Submissions from 2001
A low-cost intervention for cleaner drinking water in Karachi, Pakistan, S Luby, M Agboatwalla, A Raza, J Sobel, E Mintz, K Baier, M Rahbar, S Qureshi, R Hassan, and F Ghouri
Microbiologic effectiveness of hand washing with soap in an urban squatter settlement, Karachi, Pakistan, S P. Luby, M Agboatwalla, A Raza, J Sobel, E D. Mintz, K Baier, R M. Hoekstra, M H. Rahbar, R Hassan, and S M. Qureshi
Patients' perceptions of blood transfusion risks in Karachi, Pakistan, S P. Luby, Q Niaz, S Siddiqui, S A. Mujeeb, and S Fisher-Hoch
Physician assisted suicide perceptions among patients presenting to family physicians at a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Waris Qidwai, H. Qureshi, S. S. Ali, M. Alam, and S. I. Azani
Behind the counter: pharmacies and dispensing patterns of pharmacy attendants in Karachi., Fauziah Rabbani, F. H. Cheema, N. Talati, S. Siddiqui, S. Syed, S. Bashir, L. Z. Zuberi, A. Shamim, and Q. Mumtaz
The diabetic lower extremity--the South Asian experience, C Rafique
Therapeutic injections in Pakistan: from the patients' perspective, G J. Raglow, S P. Luby, and N Nabi
Predictability of medical students' performance at the Aga Khan University from admission test scores, interview ratings and systems of education, M H. Rahbar, C Vellani, F Sajan, A A. Zaidi, and L Akbarali
A case-control study of risk factors for acute Hepatitis B virus infection in Karachi, Hussain Raza
Risk factors for neonatal tetanus in Karachi : a matched case control study, Syed Ahsan Raza
Induced abortions in low socio-economic settlements of Karachi, Pakistan: rates and women's perspectives, S Saleem and F F. Fikree
Hormone replacement therapy menopause with a better future--a survey of views on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), S Shafi, Z Samad, S Syed, A Sharif, M A. Khan, U S. Nehal, and A R. Siddiqui
Prevalence and correlates of smoking on the roof of the world, S M. Shah, A A. Arif, G L. Delclos, A R. Khan, and A Khan
Hypertension and its determinants among adults in high mountain villages of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, S M. Shah, S Luby, M Rahbar, A W. Khan, and J B. McCormick
Community health sciences and the legacy of Ibn Ridwan at the aga khan university, F White
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Prevalence and factors associated with elevated blood pressure among age 15 above in federally administered tribal areas of Pakistan, Haroon Pasha Afridi
Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with genital ulcer disease among incarcerated males in Sindh, S Akhtar, S P. Luby, and M H. Rahbar
To assess the extent of, and factors influencing individuals choice for, utilization of health facilities in a rural community of District Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan, Ghulam Haider Akhund
Benchmarks of fairness for health care reform: a policy tool for developing countries, Norman Daniels, J. Bryant, R. A. Castano, O. G. Dantes, Kausar S. Khan, and S. Pannarunothai
A matched case control study of factors of heroin addiction among male adults in Lahore, Pakistan, Faran Emmanuel
Risk factors for stunting and wasting at age six, twelve and twenty-four months for squatter children of Karachi, Pakistan, F F. Fikree, M H. Rahbar, and H W. Berendes
Health care utilization during terminal child illness in squatter settlements of Karachi, I J. Hasan and A Khanum
Prevalence of plasmodium slide positivity among the children treated for malaria, Jhangara, Sindh, S Hozhabri, S Akhtar, M H. Rahbar, and S P. Luby
Coping strategies of health personnel during economic crisis: A case study from Cameroon, S M. Israr, O Razum, V Ndiforchu, and P Martiny
Out-of-pocket expenses borne by the users of obstetric services at government hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, M M. Kadir, A Khan, S Sadruddin, and S P. Luby
Unsafe injections and the transmission of hepatitis B and C in a periurban community in Pakistan, A J. Khan, S P. Luby, F Fikree, A Karim, S Obaid, S Dellawala, S Mirza, T Malik, S Fisher-Hoch, and J B. McCormick
Effectiveness of health education in promoting the use of iodized salt in Lotkoh, tehsil Chitral, Pakistan, S Khoja, S Luby, Z Ahmed, and A Akber
Evaluation of blood bank practices in Karachi, Pakistan, and the government's response, S Luby, R Khanani, M Zia, Z Vellani, M Ali, A H. Qureshi, A J. Khan, S Abdul Mujeeb, S A. Shah, and S Fisher-Hoch
Limited effectiveness of home drinking water purification efforts in Karachi, Pakistan, S P. Luby, A H. Syed, N Atiullah, M K. Faizan, and S Fisher-Hoch
What is the effect of riskshaw noise on its driver?, A T. Merchant, I Lalani, Z H. Afridi, N Latif, T A. Malik, S S. Merchant, I A. Momin, S S. Moizuddin, A Motiei, and S Motiwala
