The Department of Community Health Sciences works in the area of public and population health sciences to advance health and wellbeing, thereby contributing to Aga Khan University’s vision of serving communities in the developing world and Muslim societies. It applies the University's values of Impact, Quality, Relevance and Access to Public ​Health Education, Research and Practice.​​​​​​​​

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Submissions from 2023

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Understanding the mechanisms of change in the supportive and respectful maternity care intervention in Sindh, Pakistan: Provider perspectives, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Waqas Hameed, Bushra Khan, Muhammad Asim, Sarah Saleem, and Sameen Siddiqi

Understanding the Mechanisms of Change in the Supportive and Respectful Maternity Care Intervention in Sindh, Pakistan: Provider Perspectives, Bilal l Iqbal Avan, Waqas Hameed, Muhammad Asim, Sarah Saleem, Sameen Siddiqi, and Bushra Khan

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Supratotal resection: An emerging concept of gliomablastoma multiforme surgery—systematic review and meta-analysis, Peer Asad Aziz, Salma Farrukh Memon, Mubarak Hussain, A Rauf Memon, Kiran Abbas, Shurjeel Uddin Qazi, and Riaz A R Memon

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Decision-making processes for essential packages of health services: Experience from six countries, Rob Baltussen, Omar Mwalim, Karl Blanchet, Manuel Carballo, Getachew Teshome Eregata, Alemayehu Hailu, Maryam Huda, Mohamed Jama, Kjell Arne Johansson, and Teri Reynolds

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Novel putative biomarkers for infective endocarditis by serum proteomic analysis: A comprehensive review of literature, Afreen Begum

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Factors associated with continuation of hormonal contraceptives among married women of reproductive age in Gilgit, Pakistan: A community-based case-control study, Fazila Bibi, Sarah Saleem, Shafquat Rozi, and Shiyam Sunder Tikmani

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Assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a solution-focused resource-orientated approach (DIALOG+) to improving the quality of life for people with psychosis in India and Pakistan-a cluster RCT, Victoria Jane Bird, Sana Zehra Sajun, Renata Peppl, Sara Evans-Lacko, Stefan Priebe, Swaran Singh, Lakshmi Venkatraman, Padmavati Ramachandran, Aneeta Pasha, Ashar malik, and Onaiza Qureshi

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Urbanization and physical activity in the global prospective urban and rural epidemiology study, Kwadwo Boakye, Marit Bovbjerg, John Schuna Jr, Adam Branscum, Ravi Prasad Varma, Rosnah Ismail, Olga Barbarash, Juan Dominguez, Yuksel Altuntas, and Romaina Iqbal

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Isolated small airways obstruction predicts future chronic airflow obstruction: A multinational longitudinal study, Ben Knox Brown, James Potts, Valentina Quintero Santofimio, Cosetta Minelli, Jaymini Patel, Peter Gj Burney, Andre FS Amaral, Najlaa Mohammed Abass, Dhiraj Agarwal, and Asaad A. Nafees

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Epidemiology of hip & knee replacement across Pakistan according to Pakistan National Joint Registry: Multicenter cross-sectional study, Syed Imran Bukhari, Asad Allana, Kazim Rahim Najjad, Syed Shahid Noor, and Amin Chinoy

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Appeal to the WHO Executive Board on election of regional directors, Kent Buse, Vivian Kwang Wen Lin, Sameen Siddiqi, and Helen Clark

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Clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes are linked to a limited set of taxa within gut microbiome worldwide, Peter J. Diebold, Matthew W. Rhee, Qiaojuan Sh, Nguyen Vinh Trung, Ngo Thi Hoa, Fayyaz Umrani, Sheraz Ahmed, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Syed Asad Ali, and Ilana L. Brito

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Integration of human papillomavirus associated anal cancer screening into HIV care and treatment program in Pakistan: Perceptions of policymakers, managers, and care providers, Muslima Ejaz, Anna Mia Ekström, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Mariano Salazar, Alyan Ahmed, Dania Ali, Ayman Haroon, and Sameen Siddiqi

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Perception, attitude, and preference of trainees towards workplace-based assessment in dental education at a tertiary care institute in Multan, Pakistan, Saman Fatima, Malik Zain Ul Abideen, Ammar A. Siddiqui, Faris Farooq Saeed Khan, Syed Gillani, Muhammad Waqar Hussain, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, and Hassaan Anwer Rathore

