Moutasem Zakkar

Dados Biográficos

ID7688343
NOMEMoutasem Zakkar
PRENOMESMoutasem
SOBRENOMEZakkar
ASSINATURAZAKKAR M
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Alberta
ORCID0000-0002-8131-7493
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • ‘I took the vaccine to protect myself’

    Open AccessFariba Kolahdooz, Moutasem Zakkar et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    Vaccine hesitancy is a persistent global health challenge. This project explored attitudes towards and utilization of COVID-19 vaccination, as well as suggestions to improve utilization within Indigenous communities in Northwest Territories, Canada. Utilizing a cross-sectional design, this project spanned two phases: 10 communities in Phase 1 (April to November 2021), and 11 in Phase 2 (August 2022-January 2023). Self-identifying Indigenous adult…

  • Challenges faced by health policymakers responding to Covid-19 in remote communities in Northwest Territories, Canada

    Open AccessMoutasem Zakkar, Fariba Kolahdooz et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    The health systems’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic controlled the virus’s spread but exposed fragmented systems and operational challenges globally. Understanding these issues is essential for enhancing health system capabilities and improving future pandemic responses. This study explored the perspectives of health policymakers in Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, on the challenges to responding to COVID-19 and implementing the necessary p…

  • Indigenous Mothers’ Perspective on Sexual Health in Northwest Territories, Canada

    Open AccessFariba Kolahdooz, Moutasem Zakkar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2025

  • Factors associated with mental illness among individuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantages in Edmonton, Canada

    Open AccessMoutasem Zakkar, Fariba Kolahdooz et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2025

    In Canada, over 5 million people experienced mental illness in 2022; individuals in the lowest income quintile were more likely to have unmet mental healthcare needs. This study utilized a cross-sectional design and purposive sampling to explore factors associated with mental illnesses among individuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantages in Edmonton, Canada. Quantitative data were collected through an interviewer-administered questionnaire.…

  • Community experiences with police and implications for public health

    Open AccessMoutasem Zakkar, Se Lim Jang et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Interactions with the police can impact an individual’s short and long-term physical, mental, and social wellbeing, as well as levels of violence and unrest within a community. As such, this study aimed to explore experiences with the police among individuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantages in Edmonton, Canada. For this qualitative study, participants (n = 39) were recruited from an emergency shelter for women, a drop-in community organi…