Irfan Ullah

ORCID: 0000-0003-1100-101X
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Gandhara University
2020-2025

Jiangxi Normal University
2022-2025

Khyber Teaching Hospital
2019-2024

Khyber Medical College
2018-2024

Riphah International University
2022-2024

College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
2021-2024

Khyber Medical University
2021-2024

University of Haifa
2024

Bacha Khan University
2024

Yale University
2022-2024

10.1007/s11469-020-00367-0 article EN cc-by International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2020-07-09

Abstract Aim The threats of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) have caused fears worldwide. Fear COVID‐19 Scale (FCV‐19S) was recently developed to assess the fear COVID‐19. Although many studies found that FCV‐19S is psychometrically sound, it unclear whether invariant across countries. present study aimed examine measurement invariance eleven Design Cross‐sectional study. Methods Using data collected from prior research on Bangladesh ( N = 8,550), United Kingdom 344), Brazil 1,843),...

10.1002/nop2.855 article EN cc-by Nursing Open 2021-03-21

Background The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected lives many people, including medical students. present study explored internet addiction and changes in sleep patterns among students during assessed relationship between them. Methods A cross-sectional was carried out seven countries, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Guyana, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Sudan, using a convenience sampling technique, an online survey comprising demographic details, information regarding COVID-19,...

10.1371/journal.pone.0259594 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-11-05

Abstract Background While vaccine development is itself a challenge; ensuring optimal uptake at population level can present an even more significant challenge. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the Pakistani population’s attitude and preferences towards Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Method A cross-sectional was carried out through online self-administered questionnaire from 27 September 2020 11 October 2020. total of 883 people responded survey. The included participants’...

10.1186/s12889-021-11814-5 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2021-09-26

Vaccine hesitancy, defined as the reluctance or rejection in receiving a vaccine despite its availability, represents major challenge to global health efforts aiming control ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding possible factors correlated with hesitancy using refined well-informed approach can be helpful address phenomenon. The current study aimed evaluate acceptance rates four hypothetical scenarios of varying levels efficacy and safety profiles ten Asian, African South American...

10.52225/narra.v1i3.55 article EN cc-by-nc Narra J 2021-12-01

Recent research has demonstrated the psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic among general population. However, COVID-19-related suicides healthcare professionals (HCPs) have yet to be investigated.The present study utilized retrospective press media suicide reports and identified a total 26 worldwide HCP cases (aged 22-60 years; 14 females; most from India). The comprised doctors (n = 11), nurses 9), paramedics 5), one medical student. Being infected with...

10.1111/ppc.12739 article EN Perspectives In Psychiatric Care 2021-02-05

Abstract Background The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has seriously affected the lives of millions people across world. It also heavily burdened healthcare professionals and virus poses serious risks for their personal professional lives. Therefore, present study examined associations between fear COVID-19 workplace phobia among doctors in Pakistan during pandemic. Methods An online survey was conducted 421 April 10 May 25, 2020. Workplace Phobia Scale (WPS) Fear (FCV-19S) were...

10.1186/s12889-021-10873-y article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2021-04-30

OPINION article Front. Public Health, 17 January 2022Sec. Infectious Diseases – Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Volume 9 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.794868

10.3389/fpubh.2021.794868 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Public Health 2022-01-17

Vaccine hesitancy is considered one of the greatest threats to ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination programs. Lack trust in vaccine benefits, along with concerns about side effects newly developed COVID-19 vaccine, might significantly contribute hesitancy. The objective this study was determine level among communities particular their belief benefits and perceived risks new vaccines. An online cross-sectional conducted 10 countries Asia, Africa, South America from February...

10.1080/20477724.2021.2011580 article EN Pathogens and Global Health 2021-12-20

The COVID-19 pandemic has captured the mental health discussion worldwide. Examining countries' representation in this could prove instrumental identifying potential gaps terms of ensuring a truly global conversation times crisis.We collected and COVID-19-related journal articles published PubMed 2020. We focused on corresponding authors' countries affiliation to explore representation. also examined these articles' academic impact correlations with their affiliation. Additional journals...

10.1017/gmh.2022.37 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2022-01-01
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