Marwa Alabadi

Ms. Marwa Alabadi

University of Newcastle (Australia)
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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 December 2020 in Vaccines
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MAMarwa Alabadi
Marwa Alabadi
ZAZakariya Aldawood
Zakariya Aldawood
(1) Background: The responsibility of vaccinating children lies with their parents. Therefore, parents’ attitudes, knowledge and perceptions towards vaccination are of great importance as it drives their actions for timely and complete immunisation. This systematic literature review was conducted to gain a better understanding of parents’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding childhood vaccination in Saudi Arabia. (2) Methods: A comprehensive systematic literature review was conducted to identify evidence demonstrating parents’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions on childhood vaccination in Saudi Arabia. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting guidelines were used for this review. (3) Results: Nine studies were subsequently included in this systematic review. (4) Conclusions: All the individual reports in the literature do not cover the entire nation of Saudi Arabia, indicating the necessity of more comprehensive investigations so that the government and policymakers can develop versatile fact-based policies for the well-being of future generations.

1 July 2019
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HAHussain Aldawood
Hussain Aldawood
AAAnwar Alhejaili
Anwar Alhejaili
MAMarwa Alabadi
Marwa Alabadi
OAOlayan Alharbi
Olayan Alharbi
GSGeoffrey Skinner
Geoffrey Skinner
Educational supervision is closely related to establishing instructional efficiency, and supervision is a multidimensional concept that varies from one setting to another. Application of contemporary tools, however, facilitates mediation of this complex and dynamic process. At the same time, it intends to help schools to establish digital education leadership. The paper herein, presents different methods through which digital leadership can be carried out. This study includes scientific supervision, transactional efforts, and transformational approach. The study suggests that digital and transformational leadership approaches can be blended to inspire leadership teams and leaders in educational supervision to innovate and come up with ideas, objectives and goals that lead change by using an all-around technological approach. The study further presents the benefits for schools to have an integrated leadership approach within educational supervision.

22 August 2023 in Vaccines
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MAMarwa Alabadi
Marwa Alabadi
VPVictoria Pitt
Victoria Pitt
ZAZakariya Aldawood
Zakariya Aldawood
(1) Background: Immunisation is a crucial and effective method for preventing infectious diseases, with its success dependent on high immunisation rates to protect under-immunised individuals and promote herd immunity. This qualitative descriptive study is part of a larger explanatory sequential mixed method design that aims to explore factors influencing parents’ decision making to complete childhood immunisation in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, a country experiencing disparities in immunisation coverage across its population. (2) Methods: The sample consisted of a subset of participants from the initial quantitative phase, which included a survey on the immunisation attitudes of parents living in Qatif. This initial phase included n = 350 participants, who were over 18, had access to one of the 27 Primary Health Care (PHC) Centres in Qatif, and had a child under 24 months. This paper presents the qualitative–descriptive phase, which used a qualitative survey to gain open-ended responses from parents (n = 20) and analysed using thematic analysis. (3) Results: Participants identified certain vaccines, particularly MMR, as influencing their immunisation practices. Specific factors identified as deterring parents from immunising their children included fear of autism and other developmental delays, concerns about risks and side effects, mistrust in vaccine efficacy, and discouraging information from the media. Parents’ immunisation decisions were evidently affected by policy compliance, family and friends, and social networking sites. These factors are explained through the socio-ecological model. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic influenced parents’ decisions on vaccine completion in terms of perceived barriers, perceived benefits, and perceived trust. (4) Conclusions: By examining the social–ecological factors shaping parents’ decisions to immunise their children in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, this research contributes to the literature and informs the Saudi National Childhood Immunisation Programme about factors contributing to childhood immunisation hesitancy, helping to address a critical healthcare issue.

1 July 2019
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HAHussain Aldawood
Hussain Aldawood
MAMarwa Alabadi
Marwa Alabadi
OAOlayan Alharbi
Olayan Alharbi
GSGeoffrey Skinner
Geoffrey Skinner
To understand different information and communications technology (ICT) tools that can be used for raising one's awareness, a systematic research review was conducted in 10 electronic databases to identify studies highlighting the role of various ICT tools. Qualitative studies selected in our review describe users' experiences of using diverse ICT tools in raising healthcare awareness, along with the authors' interpretations of the findings. The results were synthesized using a meta-ethnography technique to present the results of the findings. Among the studies reviewed, 15 papers met the inclusion criteria, covering a range of ICT and IT tools used in healthcare awareness, including data acquisition, patient monitoring, and knowledge management services to enhance the overall provided health awareness techniques. Our review found that ICT tools allow users and healthcare providers to increase level of awareness through e-health, telecare, and m-health methods. This paper reviewed the utilization of technology in increasing human awareness in the health domain with the intention of applying the findings to cyber security awareness body of research. This review also suggested that ICT tools are influential in providing a sustainable structure for communication and information exchange to enhance human awareness.

14 December 2022 in Vaccines
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MAMarwa Alabadi
Marwa Alabadi
TATawfiq Alashoor
Tawfiq Alashoor
OAOmran Aldawood
Omran Aldawood
ZQZainab Qanbar
Zainab Qanbar
ZAZakariya Aldawood
Zakariya Aldawood
(1) Background: surveillance data from the Saudi Ministry of Health shows that the Kingdom’s large-scale immunisation programme has significantly reduced the mortality and morbidity of the target diseases among children. In this study, we review relevant literature and test a number of hypotheses related to the association between demographic, socio-economic, clinic-related, and parents-related variables and completion of childhood immunisation. In doing so, this study identifies critical factors associated with completion of childhood immunisation and presents important implications to healthcare practitioners, particularly in Saudi Arabia; (2) Literature review: a systematic literature review was conducted to understand what is currently published concerning parents’ immunisation compliance in Saudi Arabia and the factors associated with immunisation compliance. (3) Methods: from March to May 2022, an online survey was administered to parents attending one of the 27 primary health care (PHC) centres in Qatif. Data from parents (n = 353) were analysed using exploratory factor analysis, correlation, and a series of OLS and logistic regression models; (4) Results: parental (child) age was negatively (positively) associated with the completion status of childhood immunisation (both p < 0.05). Parents with positive attitudes, social norms, perceptions towards immunisation, and those working in private companies were more likely to immunise their children (all p < 0.05). Conversely, living in an apartment building, walking to PHCs, waiting longer at PHCs, and having higher knowledge of immunisation were negatively associated with the completion of childhood immunisation (all p < 0.05); (5) Conclusions: several factors that positively or negatively influence the completion of childhood immunisation have been identified. Future studies may investigate the causal link between these factors and parental decision-making regarding childhood immunisation.