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Neurodevelopment, vision and auditory outcomes at age 2 years in offspring of participants in the 'Women First' maternal preconception nutrition randomised controlled trial, Michelle Fernandes, Nancy F. Krebs, Jamie Westcott, Antoinette Tshefu, Adrien Lokangaka, Melissa Bauserman, Ana L. Garcés, Lester Figueroa, Sarah Saleem, and Sumera Aziz Ali

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Maternal and perinatal outcomes of women with vaginal birth after cesarean section compared to repeat cesarean birth in select South Asian and Latin American settings of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research, Lester Figueroa, Margo Harrison, Manolo Mazariegos, Shivaprasad Gouda, Avinash Kavi, Richard Derman, Archana Patel, Prabir Das, Sarah Saleem, and Farnaz Naqvi

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Data usefulness in determining cause of stillbirth in South Asia, Robert Goldenberg Goldenberg, Kay Hwang, Sarah Saleem, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, S Yogeshkumar, Vardendra Kulkani, Najia Ghanchi, Sheetal Harakuni, Imran Ahmed, and Zeeshan Uddin

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Improving maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes in low-resource settings: Translating research evidence to practice - report from the third international conference on maternal, newborn and child health, Robert L. Goldenberg, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Nancy F. Krebs, Richard Derman, Sarah Saleem, and Elizabeth M. McClure

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COVID-19 antibody positivity over time and pregnancy outcomes in seven low-and-middle-income countries: A prospective, observational study of the global network for women's and children's health research, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sarah Saleem, Sk Masum Billah, Janet L. Moore, Najia Karim Ghanchi, Rashidul Haque, Lester Figueroa, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, and Shivaprasad S. Goudar

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The PURPOSe cause of death study in stillbirths and neonatal deaths in India and Pakistan: A review, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Janet Moore, Gowdar Guruprasad, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sidrah Nausheen, Shazia Masheer, Najia Bano Ghanchi, and Imran Ahmed

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Pregnancy outcomes in preterm multiple gestations: Results from a prospective study in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe), Gowdar Guruprasad, Chaitali R. Raghoji, Sangappa M. Dhaded, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Kay Hwang, S Yogeshkumar, Manjunath S. Somannavar, and Sayyeda Reza

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A model for integrating social protection measures with TB control in Pakistan, Shifa Salman Habib, Muhammad Uzair, Anny Dhanwani, and Khudaija Sohail

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Social determinants of low uptake of childhood vaccination in high-risk squatter settlements in Karachi, Pakistan - A step towards addressing vaccine inequity in urban slums, Shifa Salman Habib, Shehla Zaidi, Atif Riaz, Hasan Nawaz Tahir, Lala Aftab Mazhar, and Zahid Memon

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Inequalities in utilisation of essential antenatal services for women with disabilities in Pakistan: Analysis of a cross-sectional demographic and health survey of Pakistan 2017-2018, Waqas Hameed, Muhammad Asim, Sarah Saleem, and Bilal Iqbal Avan

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How can tuberculosis services better support patients with a diabetes co-morbidity? A mixed methods study in the Philippines, Lauren Oliveira Hashiguchi, Sharon E. Cox, Tansy Edwards, Mary C. Castro, Mishal Khan, and Marco Liverani

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Estimating the frequency of inpatient adverse events using a two-step retrospective chart review: A study protocol, Syed Sabih Ul Hassan, Fozia Asif, Ghazal Haque, Farwa Ayub, Tahir Munir, F. Khan, Sameen Siddiqi, and Asad Latif

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Protecting and promoting the rights of the 'reserve army of labour': A policy analysis of structural determinants of migrant worker health in Pakistan and Qatar, Sarah Hawkes, Mireille Evagora-Campbell, Aysha Zahidie, Fauziah Rabbani, and Kent Buse

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Prevention of maternal and neonatal death/infections with a single oral dose of azithromycin in women in labour in low-income and middle-income countries (A-PLUS): A study protocol for a multinational, randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial, Jennifer Hemingway-Foday, Alan Tita, Elwyn Chomba, Musaku Mwenechanya, Trecious Mweemba, Tracy Nolen, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu Kitoto, Sarah Saleem, and Shiyam Sunder Tikmani

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Listening to caregivers: narratives of health seeking for children under five with pneumonia and diarrhea: Insights from the NIGRAAN trial in Pakistan, Maryam Huda, Fauziah Rabbani, Wafa Aftab, Kausar S. Khan, Leah Shipton, and Maria Giulia Marini

