Submissions from 2025
Impact of integrating family planning with maternal and child health on uptake of contraception: A quasi-experimental study in rural, Sindh, Pakistan, Zahid Memon, Wardah Ahmed, Shah Muhammad, Fatima Haider, Talib Hussain Lashari, Muhammad Jawwad, Sophie Reale, Rachael Spencer, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, and Hora Soltani
Association of health knowledge with adoption of heart healthy behaviours: A cross-cohort analysis using data from the PURE Study, Shiva Raj Mishra, Richard I. Lindley, Angela C. Webster, Patricio Lopez- Jaramillo, Rosnah Ismail, Jayachitra Krishnaswamy Gajendran, Indu Mohan, Rekha M. Ravindran, Manmeet Kaur, Christina E. Lundberg, Karen Yeates, Khalid F. Alhabib, Roya Kelishadi, Katarzyna Zatonska, Romaina Iqbal, Homer U. Co, Scott A. Lear, Karen Suarez, and Iolanthé M. Kruger
Who is in crisis?, Dion G. Morton and Abdul Ghaffar
Ultra-processed grains and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: Results from the prospective urban rural epidemiology (pure) study, Neeraj Narula, Andrew Mente, Xinyue Lang, Mengxi Chen, Indu Mohan, Nafiza Mat Nasir, Maria Luz Diaz, Ahmad Bahonar, Alvaro Avezum, and Romaina Iqbal
Surgical health policy 2025-35: Strengthening essential services for tomorrow's needs, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Maria Picciochi, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Adewale Adisa, Anita E. Agbeko, Maria-Lorena Aguilera, Fareeda Agyei, Philip Alexander, Abdul Ghaffar, and Asad Latif
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
Home-based digital counselling by frontline community workers for anxiety and depression symptoms in rural Sindh, Pakistan: The mPareshan intervention, Fauziah Rabbani, Javeria Nafis, Samina Akhtar, Amna Siddiqui, and Zul Merali
Does time matter? Impact of residency start month on EGS outcome in Pakistan, Komal Abdul Rahim, Kantesh Kumar, Aiman Arif, Kinzah Razzak Ghazi, Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Mushayda Ali, Zainab Samad, and Adil H. Haider
Impact of the intensive infant and young child feeding counseling intervention program on the prevention of wasting and nutritional edema in infants and children up to 5 years old: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Komal Abdul Rahim, zohra lassi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Zahra Ali Padhani, Anna Ali, and Rehana A. Salam
Infections do not play fair: the Charlson-Age Comorbidity Index reveals sex-specific risk in laparotomy patients in an LMIC, Komal Abdul Rahim, Bilal Ahmed Usmani, Iqbal Azam Syed, Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood, Mushyada Ali, Anum Rahim, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Zainab Samad, and Adil H. Haider
Team objective structured bedside assessment (TOSBA) in paediatric undergraduate students, Heena Rais, Azam saeed Afzal, Amber Shahmim Sultan, and Farhana Zafar
Between duty and family: Exploring predictors of work-interfering family guilt and work-family conflict among healthcare workers in Pakistan, Naureen Rehman, Mohiba Ali Khowaja, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, S. A. Gulzar, Muzna Hashmi, and Muhammad Ismail Ibrahim
Feasibility of digital healthcare in enhancing healthcare access in semiurban areas of Karachi, Pakistan: A qualitative descriptive study, Narjis Rizvi, Romaina Iqbal, Rawshan Jabeen, Bronwyn Harris, and Frances Griffiths
Understanding of adolescents' knowledge, attitudes, and prevention practices toward COVID-19 using a web-based cross-sectional study, Shafquat Rozi, Mohiba Ali Khowaja, Sana Qamar, Muzna Hashmi, Naureen Rehman, Wafa Zehra Jamal, Aneela Pasha, Asma Malik, Hareem Fatima, Kanza Jiwani, Sohail Lakhani, Fazila Bibi, Shayan Imran, and Bilal Ahmed Usmani
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
Examining the role of influence and trust in information sources on the COVID-19 vaccine decision-making process for pregnant and postpartum women in Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, and Pakistan: A mixed methods study, Jessica L. Schue, Berhaun Fesshaye, Emily S. Miller, Prachi Singh, Ruth A. Karron, Saleem Jessani, Muhammad Asim, Ferdinand Okwaro, Marleen Temmerman, and Sarah Saleem
COVID-19 vaccine attitudes, beliefs, intentions and behaviors among pregnant women within the context of dynamic national policy recommendations in Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, and Pakistan, Jessica L. Schue, Emily S. Miller, Berhaun Fesshaye, Prachi Singh, Renato T. Souza, Saleem Jessani, Muhammad Asim, Maria Laura Costa, Sarah Saleem, and Sami L. Gottlieb
Towards rabies elimination in Pakistan: Barriers, facilitators, and the role of one health, Anum Shaikh, Shifa Salman Habib, Ali Faisal Saleem, and Naseem Salahuddin
Factors associated with survival outcomes in ovarian cancer patients in Karachi, Pakistan: Results from a single-institution cancer registry, Uzma Shamsi, Namra Usman, Azmeena Tajuddin, and Uzma Chishti
Comparative effects of empagliflozin and metformin on metabolic dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome, a double blinded randomized control feasibility trial, Hina Sharif, Sana Arsalan, Naureen Rehman, Ammara Muzammil, Farida Hatif, Farah Wasti, Sana Rehman, Nadia Mohsin, Rizwana Nasir, and Wajiha Omair
Health transformation plan for universal health coverage in Iran: Reflections from the past, Sameen Siddiqi
