The impact of co-infection of influenza A virus on the severity of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.Ho and colleagues recently drew attention to the consequences of co-infection with Influenza and HIV.1 We present four cases of combined infection with influenza and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Nasopharyngeal swabs or tracheal aspirates were tested for MERS-CoV using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).2, 3 Samples were tested for Influenza A, B and H1N1 by rapid molecular test (GenEXper for detection of flu A, B and 2009 H1N1, Cepheid)

The Saudi National Mental Health Survey: Survey instrument and field procedures

ObjectivesTo present an overview of the survey and field procedures developed for the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).MethodsThe SNMHS is a face- to- face community epidemiological survey of DSM- IV mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of the household population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The SNMHS was implemented as part of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. WMH carries out coordinated psychiatric epidemiological surveys in countries throughout the world using standardized procedures designed to provide valid cross- national comparative data on prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders. However, these procedures need to be adapted to the unique experiences in each country. We focus here on the adaptations made for the SNMHS.ResultsModifications were needed to several interview sections and expansions were needed to address issues of special policy importance in KSA. Several special field implementation challenges also had to be addressed because of the need for female interviewers to travel with male escorts and for respondents to be interviewed by interviewers of the same gender.ConclusionsThoughtful revisions led to a high- quality field implementation in the SNMHS.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/162792/2/mpr1830.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/162792/1/mpr1830_am.pd

sj-docx-1-isp-10.1177_00207640231197944 – Supplemental material for Social determinants of anxiety and mood disorders in a nationally-representative sample – Results from the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS)

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-isp-10.1177_00207640231197944 for Social determinants of anxiety and mood disorders in a nationally-representative sample – Results from the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS) by Lubna A Alnasser, Maria Francesca Moro, Mohammad Talal Naseem, Lisa Bilal, Marya Akkad, Reema Almeghim, Abdulhameed Al-Habeeb, Abdullah S. Al-Subaie and Yasmin A Altwaijri in International Journal of Social Psychiatry</p

The Saudi National Mental Health Survey: Survey instrument and field procedures

ObjectivesTo present an overview of the survey and field procedures developed for the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).MethodsThe SNMHS is a face- to- face community epidemiological survey of DSM- IV mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of the household population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The SNMHS was implemented as part of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. WMH carries out coordinated psychiatric epidemiological surveys in countries throughout the world using standardized procedures designed to provide valid cross- national comparative data on prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders. However, these procedures need to be adapted to the unique experiences in each country. We focus here on the adaptations made for the SNMHS.ResultsModifications were needed to several interview sections and expansions were needed to address issues of special policy importance in KSA. Several special field implementation challenges also had to be addressed because of the need for female interviewers to travel with male escorts and for respondents to be interviewed by interviewers of the same gender.ConclusionsThoughtful revisions led to a high- quality field implementation in the SNMHS.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/162792/2/mpr1830.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/162792/1/mpr1830_am.pd