Survey and surveillance development in settings with low human immunodeficiency virus prevalence, D J. Nanan, M M. Kadir, and F M. White
Effect of dietary garlic (allium sativum) on the blood pressure in humans - a pilot study, Waris Qidwai, Riaz Qureshi, Iqba Azam, and Syed Najmul Hasan
The minds of mothers: maternal mental health in an urban squatter settlement of Karachi., Fauziah Rabbani and Furqan Farooq Raja
Factors associated with tuberculin skin test positivity among household contacts of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Umerkot, Sindh, Suresh Kumar Rathi
Utilization of government health services and factors associated with choice of health care provider by mothers and children in Peshawar, Arif Hussain Sayed
Clinical spectrum of systemic lupus erythematosus at the Aga Khan University Hospital., K. Sulaiman, N. Sohail, A. A. Sheikh, F. Raza, F. Shahzad, A. Siddique, T. Shakir, and Fauziah Rabbani
Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in children between 6 to 59 months age in District Quetta, Balochistan, Abdul Latif Tareen
Submissions from 1999
Risk behaviours associated with urethritis in prison inmates, Sindh, S Akhtar, S P. Luby, and M H. Rahbar
Evaluation and management of malaria in general practice, N S. Ali
Evaluation and management of sinusitis in general practice, N S. Ali
A 3 year old girl with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, N S. Ali and R Qureshi
The quest of infertile women in squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan: a qualitative study, Lubna Ishaq Bhatti, Fariyal F. Fikree, and Amanullah Khan
Prevalence and risk factors of symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease in a rural community of Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan, A W. Bhurt, F F. Fikree, A M. Bhurt, G Z. Channa, R A. Soomro, and N Bhurt
Prognostic indicators of childhood acute viral encephalitis, E Bhutto, M Naim, M Ehtesham, M Rehman, M A. Siddique, and I Jehan
Syndrome X and family practitioners, S Dodani, R Qureshi, and B S. Ali
Prevalence and predictors of malaria among febrile children attending the rural health center Jhangara in Sindh, Siroos Hozhabri Doghozloo
Domestic violence and health of Pakistani women, F F. Fikree and L I. Bhatti
Role of intrauterine growth retardation on physical growth of Pakistani squatter children from birth to 2 years of age, F F. Fikree, M H. Rahbar, and H W. Berendes
Factors associated with the cognitive competence of children ages 4 to 5 years in Karachi Pakistan, Bilal Iqbal
Clinical scoring system: a valuable tool for decision making in cases of acute appendicitis, A Jawaid, A Asad, A Motiei, A Munir, E Bhutto, H Choudry, K Idrees, K Durrani, M Rahman, and M Ahuja
Epidemiological studies of elevated blood pressure among ismaili muslims in Karachi Pakistan, Ashrafunissa Abdul Karim
Poor performance of health and population welfare programmes in Sindh: case studies in governance failure, Mehtab S. Karim and Shehla Zaidi
Q wave and non-Q wave myocardial infarction: a multivariate analysis of survival experience and clinical outcome after first diagnosis at a tertiary care hospital, R M. Karim, H A. Khawaja, S Naz, S S. Merchant, I A. Momin, I Lalani, A A. Sewani, S Akhtar, and A Ahmed
Pedestrian environment and behavior in Karachi, Pakistan, F M. Khan, M Jawaid, H Chotani, and S Luby
Risky behavior of bus commuters and bus drivers in Karachi, Pakistan, S Mirza, M Mirza, H Chotani, and S Luby
Does use of a government service depend on distance from the health facility?, R NoorAli, S Luby, and M H. Rahbar
Household members of hepatitis C virus-infected people in Hafizabad, Pakistan: infection by injections from health care providers, O Pasha, S P. Luby, A J. Khan, S A. Shah, J B. McCormick, and S P. Fisher-Hoch
Views about women's mental health: study in a squatter settlement of Karachi., Fauziah Rabbani
Economic development and health status among the poor in squatter settlements of Karachi., Fauziah Rabbani and Anwer T. Merchant
Factors associated with sexually transmitted diseases among men attending Std clinics in Karachi Pakistan, Mirza Imran Raza
Perceived gynecological morbidity among young ever-married women living in squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan, F Sajan and F F. Fikree
Risk of development of clinical tuberculosis among infected individuals identified by a single blood PCR test, Azfar-E-Alam Siddiqi
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Factors leading to irrational prescribing amongst general practitioners of Karachi, Pakistan, Shaheena Akbani
