Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Prevalence of and factors associated with Hepatitis C infection among barbers in Rawalpindi city, Pakistan, Tahira Ezra Reza
Vaginal discharge: perceptions and health seeking behavior among Nepalese women, Narjis Rizvi and Stephen Luby
Maternal risk factors associated with low birth weight among women 15-35 years in hospital births of Karachi, Pakistan : a case control study, Sameera Ali Rizvi
Facilitating inter-spousal communication for birth spacing--a feasibility study of Pakistani couples for policy implications, S Saleem and M A. Isa
Antileishmanial activity of aqueous onion extract in vitro, Danish Saleheen, S Atif Ali, and M Masoom Yasinzai
Assessing obesity and overweight in a high mountain Pakistani population, Syed M. Shah, Debra Nanan, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Musa Rahim, and Gul Nowshad
Prevalence of and factors associated with Asthma in adult male leather tannery workers of Karachi, Pakistan : a cross sectional study, Khurram Shahzad
The district health system: a challenge that remains., Babar Tasneem Shaikh and Fauziah Rabbani
Stress management in medical students, Babar T. Shaikh, Arsalan Kahloon, Muhammad Kazmi, Hamza Khalid, Kiran Nawaz, Nadia A. Khan, and Saadiya Khan
Students, stress and coping strategies: A case of Pakistani medical school, Babar T. Shaikh, Arsalan Kahloon, Muhammad Kazmi, Hamza Khalid, Kiran Nawaz, Nadia Khan, and Saadiya Khan
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Coverage and factors associated with tetanus toxoid vaccinations status among females of Reproductive age in Peshawar Pakistan./, Naseem Khan Afridi
Socio-economic and Demographic factors associated with injecting drug use among drug users in Karachi, Pakistan, A. Agha, S. Parviz, M. Younus, and Zafar Fatmi
Visual outcome of day-case versus inpatient cataract surgery : a randomized clinical trial, Khabir Ahmad
Animal disease surveillance: prospects for development in Pakistan, S Akhtar and F White
Gats and equity in health services in Pakistan : opportunities, concerns and limitations, Nabeel Akram
The effectiveness of counseling on anxiety and depression by minimally trained counselors: a randomized controlled trial, Badar Sabir Ali, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Shifa Naeem, Asma Gul, Sanober Mubeen, and Aliya Iqbal
Perceptions of registered medical practitioners of Karachi, Pakistan regarding induced abortion, Fatima Mohbat Ali
Women's beliefs regarding food restrictions during common childhood illnesses: a hospital based study, Niloufer Sultan Ali, Syed Iqbal Azam, and Rahat Noor
Tuberculosis: do we know enough? a study of patients and their families in an out-patient hospital setting in Karachi, Pakistan, S.S Ali, Fauziah Rabbani, U.N Siddiqui, A.H Zaidi, A Sophie, S.J Virani, and N.A Younus
Perceptions of members of the National Assembly regarding effective legislation on domestic violence against women, Parveen Ashraf
Factors influencing the selection of surgical specialty among Pakistani medical graduates, B I. Avan, S A. Raza, H Hamza, S Khokhar, and F Awan
Factors associated with heroin addiction among male adults in Lahore, Pakistan, Faran Emmanuel, Saeed Akhtar, and Mohammad H. Rahbar
Prevalence of and risk factors associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in prisoners, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Hamid Hussain, Saeed Akhtar, and Debra Nanan
Risk factors for acute myocardial infarction in young adults (> 15 - < 45 years) of Karachi, Pakistan, Javed Ismail
Injection practices and sharp waste disposal by general practitioners of Murree, Pakistan, N Z. Janjua
Do mothers-in-law matter? Family dynamics and fertility decision-making in urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Fariyal F. Fikree, Amanullah Khan, and Fatima Sajan
Prevalence of and factors associated with Hepatitis C virus infection among male volunteer blood donors Peshawar, Pakistan, Muhammad Naeem Khan
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in school children--a pilot study., A. K. Khuwaja, Zafar Fatmi, W. B. Soomro, and N. K. Khuwaja
Pakistan's national health policy : issues in formulation and implementation, Talib Hussain Lashari
Prevalence of beta-thalassaemia knowledge, attitude, practices and associated factor among high risk families coming to six facilities in Karachi, Pakistan, Seema Zain-Ul-Abidin Lasi
The transformative effect of training in counselling and its application, on the community counsellors themselves, S Naeem, Badar S. Ali, S Mubeen, and Iqbal Azam