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Children learning about secondhand smoke (CLASS III): A protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based smoke-free intervention in Bangladesh and Pakistan, Rumana Huque, Kamran Siddiqi, Mariam Khokhar, Cath Jackson, Mona Kanaan, Catherine Hewitt, Ian Kellar, Charlie Welch, Steve Parrott, and Romaina Iqbal

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The quality of life of HIV positive transgender and homosexual population in Karachi, Pakistan, Aneela Hussain, Anum Rahim, and Fozia Rajput

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Post-intervention acceptability of multicomponent intervention for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka- a qualitative study, Tazeen H. Jafar, Saeideh Tavajoh, H Asita de Silva, Aliya Naheed, Imtiaz Jehan, Chamini Kanatiwela de Silva, Nantu Chakma, Maryam Huda, and Helena Legido-Quigley

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Trends and immediate outcomes of syncope during pregnancy: A narrative review, Rafael Cortorreal Javier, Parth Vikram Singh, Jeena Shrestha, Rasha Abdalla, Punay Narang, Humayun Shahzad, and Kiran Abbas

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Trends over time in the knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women related to COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey from seven low- and middle-income countries, Saleem Jessani, Sarah Saleem, Elizabeth Fogleman, Sk Masum Billah, Rashidul Haque, Lester Figueroa, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, and Avinash Kavi

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The role of self-efficacy and risk perception in willingness to respond to weather disasters among emergency medicine healthcare workers in Pakistan, Bee-Ah Kang, Daniel J. Barnett, Ume-E-Aiman Chhipa, Amber Mehmood, Badar Afzal Khan, Junaid Razzak, and Nargis Asad

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COVID-19 symptoms and antibody positivity among unvaccinated pregnant women: An observational study in seven countries from the global network, Avinash Kavi, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Janet L. Moore, Richard J. Derman, Sarah Saleem, Seemab Naqvi, Sk Masum Billah, Rashidul Haque, and Lester Figueroa

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Aspirin delays the onset of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among nulliparous pregnant women: A secondary analysis of the ASPIRIN trial, Avinash Kavi, Matthew K. Hoffman, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Mrityunjay C. Metgud, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Janet Moore, Eleanor Nielsen, Norman Goco, Saleem Jessani, and Sarah Saleem

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Risk factors for stroke in the young (18-45 Years): A case-control analysis of INTERSTROKE data from 32 countries, Maria Khan, Mohammad Wasay, Martin James O'Donnell, Romaina Iqbal, Peter Langhorne, Annika Rosengren, Albertino Damasceno, Aytekin Oguz, Fernando Lanas, and Nana Pogosova

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Exploring the relationship between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and stillbirths, Khaula Khatlani, Iqbal Azam Syed, Muhammad Baqir, Amber Mehmood, and Omrana Pasha-Razzak

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Factors associated with Diabetes Empowerment among patients with type 2 diabetes, at OPD setting, Karachi, Pakistan, Mohiba Ali Khowaja, Shafquat Rozi, Sobia Sawani, and Asma Ahmed

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The association of spirometric small airways obstruction with respiratory symptoms, cardiometabolic diseases, and quality of life: Results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study, Ben Knox-Brown, Jaymini Patel, James Potts, Rana Ahmed, Althea Aquart-Stewart, Cristina Barbara, A. Sonia Buist, Hamid Hacene Cherkaski, Meriam Denguezli, and Asaad A. Nafees

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Small airways obstruction and its risk factors in the burden of obstructive lung disease (BOLD) study: A multinational cross-sectional study, Ben Knox-Brown, Jaymini Patel, James Potts, Rana Ahmed, Althea Aquart-Stewart, Hamid Hacene Cherkaski, Meriam Denguezli, Mohammed Elbiaze, Asma Elsony, Asma Elsony, and Asaad Ahmed Nafees

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Lipoprotein(a) in clinical practice: A guide for the clinician, Chayakrit Krittanawong, Neil Sagar Maitra, Adham H. El-Sherbini, Nishant Shah, Carl J. Lavie, Michael D. Shapiro, and Salim S. Virani

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Comparing the effectiveness of mother-focused interventions to that of mother-child focused interventions in improving maternal postpartum depression outcomes: A systematic review, Divya Kumar, Waqas Hameed, and Bilal Iqbal Avan

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The state of integrated disease surveillance in seven countries: A synthesis report, A C K Lee, B G Iversen, S Lynes, A Rahman-Shepherd, N A Erondu, Mishal S. Khan, A Tegnell, M Yelewa, T M Arnesen, and E S Gudo

