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Updated Surveillance Metrics and History of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) in the Middle East and North Africa: Longitudinal Trend Analysis

Updated Surveillance Metrics and History of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) in the Middle East and North Africa: Longitudinal Trend Analysis

We adopt the World Bank's definition of MENA, which is based on economic development and geographical proximity, encompassing Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia [9].

Alan G Soetikno, Alexander L Lundberg, Egon A Ozer, Scott A Wu, Sarah B Welch, Maryann Mason, Yingxuan Liu, Robert J Havey, Robert L Murphy, Claudia Hawkins, Charles B Moss, Lori Ann Post

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e53219

Psychostimulant Medications for Physical Function and Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Psychostimulant Medications for Physical Function and Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Ethical approval for this study has been obtained from Kuwait University (VDR/EC-225) and the Ministry of Health of Kuwait (2022/2157). Prior to initiation of this study, participants and their legal guardians will be informed about the study and written consent and assent will be obtained from each participant. We followed the SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendation for Interventional Trials) guidelines for the preparation of this protocol [38].

Mansour Alotaibi, Anwar B Almutairi, Saleh Alhirsan, Afrah Alkazemi, Maha Alharbi, Naif Alrashdi, Ahmad Taqi, Bibi Alamiri, Laura Vogtle, Mohammed M Alqahtani

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e53728

Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Adopting and Using Telemedicine for Diabetes Care and Management: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study Among Health Care Providers and Patients With Diabetes

Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Adopting and Using Telemedicine for Diabetes Care and Management: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study Among Health Care Providers and Patients With Diabetes

The International Diabetes Federation estimates that about 463 million individuals worldwide experience diabetes, with this number expected to reach 700 million individuals by 2045 with 681,100 reported cases in the State of Kuwait [4,5]. This results in an economic burden for individuals with diabetes as each would spend around US $2000 for treatments [6].

Rabab Altabtabaei, Dari Alhuwail

JMIR Hum Factors 2023;10:e46324

Web-Based Dietary Intake Estimation to Assess the Reproducibility and Relative Validity of the EatWellQ8 Food Frequency Questionnaire: Validation Study

Web-Based Dietary Intake Estimation to Assess the Reproducibility and Relative Validity of the EatWellQ8 Food Frequency Questionnaire: Validation Study

This study is part of the Eat Well Q8 study, which aims to investigate whether web-based personalized nutrition (PN; based on dietary intake and anthropometrics) is as effective as face-to-face communication of PN in Kuwait. Kuwait currently has the highest adult obesity levels in the Gulf region [11]. The latest findings indicate that around 78% of adult men and 82% of women in Kuwait are either overweight or obese [12].

Balqees Alawadhi, Rosalind Fallaize, Rodrigo Zenun Franco, Faustina Hwang, Julie Lovegrove

JMIR Form Res 2021;5(3):e13591

SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in the Middle East and North Africa: Longitudinal Trend Analysis

SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in the Middle East and North Africa: Longitudinal Trend Analysis

The MENA region comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia [10]. Responses to COVID-19 in MENA have ranged from restrictive temporary lockdowns to denial and lack of organization [6,11]. Lessons learned from the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and the 2009 H1 N1 outbreaks inform the current pandemic [12].

Lori Ann Post, Emily Marogi, Charles B Moss, Robert Leo Murphy, Michael G Ison, Chad J Achenbach, Danielle Resnick, Lauren Singh, Janine White, Sarah B Welch, James Francis Oehmke

J Med Internet Res 2021;23(1):e25830

Assessing Electronic Health Literacy in the State of Kuwait: Survey of Internet Users From an Arab State

Assessing Electronic Health Literacy in the State of Kuwait: Survey of Internet Users From an Arab State

In this study, we consider the case of the State of Kuwait and the prevalence of e Health literacy in Kuwait. This context is interesting because some of the population’s characteristics create great potential for e Health literacy to augment traditional health care delivery channels.

Dari Alhuwail, Yousef Abdulsalam

J Med Internet Res 2019;21(5):e11174