Sara Ali
Biographic Data
| ID | 5411032 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Ali |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Ali |
| SIGNATURE | ALI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hassan II Casablanca |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9717-1962 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Neurosurgery aspirants in UK medical schools
Public Awareness of Corticosteroid Use and Side Effects
Background: Corticosteroid usage is very widespread these days. However, the way corticosteroids are administered, the side effects of the drug and the risks associated with its usage are not widely known. Objective: The authors evaluated the responses of a diverse group who were aware of the methods of corticosteroid administration, side effects and information provided by the health care provider. To assess the awareness level and identify the …
Professionalizing public health education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
During the eighth EMPHNET Regional Conference, a roundtable session gathered eight public health leaders and academics from the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and Europe to discuss the professionalization of public health education with a focus on the EMR. The discussion reviewed the achievements, challenges, and prospects of public health education in the EMR and identified the tenets and strategies for professionalizing public health educat…
Decreasing Perceived Moral Distress in Pediatrics Residents
Pediatric residents experience ethical dilemmas and moral distress during training. Few studies have identified meaningful methods in reducing moral distress in pediatric trainees. The authors aimed to determine how residents perceive ethics case discussions, whether such a program affects trainee ethics knowledge and perceived moral distress, and if residents’ perceived moral distress changes before, during, and after a discussion series. Partic…
Displacement-related stressors in a Sudanese war-affected community; identifying the impact of war exposure and ongoing stressors on trauma symptom severity
The strong association between PTSD symptoms and personal safety concerns, financial loss and hardship, and personal hardships emphasizes the urgent need for targeted mental health interventions that could mitigate the impact of PTSD in Sudanese communities
Sex Crimes and Victim Blaming
This article addresses the issue of victim blaming in sex crimes. It examines the causes that lead people to blame rape victims and the consequences of victim blaming, including its impact on the mental health and well-being of survivors. The findings of the study revealed that to prevent rape and sexual assault, it is imperative to educate men on the prevention of rape and to challenge traditional gender roles. Parents should be made aware of th…
Rape Culture and Victim Blaming
This article provides a historical interpretation of sexual violence against women, focusing on rape dynamics and victim-blaming as mechanisms for upholding patriarchal power structures. It explores the evolution of this phenomenon across different cultures and historical periods, with emphasis on its manifestation in Islamic societies. This intersection of traditional customs and religious doctrines has led to misunderstandings that objectify wo…
Rape Survivors, the Law, and Social Media in Morocco
This article analyzes the mistreatment of rape victims in Morocco and the risks women face in reporting rape. The stigmatization and categorization of rape victims by Islamic religion and law pose significant challenges, as they prohibit consensual sex outside of marriage. Additionally, the Moroccan Penal Code considers the loss of virginity an aggravating circumstance in rape cases, which could lead to a biased ideology in rape trials
Dengue Treatment-Seeking Behavior
Treatment-seeking behavior (TSB) in relation to dengue infection is a critical aspect of public health, and understanding the factors that influence it is crucial for effective disease management. This research delves into key determinants of dengue TSB by examining the perceptions and behaviors of individuals in Costa Rica, in relation to the Health Belief Model (HBM). This study utilized naturalistic inquiry and incorporated a qualitative resea…
RoboCA 3 T
Seroprevalence of Sars-CoV-2 antibodies among children receiving primary care in Toronto, Ontario
Ethnic differences in Muslim women’s mental health beliefs, rejection attitudes, and familiarity with professional mental healthcare
Prior work on Muslims' mental health help-seeking factors has emphasized their rejection attitudes, religious and cultural beliefs, and familiarity with mental health (Aloud & Rathur, 2009; Ali et al., 2021). However, no research has examined differences in these factors across different Muslim ethnic groups, and particularly among Muslim women. 1214 Muslim women living in the USA completed online questionnaires. Data was stratified based on hist…
Accessibility crisis of essential medicines at Sudanese primary healthcare facilities
Patients had limited access to their needed drugs due to high prices and physical unavailability, and primary healthcare capacities are not meeting the demands of citizens. The outcomes for the patients' access variables (accessibility, accommodation, acceptance, and affordability) are comparable to those in countries with low incomes. Ensuring access to free medicines is likely to improve patients' satisfaction with healthcare services and reduc…
