Submissions from 2025
A qualitative study assessing acceptability and appropriateness of a technology-assisted mental health intervention by community frontline workers: mPareshan implementation research in rural Pakistan, Samina Akhtar, Javeria Nafis, Fauziah Rabbani, and Zul Merali
Whispers of resilience: A phenomenological exploration of maternal journeys with children affected by downs syndrome in Quetta, Baluchistan, Ambica Devi, Lubna Ansari Baig, Mehjabeen Musharaf, and Hira Tariq
Are school-based violence prevention interventions inclusive and effective for children with disabilities? A systematic review of global evidence, Emily Eldred, Karen Devries, Anja Zinke- Allmang, Rizwana Mallick, Waliyah Mughis, Lena Morgon Banks, and Amiya Bhatia
Lung function and onset of cardiometabolic diseases in the longitudinal burden of obstructive lung disease study, Christer Janson, James Potts, Andrei Malinovschi, Dhiraj Agarwal, Rana Ahmed, Althea Aquart- Stewart, Imed Harrabi, Meriam Denguezli, Graham Devereux, Gregory E. Erhabor, Thorarinn Gislason, Rain Jogi, Sanjay K. Juvekar, Ben Knox- Brown, Parvaiz Koul, Kevin Mortimer, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Rune Nielsen, Padukudru Anand Mahesh, Stefanni Nonna M Paraguas, Anders Ørskov Rotevatn, Talant Sooronbaev, Peter G J Burney, and Andre F S Amaral
Doctors taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies is common and not substantially reduced by an educational intervention: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Pakistan, Mishal Khan, Muhammad Naveed Noor, Afifah Rahman- Shepherd, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Sabeen Sharif Khan, Nina van der Mark, Afshan Khurshid Isani, Ahson Q. Siddiqi, Charles Opondo, Faisal Ziauddin, Iqbal Azam Syed, Johanna Hanefeld, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Robyna Irshad Khan, Syed Ahmed Raza Kazmi, Virginia Wiseman, Wafa Aftab, Zafar Mirza, Zainab Hasan, Sameen Siddiqi, Rumina Hasan, and Sadia Shakoor
Self-reported illnesses in Thatta: Evidence from a rural and underdeveloped district in Sindh province, Pakistan, Ashar Muhammad Malik, Rahat Batool, Muhammad Ahmed, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Zafar Ahmed Fatmi, Sarah Saleem, and Sameen Siddiqi
Helping people with psychosis with a low-cost intervention DIALOG+: protocol for the economic evaluation in a randomised control trial in India and Pakistan, Ashar muhammad malik, Renata Peppl, Sana Zehra Zehra Sajun, Onaiza Qureshi, Krishna Priya, Hufsa Sarwa, Padmavati Ramachandran, Lakshmi Venkatraman, Sara Evans Lacko, and Victoria Jane Bird
Intervention to improve children's hygiene in urban squatter settlement schools in Pakistan: An implementation research, Nousheen Pradhan, Muzna Hashmi, Muhammad Uzair, Laeba Hussain, Shagufta Iqbal, Tazeen S. Ali, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Rozina Karmaliani, Maleeha Naseem, and Laraib Mazhar
Association of iron deficiency anemia with dental caries in the permanent first molars of children aged 7-12 years in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan: Protocol for an analytical cross-sectional study, Syeda Sadaf, Iqbal Azam Syed, Farhan Raza Khan, Ali Faisal Saleem, and Shiyam Sunder Tikmani
Stewarding COVID-19 health systems response in Pakistan: what more can be done for a primary health care approach to future pandemics?, Shehla Zaidi, Shujaat Hussain, Raza Zaidi, and Malik Muhammad Safi
Submissions from 2024
Facilitators and barriers in acceptance of telemedicine among healthcare providers in Pakistan: A cross-sectional survey, Muhammad Wasi Abbas, Hasan Nawaz Tahir, Nazish Jaffar, Ghana Raza, Syed Aman Ali, and Rawshan Jabeen
Short- and medium-term longitudinal outcomes of children diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children - Report from a single centre in Pakistan, Qalab Abbas, Fatima Farrukh Shahbaz, Fatima Amjad, Farah Khalid, Nadeem Aslam, and Shazia Mohsin
