Publications by authors named "S A Al-Mamari"
Article Synopsis
- - The study examines the impact of resilience on relapse risk among Emirati adults with substance use disorders (SUDs), highlighting that relapse is a significant challenge post-rehabilitation.
- - A survey of 286 participants measured demographic information, resilience levels, and relapse risks using established scales, revealing a mean resilience score of 72.92 and a mean relapse risk score of 59.07.
- - The findings indicated a significant negative correlation between resilience and relapse risk, suggesting that higher resilience may help lower the likelihood of relapse in these patients.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at the Sohar Hospital, Sohar, Oman.
Methods: This retrospective study of admitted COVID-19 patients at Sohar Hospital in Oman was carried out from March to October 2020. Demographics and laboratory data of 19 tests for 235 COVID-19 patients, of which 202 were survivors and 33 were non-survivors, were collected from the hospital information system after ethics approval.
Objectives: This study was aimed at exploring and analyzing the epidemiological profile, surveillance, and response to COVID-19, including transmission dynamics and cluster formation.
Methodology: This was a retrospective analysis of surveillance data, including contact tracing, risk factors, and clinical information. Binary logistic regressions were used to assess the likelihood of admission, cluster formation, and of each individual being an index patient.
Introduction: Circulating microparticles (MP) are being described as potential biomarkers for disease activity in a variety of conditions including sickle cell anemia (SCA). However, relatively little is known about the influence of spleen status on MP levels in patients with SCA.
Methods: Using a prospective study design we characterize circulating MP in 144 patients with SCA in steady state by assessing their cellular origin and their relationships to spleen status defined by clinical and imaging findings.
Objectives: This study aimed to examine individual barriers and supports to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and identify potential policy and programmatic interventions in Oman, where less than a quarter of Omani infants under six months are exclusively breastfed.
Methods: A cross-sectional barrier analysis (BA) was carried out among a purposive sample of Omani women who were selected and interviewed by trained enumerators in health clinics in various parts of the country. A BA tool, adapted for the Omani context, covered 12 common determinants of behaviour adoption using open-ended questions regarding participants' perceptions about EBF including positive and negative consequences, self-efficacy and social norms.