The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Mental Health
Impact of Performance Incentives on Desire for Money and Materialism
This study indicates that the performance incentives increase individuals' desire for money and inculcate materialism in individuals' expose to them. Sales agents from different companies were taken as a sample, where half of the agents were getting fixed pay and half were getting Performance-based pay. The required data was collected through survey questionnaires. Two scales, i.e., material values scale and desire for money, were used to collect…
Predicting rejection attitudes toward utilizing formal mental health services in Muslim women in the US
Background: The underutilization of mental health services is a recognized problem for the growing number of Muslims living in the West. Despite their unique mental health risk factors and the pivotal role they play in determining mental health discourse in their families and in society, Muslim women in particular have not received sufficient study. Aim: To help remedy this research gap, we examined factors that may impact the rejection attitudes…
Mapping global Muslim mental health research
The challenges of producing MMH research are similar to the challenges faced across global mental health research. Much of the MMH research reflects regional challenges such as the impact of conflict and violence on mental health. Continued efforts to develop global mental health researchers through cross-cultural exchanges, academic journals' dedicated sections and programs for global mental health recruitment, and online training are needed to …
Cyberspace as Emerging Muslim Discursive Space? Online Fatawa On Women and Gender Relations and its Impact on Muslim Family Law Norms
This article seeks to explore the discourse of Internet fatawa relating to women and gender relations and its potential implications for international family law norms within a plural Islamic legal tradition. It will engage with selected fatawa (on women and gender) drawn from three Internet sites posing the question whether this burgeoning field of communication reflects emerging discursive sites for Muslim women within a counter-hegemonic ‘virt…
Cyberspace as Emerging Muslim Discursive Space? Online Fatawa On Women and Gender Relations and its Impact on Muslim Family Law Norms
This article seeks to explore the discourse of Internet fatawa relating to women and gender relations and its potential implications for international family law norms within a plural Islamic legal tradition. It will engage with selected fatawa (on women and gender) drawn from three Internet sites posing the question whether this burgeoning field of communication reflects emerging discursive sites for Muslim women within a counter-hegemonic ‘virt…
Seroprevalence of Sars-CoV-2 antibodies among children receiving primary care in Toronto, Ontario
The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Mental Health
Cyberspace as Emerging Muslim Discursive Space? Online Fatawa On Women and Gender Relations and its Impact on Muslim Family Law Norms
This article seeks to explore the discourse of Internet fatawa relating to women and gender relations and its potential implications for international family law norms within a plural Islamic legal tradition. It will engage with selected fatawa (on women and gender) drawn from three Internet sites posing the question whether this burgeoning field of communication reflects emerging discursive sites for Muslim women within a counter-hegemonic ‘virt…
Mapping global Muslim mental health research
The challenges of producing MMH research are similar to the challenges faced across global mental health research. Much of the MMH research reflects regional challenges such as the impact of conflict and violence on mental health. Continued efforts to develop global mental health researchers through cross-cultural exchanges, academic journals' dedicated sections and programs for global mental health recruitment, and online training are needed to …
Impact of Performance Incentives on Desire for Money and Materialism
This study indicates that the performance incentives increase individuals' desire for money and inculcate materialism in individuals' expose to them. Sales agents from different companies were taken as a sample, where half of the agents were getting fixed pay and half were getting Performance-based pay. The required data was collected through survey questionnaires. Two scales, i.e., material values scale and desire for money, were used to collect…
Predicting rejection attitudes toward utilizing formal mental health services in Muslim women in the US
Background: The underutilization of mental health services is a recognized problem for the growing number of Muslims living in the West. Despite their unique mental health risk factors and the pivotal role they play in determining mental health discourse in their families and in society, Muslim women in particular have not received sufficient study. Aim: To help remedy this research gap, we examined factors that may impact the rejection attitudes…
