Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the introduction of the vaccine represented a light of hope. With the vaccine now accessible globally, the focus shifts to encouraging community vaccination to attain herd immunity. This study describes the factors that affect individuals' willingness to get vaccinated in Morocco.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) pose a serious public health issue, affecting social functioning and psychological well-being and leading to a deterioration in the quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of patients with CRDs and determine the factors associated with their impairment in Morocco. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Pulmonology Department of the Hassan II University Hospital in Fez in 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: the chronic kidney disease (CKD), is associated with various psychiatric conditions and poorer quality of life. The main objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among CKD patients and to assess their determinant factors.
Methods: this is a cross-sectional study in a Moroccan university hospital.
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the factors associated with quality of life (QOL) in adult patients living with epilepsy in Morocco.
Methods: 110 patients with epilepsy aging 18 years old were interviewed using the standard and validated Moroccan version of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy inventory with 31 items (QOLIE-31). Descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and multivariate regression were used for data analysis.
Background: In Morocco, medical research ethics training was integrated into the medical curriculum during the 2015 reform. In the same year, a law on medical research ethics was enacted to protect individuals participating in medical research. These improvements, whether in the reform or in the enactment of the law, could positively impact the knowledge of these researchers and, consequently, their attitudes and practices regarding medical research ethics.
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