Knowledge, practices, and barriers to access of emergency contraceptive pills in married women and men: A multicenter clinic-based cross-sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan, Muhammad Abdullah, Salaar Ahmed, Ayesha Malick, Muhammad Ihsan Tayyab Ihsan, Maliha Shah, Ayesha Yaseen, Fizza Zubair, Shahid Iqbal, Syed Musa Mufarrih, Talal Bin Tariq, Maheen Zahid, Warda Ahmed, and Uzma Shamsi
Prevalence of chronic cough, its risk factors and population attributable risk in the burden of obstructive lung disease (BOLD) study: A multinational cross-sectional study, Hazim Abozid, Sylvia Hartl, Jaymini Patel, Peter Burney, Robab Breyer Kohansal, Kevin Mortimer, Asaad A. Nafees, Mohammed AI Ghobain, Tobias Welte, and Imed Harrabi
Men's involvement in family planning programs: An exploratory study from Karachi, Pakistan, Jawaria Mukhtar Ahmed, Farina Abrejo, Xaher Gul, and Sarah Saleem
The Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Biopsy Initiative (EEDBI) consortium: Mucosal investigations of environmental enteric dysfunction, Sheraz Ahmed, Kumail Ahmed, Aneeta Hotwani, Junaid Iqbal, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Sadaf Jakhro, Furqan Kabir, Waheeda Memon, Abdul Khaliq Qureshi, Najeeb Rehman, Kamran Sadiq, and Fayyaz Umrani
Marketing strategies and consumer and sellers perception about oral nicotine pouches in Karachi, Pakistan, Ghazala Akhlaque, Muhammad Siddiqui, Romaina Iqbal, Abid Ali Vancy, Javaid Khan, and Sabahat Naz
Obesity and risk of hypertension in preadolescent urban school children: Insights from a developing country, Samina Akhtar, Shahid Khan, Namrah Aziz, Muhammad Imran Magsi, Zainab Samad, Romaina Iqbal, and Aysha Almas
Concordance of weight status between mothers and children: A secondary analysis of the Pakistan demographic and health survey VII, Faiz Alam, Mohammed K. Ali, Shivani A. Patel, and Romaina Iqbal
True brachial artery aneurysm: A systematic review, Syed Muhammad Hammad Alam, Rabia Gilani, Nida Jawad, Saima Moin, Kiran Abbas, and Aayat Ellahi
Association between maternal experiences of intimate partner violence and child stunting: A secondary analysis of the demographic health surveys of four south Asian countries, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir; Sobia Ambreen; , Sonia Sameen; Muhammad Asim; Saila Batool; Iqbal Azam Syed; Bilal Ahmed Usmani; and Romaina Iqbal
COVID-19 pandemic impacted internet use and anxiety among general public during COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Iqbal Azam Syed, Malik Muhammad Hamza Khan, Ghazal Peerwani, Muhammad Talha Nawaz, Ayesha Nasir Hameed, Meher Angez, and Apsara Ali Nathwani
Oral mucositis & oral health related quality of life in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer in Karachi, Pakistan: A multicenter hospital based cross-sectional study, Asad Allana, Uzma Shamsi, Shafquat Rozi, Yasmin Abdul Rashid, and Farhan Raza Khan
Comparison of physical activity measured by self-reported physical activity and wearable device Xiaomi MI2 band in preadolescent school children - A pilot cross-sectional study, Aysha Almas, Om Parkash, Sania Sabir, Shiraz Hashmi, Adil Elahi, and Romaina Iqbal
Association of maternal nutritional status and small for gestational age neonates in peri-urban communities of Karachi, Pakistan: Findings from the PRISMA study, Sobia Ambreen, Nida Yazdani, Abdul Salam Alvi, Muhammad Farrukh Qazi, and Zahra Hoodbhoy
Barriers and facilitators to perinatal care of women with disabilities in lower- and middle-income countries: A study protocol for scoping review of qualitative studies, Muhammad Asim, Waqas Hameed, Sarah Saleem, Malik Muhammad Sohail, Mark Hayward Hayward, and Janet M. Turan
Survival analysis and correlates with molecular epidemiology: 10-Year retrospective Series of high-grade glioma in Pakistan, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Mashal Murad Shah, Saad Bin Anis, and Irfan Yusuf