Ethnic differences in Muslim women’s mental health beliefs, rejection attitudes, and familiarity with professional mental healthcare
Prior work on Muslims' mental health help-seeking factors has emphasized their rejection attitudes, religious and cultural beliefs, and familiarity with mental health (Aloud & Rathur, 2009; Ali et al., 2021). However, no research has examined differences in these factors across different Muslim ethnic groups, and particularly among Muslim women. 1214 Muslim women living in the USA completed online questionnaires. Data was stratified based on hist…
Accessibility crisis of essential medicines at Sudanese primary healthcare facilities
Patients had limited access to their needed drugs due to high prices and physical unavailability, and primary healthcare capacities are not meeting the demands of citizens. The outcomes for the patients' access variables (accessibility, accommodation, acceptance, and affordability) are comparable to those in countries with low incomes. Ensuring access to free medicines is likely to improve patients' satisfaction with healthcare services and reduc…
The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Mental Health
Sex Crimes and Victim Blaming
This article addresses the issue of victim blaming in sex crimes. It examines the causes that lead people to blame rape victims and the consequences of victim blaming, including its impact on the mental health and well-being of survivors. The findings of the study revealed that to prevent rape and sexual assault, it is imperative to educate men on the prevention of rape and to challenge traditional gender roles. Parents should be made aware of th…
Rape Culture and Victim Blaming
This article provides a historical interpretation of sexual violence against women, focusing on rape dynamics and victim-blaming as mechanisms for upholding patriarchal power structures. It explores the evolution of this phenomenon across different cultures and historical periods, with emphasis on its manifestation in Islamic societies. This intersection of traditional customs and religious doctrines has led to misunderstandings that objectify wo…
Rape Survivors, the Law, and Social Media in Morocco
This article analyzes the mistreatment of rape victims in Morocco and the risks women face in reporting rape. The stigmatization and categorization of rape victims by Islamic religion and law pose significant challenges, as they prohibit consensual sex outside of marriage. Additionally, the Moroccan Penal Code considers the loss of virginity an aggravating circumstance in rape cases, which could lead to a biased ideology in rape trials
Dengue Treatment-Seeking Behavior
Treatment-seeking behavior (TSB) in relation to dengue infection is a critical aspect of public health, and understanding the factors that influence it is crucial for effective disease management. This research delves into key determinants of dengue TSB by examining the perceptions and behaviors of individuals in Costa Rica, in relation to the Health Belief Model (HBM). This study utilized naturalistic inquiry and incorporated a qualitative resea…
RoboCA 3 T
Seroprevalence of Sars-CoV-2 antibodies among children receiving primary care in Toronto, Ontario
Public Awareness of Corticosteroid Use and Side Effects
Background: Corticosteroid usage is very widespread these days. However, the way corticosteroids are administered, the side effects of the drug and the risks associated with its usage are not widely known. Objective: The authors evaluated the responses of a diverse group who were aware of the methods of corticosteroid administration, side effects and information provided by the health care provider. To assess the awareness level and identify the …
Professionalizing public health education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
During the eighth EMPHNET Regional Conference, a roundtable session gathered eight public health leaders and academics from the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and Europe to discuss the professionalization of public health education with a focus on the EMR. The discussion reviewed the achievements, challenges, and prospects of public health education in the EMR and identified the tenets and strategies for professionalizing public health educat…
Decreasing Perceived Moral Distress in Pediatrics Residents
Pediatric residents experience ethical dilemmas and moral distress during training. Few studies have identified meaningful methods in reducing moral distress in pediatric trainees. The authors aimed to determine how residents perceive ethics case discussions, whether such a program affects trainee ethics knowledge and perceived moral distress, and if residents’ perceived moral distress changes before, during, and after a discussion series. Partic…
Displacement-related stressors in a Sudanese war-affected community; identifying the impact of war exposure and ongoing stressors on trauma symptom severity
The strong association between PTSD symptoms and personal safety concerns, financial loss and hardship, and personal hardships emphasizes the urgent need for targeted mental health interventions that could mitigate the impact of PTSD in Sudanese communities
Neurosurgery aspirants in UK medical schools
Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (4 works)