Evaluation of a water, sanitation, and hygiene education intervention on diarrhoea in northern Pakistan, D Nanan, F White, I Azam, H Afsar, and S Hozhabri
Factors affecting utilization of antenatal care among reproductive age group women (15-49 years) in an urban squatter settlement of Karachi, N Nisar and F White
Diabetes and hypertension: public awareness and lifestyle - findings of a health mela, Ghazala Rafique and Ali Khan Khuwaja
Patient expectation and perception of outpatient quality health care services at tertiary level hospital in Karachi, Naeem Hassan Saleem
Prevalence and correlates of stunting among children in rural Pakistan, Syed M. Shah, Beatrice J. Selwyn, Stephen Luby, Anwar Merchant, and Rashida Bano
Prevalence and correlates of diarrhea, Syed M. Shah, Maqsood Yousafzai, Nurudin B. Lakhani, Rashid A. Chotani, and Gul Nowshad
Prevalence of and factors associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus among people with type 2 diabetes attending specialized care center in Karachi, Pakistan, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui
Injections in health care settings: a risk factor for acute hepatitis B virus infection in Karachi, Pakistan, H R. Usman, S Akhtar, M H. Rahbar, S Hamid, T Moattar, and S P. Luby
Clinical decision making Part I: errors of commission and omission, F White and D Nanan
Submissions from 2002
Community knowledge, attitude and practices regarding sexually transmitted infections in a rural district of Pakistan, H A. Afsar, M A. Mahmood, N Barney, S Ali, M M. Kadir, and M Bilgrami
Identification of risk factors for MDR TB among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis : a case control study in Karachi, Pakistan /, Ahsan Maqbool Ahmad
Risk behaviours associated with urethritis and genital ulcer disease in prison inmates, Sindh, Pakistan, S Akhtar and S P. Luby
Prevalence and risk factors for intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Karachi, Pakistan, S Akhtar, T Moatter, S I. Azam, M H. Rahbar, and S Adil
Prevalence of and factors associated with anxiety and depression among women in a lower middle class semi-urban community of Karachi, Pakistan, B S. Ali, M H. Rahbar, S Naeem, A L. Tareen, A Gul, and L Samad
Is there a value of mantoux test and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in pre-employment screening of health care workers for tuberculosis in a high prevalence country?, N S. Ali, S F. Hussain, and S I. Azam
Assessing health care service quality using customer gap model, Muhammad Shahid Ansari
Decision making in an NGO : a case study of the Thardeep Rural Development Program (TRDP), Muhammad Arif
Anorexic behaviour and attitudes among female medical and nursing students at a private university hospital, N Babar, M Alam, S S. Ali, A Ansari, M Atiq, A Awais, F Amin, and S M. Israr
Determinants of periodontal disease among adult population of Bahawalpur district, Punjab, Muhammad Safdar Baig
Health-seeking behavior of Karachi women with reproductive tract infections, Lubna Ishaq Bhatti and Fariyal F. Fikree
Assessment of pharmacies at community level in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Zahid Ahmed Butt
Patterns of violence in Karachi, Pakistan, H A. Chotani, J A. Razzak, and S P. Luby
A comparison of 'cough and cold' and pneumonia: risk factors for pneumonia in children under 5 years revisited, Zafar Fatmi and Franklin White
Demographic, socio-economic and environmental determinants of utilisation of antenatal care in a rural setting of Sindh, Pakistan, Z Fatmi and B I. Avan
Evaluation of hepatitis B and C virus infections as risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in Sindh, Pakistan, Hasan Bin Hamza
Womens' perceptions regarding obstetric complications and care in a poor fishing community in Karachi, I J. Hasan and N Nisar
Clinical diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum among children with history of fever, Sindh, Pakistan, Siroos Hozhabri, Stephen P. Luby, Mohammad H. Rahbar, and Saeed Akhtar
Lead-based paint is a hazard to young children: implications for Pakistani children, S Hozharbi
Health sector reform in Pakistan: future directions, A Islam
Health sector reform in Pakistan: why is it needed?, A Islam
Strengthening primary health care and family planning services in Pakistan: some critical issues, A Islam, F A. Malik, and S Basaria
Health sector reform in South Asia: new challenges and constraints, Anwar Islam and M Zaffar Tahir
Injection practices in Sindh Province, Pakistan : a cross-sectional study, Naveed Zafar Janjua
Prevalence and factors associated with mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among adult male prisoners in NWFP Pakistan, Hamid Hussain Khan