Smog: A burden on the health care system of Pakistan, Zoya Batool, Moneeba Shaheen, Javeria Mansoor, and Maryam Tariq
Practical strategies to achieve resilient health systems: Results from a scoping review, David Bishai, Basma M. Saleh, Maryam Huda, Eman Mohammed Aly, Marwa Hafiz, Ali Ardalan, and Awad Mataria
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study, Peter GJ Burney, James Potts, Ben Knox- -Brown, Gregory Erhabor, Hamid Hacene Cherkask, Kevin Mortimer, Mahesh Padukudru Anand, David M. Mannino, Joao Cardoso, and Asaad A. Nafees
Reforming the WHO regional director elections: An opportunity to restore trust, Kent Buse, Vivian Kwang Wen Lin, Sameen Siddiqi, and Helen Clark
The WHO regional director elections must be reformed, Kent Buse, Vivian Kwang- Wen Lin, Sameen Siddiqi, and Helen Clark
Junk food use and neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in infants in low-resource settings, Melody K. Chiwila, Nancy F. Krebs, Albert Manasyan, Manolo Mazariegos, Elwyn Chomba, Neelofar Sami, Omrana Pasha, Antoinette Tshefu, Adrien Lokangaka, and Robert L. Goldenberg
The impact of a multi-faceted intervention on non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics by urban community pharmacies in Indonesia: A mixed methods evaluation, Astri Ferdiana, Yusuf Ari Mashuri, Luh Putu Lila Wulandari, Ihsanti Dwi Rahayu, Miratul Hasanah, Zulfa Ayuningsih, Neha Batura, Mishal Khan, Marco Liverani, Rebecca Guy, Gill Schierhout, John Kaldor, and Matthew Law
Perceived barriers and facilitators of implementing a sustained smartphone-based telemonitoring program for pregnant women at high-risk for pre-eclampsia in the public and private sectors in Pakistan, Anam Shahil Feroz, Andaz Riaz, Sarah Saleem, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, and Emily Seto
Role and promise of health policy and systems research in integrating rehabilitation into the health systems, Abdul Ghaffar, Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, Adnan A. Hyder, Alarcos Cieza, Aneel Bhangu, André Bussières, Diana C. Sanchez-Ramirez, Dorcas B C Gandhi, Jeanine Verbunt, and Kumanan Rasanathan
COVID-19 vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy in pregnant women in seven low- and middle-income countries through May 2023: An observational study from the global network, Robert L. Goldenberg, Seemab Naqvi, Sarah Saleem, Marion Koso- Thomas, and Elizabeth M. McClure
International progress on stillbirth reduction: Changes in stillbirth rates in selected low and middle-income countries from 2000 to 2021, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sarah Saleem, Aleha Aziz, and Elizabeth M. McClure
Assessment of patient safety in a low-resource health care system: Proposal for a multimethod study, Ghazal Haque, Fozia Asif, Fasih Ali Ahmed, Farwa Ayub, Syed Sabih Ul Hassan, Nousheen Pradhan, Malika Hameed, Sameen Siddiqi, Asad Latif, Shafaq Mahmood Mahmood, Tahani Zaidi Zaidi, and Muhammad Muneeb Ullah Siddiqui
Gene polymorphisms and risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Maryam Hassan, Akbar Shoukat Ali, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Zahra Ali Padhani, Salman Kirmani, Huzaifa Ahmad, Zafar Fatmi, and Jai K. Das
Third stage of labor: Evidence-based practice for prevention of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, Alyssa R. Hersh, Guillermo Carroli, G Justus Hofmeyr, Bharti Garg, Metin Gülmezoglu, Pisake Lumbiganon, Bremen De Mucio, Sarah Saleem, Mario Philip R. Festin, and Suneeta Mittal
Neurodevelopment of children whose mothers were randomized to low-dose aspirin during pregnancy, Matthew K. Hoffman, Shivaprasad Goudar, Sangappa Dhaded, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Jamie Westcot, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Fatima Karim, and Sarah Saleem
Predictors of uptake of rotavirus vaccination amongst disadvantaged communities in Pakistan, Maryam Huda, Tazeen S. Ali, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Saleem Sayani, and Shehla Zaidi