A comparative review of two screening instruments: the Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale and the self reporting questionnaire, B S. Ali and S Amanullah
Development of an indigenous screening instrument in Pakistan: the Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale, B S. Ali, H Reza, M M. Khan, and I Jehan
Evaluation and management of otitis media in children, N S. Ali
Nocturnal enuresis in children, N S. Ali
Outbreak of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Quetta, Pakistan: contact tracing and risk assessment, A Altaf, S Luby, A J. Ahmed, N Zaidi, A J. Khan, S Mirza, J McCormick, and S Fisher-Hoch
An epidemiologic study of cystitis among Muslim women attending an out-patients clinic in Karachi, N Atiullah, F F. Fikree, and I Husain
Prevalence of symptoms of specific gynecological morbidities & risk factor os symptoms of inflammatory disease in a rural community of Jamshoro Sindh, Pakistan, Abdul Wahid Bhurt
Prevalence and risk factors for underweight, wasting, stunting among children (5 years) in Jhangara Twon & Villages (Rural Sindh), Syed Farid-Ul-Hasnain
Risk factors for typhoid fever in an endemic setting, Karachi, Pakistan, S P. Luby, M K. Faizan, S P. Fisher-Hoch, A Syed, E D. Mintz, Z A. Bhutta, and J B. McCormick
Smoking among males in a low socioeconomic area of Karachi, A T. Merchant, S P. Luby, and G Perveen
Smoking in Pakistan: more than cancer and heart disease, A T. Merchant, S P. Luby, and G Perveen
Postexposure treatment of rabies in Pakistan, S Parviz, S Luby, and H Wilde
Expansion of epidemic dengue viral infections to Pakistan, R E. Paul, A Y. Patel, S Mirza, S P. Fisher-Hoch, and S P. Luby
Neonatal tetanus : incidence and risk factors in district Loralai Balochistan, Arshad Quddus
Estimating deaths and injuries due to road traffic accidents in Karachi, Pakistan, through the capture-recapture method, J A. Razzak and S P. Luby
Determinants of unsafe abortion in three squatter settlement of Karachi, Sarah Saleem
High rates of discitis following surgery for prolapsed intervertebral discs at a hospital in Pakistan, A R. Siddiqui and S P. Luby
Submissions from 1997
Ethics, equity and renewal of WHO's health-for-all strategy, J H. Bryant, K S. Khan, and A A. Hyder
Housing and environmental factors and their effects on the health of children in the slums of Karachi, Pakistan, R M. D'Souza
Maternal mortality in different Pakistani sites: ratios, clinical causes and determinants, F F. Fikree, F Midhet, S Sadruddin, and H W. Berendes
Pneumonia perceptions and management: an ethnographic study in urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan, Rafat Hussain, Melvyn A. Lobo, Bazmi Inam, Amanullah Khan, Asma Fozia Qureshi, and David Marsh
Road traffic injuries in Karachi: the disproportionate role of buses and trucks, S Luby, I Hassan, N Jahangir, N Rizvi, M Farooqi, S Ubaid, and S Sadruddin
The relationship between therapeutic injections and high prevalence of hepatitis C infection in Hafizabad, Pakistan, S P. Luby, K Qamruddin, A A. Shah, A Omair, O Pahsa, A J. Khan, J B. McCormick, F Hoodbhouy, and S Fisher-Hoch
Increased severity of oral submucous fibrosis in young Pakistani men, A T. Merchant, S M. Haider, and F F. Fikree
Submissions from 1996
Demographic survey of the level and determinants of perinatal mortality in Karachi, Pakistan, F F. Fikree and R H. Gray
Critical appraisal by reading for medical students--a case study from Pakistan, F F. Fikree and D R. Marsh
Knee pain amongst the poor and affluent in Pakistan, T Gibson, K Hameed, M Kadir, S Sultana, Z Fatima, and A Syed
Demographic and socio-economic determinants of contraceptive use in a low income community of Karachi, A Lasee and J B. McCormick
Front-line management of pulmonary tuberculosis: an analysis of tuberculosis and treatment practices in urban Sindh, Pakistan, D Marsh, R Hashim, F Hassany, N Hussain, Z Iqbal, A Irfanullah, N Islam, F Jalisi, J Janoo, and K Kamal
Epidemiology of adults hospitalized with burns in Karachi, Pakistan, D Marsh, A Sheikh, A Khalil, S Kamil, Jaffer-uz-Zaman, I Qureshi, Y Siraj, S Luby, and S Effendi
Submissions from 1995
A rapid community based health evaluation of pregnant women in low socioeconomic settlements of Karachi, F F. Fikree, H W. Berendes, and J Villar
The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in affluent and poor urban communities of Pakistan, K Hameed, T Gibson, M Kadir, S Sultana, Z Fatima, and A Syed
The importance of breastfeeding in minimizing mortality and morbidity from diarrhoeal diseases: the Bangladesh perspective., Amal K. Mitra and Fauziah Rabbani
Submissions from 1994
Risk factors for term intrauterine growth retardation: A community-based study in Karachi, F F. Fikree and H W. Berendes