Patient dissatisfaction with health services at basic health in district Quetta, Mohammad Imran Khan
Prevalence and factors associated with dental caries among children aged 12 years in district Bannu-Pakistan, Naqeeb Ullah Khan
Knowledge about hepatitis B and C among patients attending family medicine clinics in Karachi, A K. Khuwaja, R Qureshi, and Z Fatmi
Comparative analysis of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about induced abortions among medical and non-medical students of Karachi, R Kumar, S Malik, A Qureshi, I M. Khurram, K S. Chaudhary, L Paul, M Z. Malik, M K. Mahmud, and S M. Israr
Improving private practitioner sick-child case management in two urban communities in Pakistan, Stephen Luby, Najam Zaidi, Simi Rehman, and Robert Northrup
Health needs of clients as reported by medical practitioners from two districts of Sindh, M A. Mahmood, M M. Kadir, H A. Afsar, and N Barney
Utility of participatory rural appraisal for health needs assessment and planning., M. A. Mahmood, Kausar S. Khan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, S. Ali, R. Tunio, and N. Barney
The obesity pandemic--implications for Pakistan, D J. Nanan
Equity in financial resource allocation among districts in the decentralized health system, Mahmood Qamar
Myths & fallacies about health & disease among patients presenting to family physicians at the Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Pakistan, Waris Qidwai, Naureen Alim, and Iqbal Azam
The utilization of services of health care providers among patients presenting to family physicians at a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Waris Qidwai, Iqbal Azam, S. S. Ali, and S. Ayub
Use of over-the-counter medications in community, Waris Qidwai, Iqbal Azam, and FM Khan
Predictors of inpatient mortality in 190 adult patients with tuberculous meningitis, H U. Qureshi, S N. Merwat, S A. Nawaz, A A. Rana, A Malik, M K. Mahmud, Asad Latif, A Khan, and A R. Sarwari
Factors associated with elevated blood lead concentrations in children in Karachi, Pakistan, Mohammad Hossein Rahbar, Franklin White, Mubina Agboatwalla, Siroos Hozhabri, and Stephen Luby
Prevalence and risk factors associated with tuberculin skin test positivity among household contacts of smear-positive pulnionary tuberculosis cases in Umerkot, Pakistan, S K. Rathi, S Akhtar, M H. Rahbar, and S I. Azam
Does early age at marriage influence gynaecological morbidities among Pakistani women?, Fatima Sajan and Fariyal Fatma Fikree
Acute myocardial infarction: profile and management at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Z Samad, A Rashid, M A U Khan, S Mithani, M H. Khan, M S. Khan, S S. Malik, U S. Nehal, S Sami, and M Karim
Addicted schoolchildren: prevalence and characteristics of areca nut chewers among primary school children in Karachi, Pakistan, S M A Shah, A T. Merchant, S P. Luby, and R A. Chotani
Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among adults in Islamabad, Pakistan, Syed Farhan Ali Tirmizi
Capacity-building for health research in developing countries: a manager's approach, Franklin White
The case for an epidemiology of terrorism, Franklin White
Water: life force or instrument of war?, Franklin White
Submissions from 2001
Predictors of in-hospital mortality for intracerebral hemorrhage: a hospital-based study in Pakistani adults, R Ahmed, A H. Shakir, S S. Moizuddin, A Haleem, S Ali, K Durrani, A Khan, and S Baig
HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and beliefs based prediction models for practices in prison inmates, Sindh, Pakistan, S Akhtar, S P. Luby, M H. Rahbar, and I Azam
Evaluation and management of urinary tract infection in children in general practice, N S. Ali
Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum morbidities among muslim married mothers during postpartum period in squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistani, Tazeen Saeed Ali
Care and feeding practices and their association with stunting among young children residing in Karachi's squatter settlements, Naila Baig Ansari
The proposition: an insight into research, B I. Avan and F White
Significance of immunohistochemical c-ErbB-2 product localisation pattern for prognosis in human breast cancer, Syed Abdus Aziz, Shahid Pervez, Shaista Khan, Naila Kayani, Syed Iqbal Azam, and Mohammed Hussain Rahbar
Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in male adults in Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Pakistan, A Bari, S Akhtar, M H. Rahbar, and S P. Luby
Role of traditional birth attendants in improving reproductive health: lessons from the family health project, Sindh, A Islam and F A. Malik