Cognitive testing in 19 countries to refine WHO's Sexual health assessment of practices and experiences, Erin C. Hunte, Elizabeth Fine, Kirsten Black, Jacqueline Henriks, Fahmida Tofail, Chelsea Morroni, María Makuch, Kathleen Deering, Rocío Murad, and Farina Abrejo
Fibrin glue in managing intractable gingival bleeding in patients with inherited bleeding disorders-a quasi-experimental pilot study, Shabneez Hussain, Syed Aijaz Ali Zaidi, Sobiya Sawani, and Bushra Moiz
Rethinking health systems responsiveness in low- and middle-income countries: Validation study, Meesha Iqbal, Cecilia Ganduglia Cazaban, Robert Morgan, Cici Bauer, and Sameen Siddiqi
Relationship of adhesion molecules (ICAM-1 and E-selectin) with ABO blood groups in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal, Iqbal Azam Syed, Farzana Abubakar Yousuf, and Khawar Kazmi
Conducting a diabetes mellitus prevention trial in women with GDM in Pakistan: A feasibility study, Romaina Iqbal, Sabahat Naz, Sana Sheikh, Rahat Qureshi, Shereen Bhutta, Haleema Yasmeen, Iqbal Azam Syed, and Paramjit Gill
An assessment of public experiences and expectations with physicians: A cross sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan, Hammad Atif Irshad, Muhammad Uma Mahar, Arshia Jahangir, Syed Roohan Aamir, Muhammad Abdullah Jamil, Khizer Ahsan, Maliha Taufiq, Abdullah Ahmed, Shilpa Golani, and Asaad A. Nafees
Association of periodontal disease with gestational diabetes mellitus among postpartum women at a private tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Wafa Zehra Jamal, Farhan Raza Khan, Nadeem Zuberi, Syed Murtaza Raza Kazmi, and Shafquat Rozi
Activity limitations, use of assistive devices, and mortality and clinical events in 25 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: An analysis of the PURE study, Raed A. Joundi, Bo Hu, Sumathy Rangarajan, Darryl P. Leong, Shofiqul Islam, Eric E. Smith, Erkin Mirrakhimov, Pamela Seron, Khalid F. Alhabib, and Romaina Iqbal
Role of rotavirus vaccine in reducing diarrheal episodes in infants visiting private primary health care clinics in Karachi, Pakistan: A mixed-methods study, Serish Karim, Amna Rehana siddiqui, Nurose Karim, Nousheen Pradhan, Iqbal Azam Syed, and Muhammad Farrukh Qazi
Zinc supplementation initiated Prior to or during Pregnancy modestly impacted maternal status and high prevalence of hypozincemia in pregnancy and lactation: The women first preconception maternal nutrition trial, Jennifer F. Kemp, Michael Hambidge, Jamie L. Westcott, Sumera Aziz Ali, Sarah Saleem, Ana Garces, Lester Figueroa, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Shivaprasad S. Gouda, and Julie M. Long
Behavioural problems in preadolescence: Does nutritional status have a role?, Bushra Khan, Waqas Hameed, and Bilal Iqbal Avan
Electronic health records as a window into telehealth: Exploring service utilisation and mental health outcomes in Pakistan, Sara Saeed Khurram, Iffat Zafar Aga, Mahek Karim, Muhammad Muzzamil, Alina Lakhani, and Sanaa Ahmed
Effects on maternal and pregnancy outcomes of first-trimester malaria infection among nulliparous women from Kenya, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sequoia I. Leuba, Daniel Westreich, Carl L. Bose, Andrew F. Olshan, Steve M. Taylor, Antoinette Tshefu, Adrien Lokangaka, Waldemar A. Carlo, Elwyn Chomba, Musaku Mwenechanya, Edward A. Liechty, Sherri L. Bucher, Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Fabian Esamai, Paul Nyongesa, Saleem Jessani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Janet L. Moore, Tracy L. Nolen, Jennifer Hemingway -Foday, and Elizabeth M. McClure
Removing lead from the global economy, Stephen P. Luby, Jenna E. Forsyth, Zafar Fatmi, Mahbubur Rahman, Jesmin Sultana, Erica L. Plambeck, N Grant Miller, Eran Bendavid, Peter J. Winch, and Howard Hu
