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Sexual health of Syrian women in protracted forced displacement: the syndemic interplay of violence, war trauma, poor mental health and food insecurity Open

Sasha Fahme, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Maia Sieverding, Sara J. Chehab, M. El Nakib , et al. · 2025

Background Women who have been forcibly displaced in complex humanitarian settings suffer from poor sexual health, though the association with violence and war trauma is poorly characterised. We investigated sexual health outcomes and thei…

ASSOCIATION OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY DISEASE AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN OBESE AND NON-OBESE WOMEN Open

Zülfiye Gül, Gulfreen Waheed, Huma Asif, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Zain Ullah , et al. · 2025

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder affecting 5–20% of reproductive-aged women worldwide, contributing to metabolic and reproductive dysfunction. Insulin resistance (IR) is a key feature of PCOS, exa…

COMPARISON OF INTRAUTERINE VERSUS PER-RECTAL MISOPROSTOL IN PREVENTION OF POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE IN WOMEN UNDERGOING CAESAREAN SECTION Open

Zülfiye Gül, R. Jahangir, Maria Ahmed, Arslan Ahmed, Ghina R. Mumtaz , et al. · 2025

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in cesarean deliveries where uterine atony remains a significant risk factor. Effective prophylactic interventions are essential t…

Hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa: mathematical modeling analyses of incidence and intervention impact Open

Monia Makhoul, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Houssein H. Ayoub, Muhammad S. Jamil, Joumana Hermez , et al. · 2025

This publication was made possible by NPRP grant number 12S-0216-190,094 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this publication and they do not ne…

Islamic Moderation and Jihad: Insights From Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd and Sahiron Syamsuddin on Qur'an 29:69 Open

Tsaqifa Aulya, Ghina R. Mumtaz · 2024

The verses of the Qur'an interpreted by the mufassirscontinue to develop. This is done to achieve the goal of the Qur'anwhich is ṣholi ḥ li kulli zaman wa makan. It is not surprising that themethods of interpreting the Qur'an are very dive…

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review Open

Nadine Sunji, Peter Boufadel, Iman Fakih, Jana Haidar Ahmad, Mathieu Choufani , et al. · 2024

Intersecting social-ecological vulnerabilities to and lived experiences of sexually transmitted infections among Syrian refugee women in Lebanon: A qualitative study Open

Sasha Fahme, Sara J. Chehab, Carmen H. Logie, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Daniel W. Fitzgerald , et al. · 2024

Conflict-affected women and girls living in protracted forced displacement settings are vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Yet, little is known about the risk factors for and lived experiences of STIs in complex humanita…

Syphilis infection prevalence in the Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open

Mariam El-Jamal, Beyhan Annan, Alaa Al Tawil, Melissa Hamati, Sawsan AlMukdad , et al. · 2024

Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation Council (ARG01-0524-230273); Qatar National Research Fund (NPRP grant number 9-040-3-008).

Sexually transmitted infections among pregnant Syrian refugee women seeking antenatal care in Lebanon Open

Sasha Fahme, Iman Fakih, Ali Ghassani, Mostafa Elnakib, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad , et al. · 2024

The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis was determined among 431 pregnant Syrian refugee women seeking antenatal care in Lebanon. Low prevalence at 0.5% for chlamydia, 0.2% for trichomoniasi…

Has UNAIDS left the Middle East and north Africa behind? Open

Nesrine Rizk, Remie El Helou, Sawsan AlMukdad, Sasha Fahme, Ghina R. Mumtaz , et al. · 2023

People who inject drugs in the Eastern Mediterranean region Open

Ghina R. Mumtaz · 2023

Analyzing inherent biases in SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serological epidemiologic metrics Open

Monia Makhoul, Farah Abou-Hijleh, Shaheen Seedat, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Hiam Chemaitelly , et al. · 2022

Estimates of global SARS-CoV-2 infection exposure, infection morbidity, and infection mortality rates in 2020 Open

Houssein H. Ayoub, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Shaheen Seedat, Monia Makhoul, Hiam Chemaitelly , et al. · 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalization, severity, criticality, and fatality rates in Qatar Open

Shaheen Seedat, Hiam Chemaitelly, Houssein H. Ayoub, Monia Makhoul, Ghina R. Mumtaz , et al. · 2021

Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination in Lebanon: A Call to Speed-Up Vaccine Roll Out Open

Ghina R. Mumtaz, Fadi El‐Jardali, Mathilda Jabbour, Aya Harb, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad , et al. · 2021

Four months into the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign, only 10.7% of the Lebanese population have received at least one dose, raising serious concerns over the speed of vaccine roll-out and its impact in the event of a future surge. Using m…

Modeling the impact of COVID-19 vaccination in Lebanon: A call to speed-up vaccine roll out Open

Ghina R. Mumtaz, Fadi El‐Jardali, Mathilda Jabbour, Aya Harb, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad , et al. · 2021