Assessment of surgical services and needs in rural district and subdistrict hospitals in Pakistan, Sameen Siddiqi, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Shaheen Mehboob, Amna Urooba, Mashal Murad Shah, Iqbal Azam Syed, Narjis Rizvi, Lumaan Sheikh, Asad Latif, and Sadaf Khan
Frequency of myopia and associated risk factors in the adolescent population (10-16 years) of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Khadija Awais Sumra, Illiyun Banani, Shiza Atif, Tushar Subash, Nitin Kumar Khajurani, Konain Imran, Ujala Sultan, Ali Mustansir, Umm E. Abiha, and Ali Mubashar Maqbool
Climate variability and infectious disease burden in Coastal Sindh, Pakistan: A trend analysis (2019-2022), Hira Tariq, Aamir Alamgir, Zakir Punar, Noor Fatima, and Anmol Minaz
Health related quality of life assessment in children with epilepsy aged 3-11 at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Yusra Tariq, Prem Chand, Farah Qamar, Humaira Ali, Ghazal Peerwani, and Hassan Mirza
The effect of prenatal balanced energy and protein supplementation on gestational weight gain: An individual participant data meta-analysis in low- and middle-income countries, Dongqing Wang, Uttara Partap, Enju Liu, Janaína Calu Costa, Ilana R. Cliffer, Molin Wang, Sudeer Kumar Nookala, Imran Ahmed, Fyezah Jehan, and Yasir Shafiq
Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into primary health care systems: A systematic review, Minmin Wang, Zuokun Liu, Yinuo Sun, Yuyang Zhang, and Abdul Ghaffar
Understanding the political economy of reforming global health initiatives - insights from global and country levels, Sophie Witter, Natasha Palmer, Rosemary Jouhaud, Shehla Zaidi, Severine Carillon, Rene English, Giulia Loffreda, Emilie Venables, Shifa Salman Habib, Jeff Tan, Fatouma Hane, Maria Paola Bertone, Seyed- Moeen Hosseinalipour, Valery Ridde, Asad Shoaib, Adama Faye, Lilian Dudley, Karen Daniels, and Karl Blanchet
Aflatoxin exposure and mortality in acutely ill children: Results from the CHAIN network cohort, Lei Xia, Hang Wu, Ali Faisal Saleem, Ezekiel Mupere, Christina Lancioni, Hama Diallo, Isabel Potani, Syed Asad Ali, Wieger Voskuijl, and Mohammod Jobayer Chisti
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
Melatonin for blood pressure control in adults, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, Javeria Mansoor, Celia C Lima Dos Santos, Aida A Perez Ramos, Emilio Pinzon Cueva, and Arash Harzand
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
Exploring the occupational exposure to silica dust among stone workers in Karachi, Pakistan: A qualitative study., Hamda Aftab
Development of objective structured assessment of direct ophthalmoscopy skills (OSADOS) tool at a private medical college., Jamshad Ahmed
Men's involvement in family planning programs: An exploratory study from Karachi, Pakistan, Jawaria Mukhtar Ahmed, Farina Abrejo, Xaher Gul, and Sarah Saleem
The effect of inflation on the utilization of dental services at a university hospital in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Muhammad Hammash Ahmed
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
Association of mental health with social pressure among undergraduate students in Karachi, Pakistan: An analytical cross-sectional study, Rufaida Riaz Ali
Perceptions of nursing academic leaders, faculty members and students on implementing outcome-based curriculum in clinical education: A qualitative study, Sadia Shaukat Ali
Heat exposure characterisation and their effects among outdoor and indoor workers of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, Sarosh Sher Ali
Association between smokeless tobacco consumption and hemoglobin levels among 6 to 12 years children in matiari, Pakistan: An analytical cross-sectional study, Zeeshan Ahsan Ali
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
Effectiveness of using role-play versus video-based learning for interprofessional communication & teamwork skills learning of undergraduate medical & nursing students., Syed Muhammad Azfar
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
Exploring implementation gaps in healthcare waste management at public hospitals in Sindh, Pakistan, Muhammad Fahim
Oral health-related quality of life and gingival health in adolescents with transfusion-dependent thalassemia and healthy adolescents in Karachi: A mixed methods study, Arsala Jameel Farooqui
Adverse childhood experiences and preterm birth: A case-control study from peri-urban communities of Karachi, Pakistan, Ishrat Fatima
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
Facilitators and barriers to physical activity among older adults in Karachi – a qualitative exploratory study, Ameer Ali Abdul Hameed
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
Beyond the likes: Exploring the impact of social media on body image of school-going teenagers aged 13-15 in Karachi, Pakistan, Tahira Hasham
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
Effects of heat on physiological parameters and injuries among motorcycle riders in Karachi, Sadaf Nadir Jamal
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
Exploring the effectiveness of online discussion forums as a learning tool in pathology: A mixed method study at a private medical college, Farida Ali Jawad
Method study assessment of dietary intake and its associated factors among children aged 10-19 years in rural Pakistan a secondary data analysis, Tansheet Siddiqui Jawad
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