Decentralization of the health system - Experiences from Pakistan, Portugal and Brazil, Shafaq Mahmood, Rita Sequeira, Muhammad Siddiqui, Marcos Batista Araujo Herkenhoff, Patrícia Pita Ferreira, Adalberto Campos, and Paulo Sousa
Effect of high-efficiency particulate air filter on children with asthma: A systematic review protocol of RCTs, Javeria Mansoor, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, Zeeshan Ahsan, Muhammad Bilal, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Sex-specific association of ambient temperature with urine biomarkers in Southwest coastal Bangladesh, Hoimonty Mazumder, Momenul Haque Mondol, Mahbubur Rahman, Rizwana Khan, Solaiman Doza, Leanne Unicomb, Farjana Jahan, Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, Konstantinos C. Makris, and Romaina Iqbal
Associations of the glycaemic index and the glycaemic load with risk of type 2 diabetes in 127 594 people from 20 countries (PURE): A prospective cohort study, Victoria Miller, David A. Jenkins, Mahshid Dehghan, Kristie Srichaikul, Sumathy Rangarajan, Andrew Mente, Viswanathan Mohan, Sumathi Swaminathan, Rosnah Ismail, and Romaina Iqbal
Conducting tobacco control surveys among schoolchildren in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: A feasibility study, Masuma Pervin Mishu, Cath Jackson, Ann McNeill, Suneela Garg, Amod Borle, Chetana Deshmukh, M Meghachandra Singh, Laraib Mazhar, Zohaib Akhter, and Romaina Iqbal
Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation associated with cardiac amyloidosis: A narrative review, Tejbir S. Monga, Mfonido Ekong, Kayé Patrick, Tulasi Geethika Bommana Boyena, Aneela Satya Ravanam, Santiago Vargas, Nur Bengisu Mavus, A P Lakshmi, Kanwaraj Singh, and Kiran Abbas
Health research priorities in Pakistan: A child health and nutrition research initiative (CHNRI) exercise, Seyed Abbas Motevalian, Muhammad Naveed Asghar, Sabeen Afzal, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Amna Rehana siddiqui, Tazeen S. Ali, and Hassanali Dalvi Shirazi
Seeds of change: Fostering nutritional education through school kitchen gardens, Maira Mubashir, Romaina Iqbal, and Sabahat Naz
Barriers and facilitators to accessing adolescents' mental health services in Karachi: Users and providers perspectives, Zainab Mubeen, Zafar Fatmi, Waqas Hameed, and Muhammad Asim
Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational burden of obstructive lung disease (BOLD) study, A Muller, E F Wouters, Koul Koul, Parvaiz A. Koul, T Welte Welte, Imed Harrabi, A Rashid Rashid, Mohammed Al Ghobain AI Ghobain, Asma Elsony, and Asaad A. Nafees
A cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce respiratory effects of cotton dust exposure among textile workers: The MultiTex RCT study, Asaad A. Nafees, James Potts, Cosetta Minelli, Peter Burney, Paul Cullinan, Asad Allana, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Sean Semple, and Sara De Matteis
Assessing the feasibility of a multifaceted intervention package for improving respiratory health of textile workers: Findings from the Multistep pilot study in Karachi, Pakistan, Asaad A. Nafees, Afreen Sadia, Zafar Fatmi, Syed Iqbal Azam, Muhammad Irfan, Natasha Shaukat, Yousaf Ali, Peter Burney, and Paul Cullinan
Health impact of urban green spaces: A systematic review of heat-related morbidity and mortality, Ahsana Nazish, Kiran Abbas, and Emmama Sattar
Management of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy: A midwife-led continuity of care model, Sabahat Naz, Sahir Noorani, Ishrat Fatima, Fyezah Jehan, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Arjumand Rizvi, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Muhammad Kashif, and Ali Jaffar
Knowledge and attitudes toward anaphylaxis to local anesthetics in dental practice, Ivan Cherrez Ojeda, Juan C Gallardo Bastidas, Gabriela Rouillon Borrero, Hans Mautong, Leonardo Cano, Paola Andrea Mena Silva, Karla Robles Velasco, Zouina Sarfraz, and Azza Sarfraz