Background Amidst a very difficult economic and political situation, and after a large first SARS-CoV-2 wave near the end of 2020, Lebanon launched its vaccination campaign on 14 February 2021. To date, only 6.7% of the population have rec…

Africa COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Open

Anubhuti Mishra, Peter Smittenaar, Grace Charles, Nicholas Stewart, Staci Sutermaster , et al. · 2021

Surgo Ventures' Africa CCVI ranks 756 regions across 48 African countries on their vulnerability—or their ability to mitigate, treat, and delay transmission of the coronavirus. Vulnerability is assessed based on many factors grouped into s…

Africa COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Open

Anubhuti Mishra, Peter Smittenaar, Grace Charles, Nicholas Stewart, Staci Sutermaster , et al. · 2021

Surgo Ventures' Africa CCVI ranks 756 regions across 48 African countries on their vulnerability—or their ability to mitigate, treat, and delay transmission of the coronavirus. Vulnerability is assessed based on many factors grouped into s…

Vulnerability of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to COVID-19: quantitative insights Open

Fouad M. Fouad, Stephen J. McCall, Houssein H. Ayoub, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad, Ghina R. Mumtaz · 2021

COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region: an urgent call for reliable, disaggregated and openly shared data Open

Sarah Wehbe, Sasha Fahme, Anthony Rizk, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Jocelyn DeJong , et al. · 2021

Popliteal pterygium syndrome (PPS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder, thought to occur with an incidence of approximately 1 in 300 000 live births. The main clinical manifestations are popliteal webbing, cleft lip, cleft palate, lower …

Estimates of global SARS-CoV-2 infection exposure, infection morbidity, and infection mortality rates Open

Houssein H. Ayoub, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Shaheen Seedat, Monia Makhoul, Hiam Chemaitelly , et al. · 2021

We aimed to estimate, albeit crudely and provisionally, national, regional, and global proportions of respective populations that have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, and to assess infection morbidity and mortality rates, factoring both doc…

SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalization, severity, criticality, and fatality rates Open

Shaheen Seedat, Hiam Chemaitelly, Houssein H. Ayoub, Monia Makhoul, Ghina R. Mumtaz , et al. · 2020

Background This study aimed to estimate the age-stratified and overall morbidity and mortality rates of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection based on an analysis of the pervasive SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in…

Epidemiological Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: Mathematical Modeling Analyses Open

Monia Makhoul, Houssein H. Ayoub, Hiam Chemaitelly, Shaheen Seedat, Ghina R. Mumtaz , et al. · 2020

This study aims to inform SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development/licensure/decision-making/implementation, using mathematical modeling, by determining key preferred vaccine product characteristics and associated population-level impacts of a vacci…

Characterizing key attributes of COVID-19 transmission dynamics in China's original outbreak: Model-based estimations Open

Houssein H. Ayoub, Hiam Chemaitelly, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Shaheen Seedat, Susanne F. Awad , et al. · 2020

A novel coronavirus strain, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in China. This study aims to characterize key attributes of SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology as the infection emerged in China. An age-stratified math…

Analyzing Inherent Biases in SARS-CoV-2 PCR and Serological Epidemiologic Metrics Open

Monia Makhoul, Farah Abou-Hijleh, Shaheen Seedat, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Hiam Chemaitelly , et al. · 2020

Background: Prospective observational data show that infected persons with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for a prolonged duration, and that detectable antib…

Analyzing inherent biases in SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serological epidemiologic metrics Open

Monia Makhoul, Farah Abou-Hijleh, Shaheen Seedat, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Hiam Chemaitelly , et al. · 2020

Background Prospective observational data show that infected persons with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for a prolonged duration, and that detectable antibo…

Analyzing inherent biases in SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serological epidemiologic metrics Open

Monia Makhoul, Farah Abou-Hijleh, Shaheen Seedat, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Hiam Chemaitelly , et al. · 2020

Background Prospective observational data show that infected persons with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for a prolonged duration, and that detectable antibo…

Age could be driving variable SARS-CoV-2 epidemic trajectories worldwide Open

Houssein H. Ayoub, Hiam Chemaitelly, Shaheen Seedat, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Monia Makhoul , et al. · 2020

Current geographic spread of documented severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections shows heterogeneity. This study explores the role of age in potentially driving differentials in infection spread, epidemic pot…

Can the COVID-19 pandemic still be suppressed? Putting essential pieces together Open

Ghina R. Mumtaz, Houssein H. Ayoub, Monia Makhoul, Shaheen Seedat, Hiam Chemaitelly , et al. · 2020

Epidemiological impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: mathematical modeling analyses Open

Monia Makhoul, Houssein H. Ayoub, Hiam Chemaitelly, Shaheen Seedat, Ghina R. Mumtaz , et al. · 2020

Background Several SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates are currently in the pipeline. This study aims to inform SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development, licensure, decision-making, and implementation by determining key preferred vaccine product character…

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