The mental health impact of the October 7th terror attack on Jews and Arabs in Israel: A nationwide prospective study

Y Groweiss, C Blank, S Hamdan, Y Neria, Y Levi-Belz - Psychiatry research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction On October 7, 2023, Israeli citizens came under an unprecedented
terrorist attack that impacted the entire country. Recent research has begun to document the …

COVID-19 and mental health of minority Arab higher-education students in Israel: social, economic, and academic factors

S Alfayumi-Zeadna, L Gnaim-Abu Touma… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The mental health and well-being of higher-education students is a topic of growing interest.
COVID-19 impacted higher education in many ways and the challenges were especially …

Compliance with COVID-19 preventive guidelines among minority communities: the case of Israeli Arabs

O Ali-Saleh, S Obeid - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Objectives The Arab ethnic minority makes up 21% of Israel's population and
accounted for 40.5% of confirmed cases during the second wave of COVID-19. This study …

Factors associated with decisions of Arab minority parents in Israel to vaccinate their children against COVID-19

O Ali-Saleh, S Bord, F Basis - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Arab ethnic community in Israel is characterized by low social economic status and is at
risk due to the typically crowded households. Understanding parents' level of awareness is …

The influence of emotional reactions and compliance with Ministry of Health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: a longitudinal study of gender …

I Levkovich, S Shinan-Altman - Global Health Promotion, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study sought to examine gender differences in emotional reactions and compliance
with Ministry of Health (MOH) guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, with the …

Low response to the COVID-19 vaccine among the Arab population in Israel: is it a cultural background, or a systemic failure, or maybe both?

O Ali-Saleh, S Bord, F Basis - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction A low response to COVID-19 vaccination was observed among the Arab
population in Israel. Efforts to improve this achieved moderate results. Objectives The aim of …

The mediating role of the perceived COVID-19 vaccine benefits: Examining Israeli parents' perceptions regarding their adolescents' vaccination

S Bord, C Satran, A Schor - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Israel was among the first countries to initiate adolescent COVID-19 vaccination. As
adolescent vaccination requires parental consent, we evaluated the factors associated with …

Impact of Institutional Performance and Integrity on Public Trust during COVID-19: A Retrospective Examination in the Arabic Context

A Yaghi, M Yaghi - Public Integrity, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines trust in public sector institutions during the coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic and the impact factors. A survey was administered to a convenience sample of …

Periods of uncertainty: The experience of at‐risk young adult Arabs during the transition to adulthood in the wake of COVID‐19

Y Sulimani‐Aidan - Child & Family Social Work, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing COVID‐19 global health crisis has both short‐and long‐term implications for
the lives of young adults worldwide, especially young adults from vulnerable communities …

Vaccine communication strategies among healthcare workers as a reflection of the Israeli Ministry of Health's communication strategies before and after the COVID-19 …

R Hijazi, A Gesser-Edelsburg, GS Mesch - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Healthcare workers play a central role in communicating information to the
public regarding vaccines. Most of the literature has focused on healthcare workers' …