Prevalence and risk factors of perinatal depression among mothers and fathers in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Zahra Ali Padhani, Rehana A. Salam, Komal Abdul Rahim, Samra Naz, Asma Zulfiqar, Zahid Memon, Salima Meherali, Maria Atif, and Zohra S. Lassi
Presentation, management, and early outcomes of young acute coronary syndrome patients- Analysis of 23,560 South Asian patients from 2012 to 2021, Ghazal Peerwani, Bashir Hanif, Komal Abdul Rahim, Muhammad Kashif, Salim S. Virani, and Sana Sheikh
Insight into private general physicians' practices: An exploratory qualitative study in a rural district of Pakistan, Nousheen Pradhan, Tahani Waqar Zaidi, and Sameen Siddiqi
Oral health related quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors within the first year following treatment: A cross-sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan, Sana Qamar, Shafquat Rozi, Sobia Sawani, Mohammad Sohail Awan, Shabbir Akhtar, Moghira Siddiqui, Syed Akbar Abbas, Shazia Taimoor, and Farhan Raza Khan
Technology-assisted mental health intervention delivered by frontline workers at community doorsteps for reducing anxiety and depression in rural Pakistan: Protocol for the mPareshan mixed methods implementation trial, Fauziah Rabbani, Javeria Nafis, Samina Akhtar, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Saleem Sayani, Amna Siddiqui, Sameen Siddiqi, and Zul Merali
Improving urban health through primary health care in south Asia, Krishna D. Rao, Mohan Bairwa, Akriti Mehta, Sana Hyat, Rushdia Ahmed, Lalini Rajapaksa, and Alayne M. Adams
Are we preparing healthy & responsible adolescents? Exploratory qualitative study to understand the health and social issues of adolescent living in Karachi, Pakistan, Narjis Rizvi, Sarah Saleem, Jawaria Mukhtar Ahmed, Sayyeda Ezra Reza, Rawshan Jabeen, and Saleem Jessani
Intrapartum and postpartum antibiotic use in seven low- and middle-income countries: Findings from the A-PLUS trial, Sarah Saleem, Haleema Yasmin, Janet L. Moore, Anum Rahim, Iram Shakeel, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Melissa Bauserman, Musaku Mwenechanya, and Elwyn Chomba
Journey of medication reconciliation compliance in a lower middle-income country: A retrospective chart review, Fatima Samar, Amara Zafar, Ainan Arshad, Sana Farrukh, Anum Rahim, Saharish Nazar, and Hasnain Zafar
Assessment of preschool preparedness intervention package on adoption of nutrition friendly school initiative in rural Sindh, Pakistan: A pre-and post-intervention design, Amir Ali Samnan, R. Nuruddin, Pammla Petrucka, Sajid Bashir Soofi, and Rozina Karmaliani
Unveiling school community perceptions of nutrition-friendly school initiatives in preschool settings in rural Sindh province, Pakistan: An exploratory study, Amir Ali Samnani, Rozina Karmaliani, Rozina Nuruddin, Pammla Petrucka, and Sajid Bashir Soofi
Air pollution we breathe: Assessing the air quality and human health impact in a megacity of Southeast Asia, Fatim Sannoh, Zafar Fatmi, David O. Carpenter, Muhayatun Santoso, Azhar Siddique, Kamran Khan, Jahan Zeb, Mirza M. Hussain, and Haider A. Khwaja
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in triple-negative breast cancer treatment, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Onaiza Mehak, Ramsha Akhund, Shehar Bano, and Hinna Aftab
Vaccine decision-making among pregnant women: A protocol for a cross-sectional mixed-method study in Brazil, Ghana, Kenya and Pakistan, Jessica L. Schue, Prachi Singh, Berhaun Fesshaye, Emily S. Miller, Shanelle Quinn, Ruth A. Karron, Saleem Jessani, Sarah Saleem, Muhammad Asim, and Sidrah Nausheen
Assessing emergency room leadership of ObGyn residents in a public university teaching hospital of Sindh, Pakistan: A cross-sectional survey, Nusrat Shah, Nighat Shah, Hira Tariq, Umm-E Rabab, Samina Ayaz, and Tanzila Fahim
