-Sayed Said Nour Elden20 Oumayma Bennani21 Kamna Rawat22 Areeba Ismail23

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Attitudes of parents towards influenza vaccine in the EasternMediterranean Region: A multilevel analysis

Mohamed Mostafa Tahoun, Horeya M. Ismail, Osman Abubakar Fiidow, Rasha Ashmawy, Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Iffat Elbarazi & Ramy Mohamed Ghazy Background: Seasonal influenza vaccines (SIVs) can protect against influenza and substantially reduce therisk of influenza-related hospitalizations and fatalities in children. This study aimed to assess parentalattitudes towards SIVs in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR).Methods: Through

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Quality of life among the Arab population two years after COVID-19 pandemic

Mohamed Mostafa Tahoun, Horeya M. Ismail, Osman Abubakar Fiidow, Rasha Ashmawy, Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Iffat Elbarazi & Ramy Mohamed Ghazy Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in severe consequences worldwide. Our study aims to assess the quality of life (QoL) domains and its determinants among the general population in Arab countries after two

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Azathioprine as an adjuvant therapy in severe Graves’ disease: a randomized controlled open-label clinical trial

Magdy Mohamed Allam, Hanaa Tarek El-Zawawy, Amr Abdel Kader Okda, Ayoub Ali Alshaikh and Ramy Mohamed Ghazy Introduction: Azathioprine (AZA) interferes with the activation of T and B lymphocytes, which are the main cells involved in the pathogenesis of Graves’ disease (GD). The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of AZA as an

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External validation of the parental attitude about childhood vaccination scale

Ramy Mohamed Ghazy, Sally Waheed Elkhadry, Suzan Abdel-Rahman, Sarah Hamed N. Taha4, Naglaa Youssef, Abdelhamid Elshabrawy, Sarah Assem Ibrahim, Salah Al Awaidy, Tareq Al-Ahdal, Bijaya Kumar Padhi, Noha Fadl Introduction: Internal validation techniques alone do not guarantee the value of a model. This study aims to investigate the external validity of the Parental Attitude toward Childhood

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RSTMH 2021 Early Career Grant  – Tuberculosis screening among asymptomatic high risk population in Alexandria, Egypt

RSTMH 2021 Early Career Grant Since 1907, the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has been dedicated to improving tropical medicine and global health. Grant Awarded Dina El Malawany Researcher, epidemiologist, pharmacist The experience of the grant with the Global Researcher Club The grant was a great experience for me .I applied for

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