SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiological Investigation in Jordan: Seroprevalence, Herd Immunity, and Vaccination Coverage. A Population-Based National Study
Sami Sheikh Ali,1 Khalid A Kheirallah,2 Ghazi Sharkas,1 Mohammed Al-Nusair,2 Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi,2 Mahmoud Ghazo,1 Ali Zeitawi,1 Saverio Bellizzi,3 Mohannad Ramadan,3 Jomana W Alsulaiman,4 Hamed Alzoubi,5 Adel Belbesi,1 Mohammed Z Allouh6,7 1Epidemics Management, Jordan Ministry of Health, Amm...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a40d88a2542a4265874c369c57ca402b 2023-05-15T18:13:31+02:00 SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiological Investigation in Jordan: Seroprevalence, Herd Immunity, and Vaccination Coverage. A Population-Based National Study Sheikh Ali S Kheirallah KA Sharkas G Al-Nusair M Al-Mistarehi AH Ghazo M Zeitawi A Bellizzi S Ramadan M Alsulaiman JW Alzoubi H Belbesi A Allouh MZ 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/a40d88a2542a4265874c369c57ca402b EN eng Dove Medical Press https://www.dovepress.com/sars-cov-2-seroepidemiological-investigation-in-jordan-seroprevalence--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJGM https://doaj.org/toc/1178-7074 1178-7074 https://doaj.org/article/a40d88a2542a4265874c369c57ca402b International Journal of General Medicine, Vol Volume 15, Pp 7053-7062 (2022) sars-cov-2 covid-19 seropositivity seroprevalence herd immunity vaccination middle east jordan Medicine (General) R5-920 article 2022 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T22:08:23Z Sami Sheikh Ali,1 Khalid A Kheirallah,2 Ghazi Sharkas,1 Mohammed Al-Nusair,2 Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi,2 Mahmoud Ghazo,1 Ali Zeitawi,1 Saverio Bellizzi,3 Mohannad Ramadan,3 Jomana W Alsulaiman,4 Hamed Alzoubi,5 Adel Belbesi,1 Mohammed Z Allouh6,7 1Epidemics Management, Jordan Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan; 2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 3Emergency Program, World Health Organization, Jordan Country Office, Amman, Jordan; 4Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan; 5Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Mutah, Jordan; 6Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 7Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence: Khalid A Kheirallah, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box: 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan, Tel +962 7 9611 9094, Email kkheiral@gmail.com Mohammed Z Allouh, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P. O. Box: 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Tel +971 3 713 7551, Email m_allouh@uaeu.ac.aeBackground: Population-based serosurveillance is a cornerstone to furthering our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic at the community levels. In Jordan, four waves (phases) of seroprevalence epidemiological investigations were conducted using representative population-based national samples. This study aims to estimate the population-based seropositivity, herd immunity, and vaccination coverage at the fourth wave.Methods: Multistage sampling technique was implemented to recruit a nationally representative sample for the fourth wave of the seroprevalence investigation (June to August 2021). Electronically collected data utilized a ... Article in Journal/Newspaper sami Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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Sami Sheikh Ali,1 Khalid A Kheirallah,2 Ghazi Sharkas,1 Mohammed Al-Nusair,2 Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi,2 Mahmoud Ghazo,1 Ali Zeitawi,1 Saverio Bellizzi,3 Mohannad Ramadan,3 Jomana W Alsulaiman,4 Hamed Alzoubi,5 Adel Belbesi,1 Mohammed Z Allouh6,7 1Epidemics Management, Jordan Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan; 2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 3Emergency Program, World Health Organization, Jordan Country Office, Amman, Jordan; 4Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan; 5Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Mutah, Jordan; 6Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 7Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence: Khalid A Kheirallah, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box: 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan, Tel +962 7 9611 9094, Email kkheiral@gmail.com Mohammed Z Allouh, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, P. O. Box: 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Tel +971 3 713 7551, Email m_allouh@uaeu.ac.aeBackground: Population-based serosurveillance is a cornerstone to furthering our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic at the community levels. In Jordan, four waves (phases) of seroprevalence epidemiological investigations were conducted using representative population-based national samples. This study aims to estimate the population-based seropositivity, herd immunity, and vaccination coverage at the fourth wave.Methods: Multistage sampling technique was implemented to recruit a nationally representative sample for the fourth wave of the seroprevalence investigation (June to August 2021). Electronically collected data utilized a ... |
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SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiological Investigation in Jordan: Seroprevalence, Herd Immunity, and Vaccination Coverage. A Population-Based National Study |
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SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiological Investigation in Jordan: Seroprevalence, Herd Immunity, and Vaccination Coverage. A Population-Based National Study |
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SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiological Investigation in Jordan: Seroprevalence, Herd Immunity, and Vaccination Coverage. A Population-Based National Study |
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SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiological Investigation in Jordan: Seroprevalence, Herd Immunity, and Vaccination Coverage. A Population-Based National Study |
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SARS-CoV-2 Seroepidemiological Investigation in Jordan: Seroprevalence, Herd Immunity, and Vaccination Coverage. A Population-Based National Study |
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