Colorectal cancer survival and its prognostic factors in Karachi, Pakistan, Uzma Shamsi, Sajida Qureshi, Munira Moosajee, Iqbal Azam Syed, and Romana Idress
Human papillomavirus vaccine awareness and acceptability for primary prevention of cervical cancer in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study, Uzma Shamsi, Fareeha Shaikh, Fahad Zahid, Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar, Muhammad Daniyal Musharraf, Fatima Gauhar, Inaara Akbar, Maryam Sherwani, Subhan Sadiq, Ayesha Niaz Shaikh, and Waiz Kamran Bhatti
Evaluation of oral health among people with multimorbidity in the marginalized population of Karachi, Pakistan: A multicenter cross-sectional study, Hina Sharif, Muhammad Hammash, Wajiha Anwer, Nayma Hassan, Tooba Seemi, and Sana S. Sheikh
Exploring the long-term disability outcomes in trauma patients: Study protocol, Natasha Shaukat, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Fazila Sahibjan, Ayesha Abbasi, Zeerak Jarrar, Huba Atiq, Uzma Rahim Khan, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Junaid Razzak, and Adil H. Haider
Strengthening primary health care through community health workers in South Asia, Prakriti Shrestha, Kaosar Afsana, Manuj C. Weerasinghe, Henry B. Perry, Harsha Joshi, Nisha Rana, Zahid Memon, Nazrana Khaled, Sumit Malhotra, and Surbhi Bhardwaj
The Effect of Adult Smoking Behavior on Children's Exposure to Secondhand Smoke. An Analysis Based on Salivary Cotinine Levels Among Children in Dhaka and Karachi, Kamran Siddiqi, Charlie Welch, Rumana Huque, Romaina Iqbal, Mona Kanaan, Masuma Pervin Mishu, Mariam Ahmad Khokhar, and Sean Semple
Behavioural support and nicotine replacement therapy for smokeless tobacco cessation in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: A pilot randomized controlled trial, Faraz Siddiqui, Mona Kanaan, Ray Croucher, Linda Bauld, Fariza Fieroze, Rumana Huque, Prashant Kumar, Cath Jackson, Romaina Iqbal, and Laraib Mazhar
Nutrient dataset development via FAO/INFOODS approach for infant nutritional survey in rural Matiari, Pakistan, Sanam Iram Soomro, Zehra Jamil, Sheraz Ahmed, Fayyaz Umrani, Imran Ahmed Choudhri, Sajid Mohammed, Najma Memon, Abdul Khaliq Qureshi, Ghulam Raza, Sadaf Jakhro, and Syed Asad Ali
Protocol of digital decision support system (DDSS) embedded within a tele-primary healthcare platform in Pakistan: An assessment of usability, acceptability, effectiveness and perceived quality of care in a resource-constrained setting, Hasan Nawaz Tahir, Shifa Salman Habib, Rawshan Jabeen, Anny Dhanwani, Samrah Jawed, Sara Saeed Khurram, Lorena Guerrero- Torres, Mahek Karim, Abdul Momin Kazi, Shehla Zaidi, and Iffat Zafar Aga
Diagnostic accuracy of foot length measurement for identification of preterm newborn in rural Sindh, Pakistan, Shiyam Sundar Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Alijaan Inayat, Andreas Mårtensson, Nick Brown, and Thomas Mårtensson
Postnatal foot length measurement as a proxy to identify low birth weight for frontline health workers in rural Sindh Province, Pakistan: A diagnostic accuracy study, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Nick Brown, Alijaan Inayat Ali, Andreas Martensson, Sarah Saleem, and Thomas Martensson
Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of postnatal clinical scoring methods and foot length measurement for estimating gestational age and birthweight of newborns in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Thomas Mårtensson, Sumaira Khalid, Muhammad Uzair, Qammerulanissa Ali, Anum Rahim, Sarah Saleem, Andreas Mårtensson, and Nick Brown
Exploring gestational age, and birth weight assessment in Thatta district, Sindh, Pakistan: Healthcare providers' knowledge, practices, perceived barriers, and the potential of a mobile app for identifying preterm and low birth weight, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Thomas Mårtensson, Sana Roujani Sana Roujani, Anam Feroz, Ayshe Seyfulayeva, Andreas Mårtensson, Nick Brown, and Sarah Saleem