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Diagnostic accuracy of ASQ for screening of neurodevelopmental delays in low resource countries, Albert Manasyan, Ariel A. Salas, Tracy Nolen, Elwyn Chomba, Manolo Mazariegos, Antoinette Tshefu Kitoto, Sarah Saleem, Farnaz Naqvi, K Michael Hambidge, and Norman Goco

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Enhancing willingness-to-respond to disasters and public health emergencies among Health care workers using mHealth intervention: A multidisciplinary approach, Amber Mehmood, Daniel J. Barnett, Bee-Ah Kang, Ume-E-Aiman Chhipa, Nargis Asad, Badar Afzal Khan, and Junaid Razzak

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Diet, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 80 countries, Andrew Mente, Mahshid Dehghan, Sumathy Rangarajan, Martin O'Donnell, Weihong Hu, Gilles Dagenais, Andreas Wielgosz, Scott A. Lear, Li Wei, and Romaina Iqbal

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Fine particulate matter and its chemical constituents' levels: A troubling environmental and human health situation in Karachi, Pakistan, Omosehin D. Moyebi, Zafar Fatmi, David O. Carpenter, Muhayatun Santoso, Azhar Siddique, Kamran Khan, Jahan Zeb, Mirza M. Hussain, and Haider A. Khwaja

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State of gaseous air pollutants and resulting health effects in Karachi, Pakistan, Omosehin D. Moyebi, Fatim Sannoh, Zafar Fatmi, Azhar Siddique, Kamran Khan, Jahan Zeb, Mirza M. Hussain, David O. Carpenter, and Haider A. Khwaja

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A global analysis of one health networks and the proliferation of one health collaborations, Athman Mwatondo, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, Lara Hollmann, Scott Chiossi, Josphat Maina, Karishma Krishna Kurup, Osama Ahmed Hassan, Beatrice Coates, Mishal Khan, and Julia Spencer

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Byssinosis and lung health among cotton textile workers: Baseline findings of the multiTex trial in Karachi, Pakistan, Asaad A. Nafees, Muhammad Zia Muneer, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Sean Semple, Sara De Matteis, Peter Burney, and Paul Cullinan

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The Global network COVID-19 studies: A review, Seemab Naqvi, Sarah Saleem, Sk Masum Billah, Janet Moore, Musaku Mwenechanya, Waldemar A. Carlo, Fabian Esamai, Sherri Bucher, Richard J. Derman, and Shivaprasad S. Goudar

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Immunomodulatory therapy for giant cell myocarditis: A narrative review, Muhammad Wahdan Naseeb, Victor O. Adedara, Muhammad Talha Haseeb, Hareem Fatima, Swapna Gangasani, Kamaljit R. Kailey, Moiz Ahmed, Kiran Abbas, Waleed Razzaq, and Muhammad M. Qayyom

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Feasibility of a peer-supported, WhatsApp-assisted, lifestyle modification intervention for weight reduction among adults in an urban slum of Karachi, Pakistan: A mixed-methods, single-group, pretest-post-test, quasi-experimental study, Sabahat Naz, Kaniz Amna Haider, Ali Jaffar, Umber S. Khan, Iqbal Azam Syed, Amna Siddiqui, and Romaina Iqbal

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Cohort profile: The Pregnancy Risk Infant Surveillance and Measurement Alliance (PRISMA) - Pakistan, Sabahat Naz, Ali Jaffar, Muhammad Kashif, Zaid Hussain, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Fyezah Jehan, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Emily Smith, Fouzia Farooq, and Uzma Khan

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Couple concordance in diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia in urban India and Pakistan and associated socioeconomic and household characteristics and modifiable risk factors, Jannie Nielsen, Roopa Shivashankar, Solveig A. Cunningham, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Nikhil Tandon, Viswanathan Mohan, Romaina Iqbal, Km Venkat Narayan, Mohammed K. Ali, and Shivani Anil Patel

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The impact of risk factors on aspirin's efficacy for the prevention of preterm birth, Emily E. Nuss, Matthew K. Hoffman, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Manjunath Somannavar, Avinash Kav, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Melissa Bauserman, Saleem Jessani, and Sarah Saleem

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Can the date of last menstrual period be trusted in the first trimester? Comparisons of gestational age measures from a prospective cohort study in six low-income to middle-income countries, Archana Patel, Carla M. Bann, Vanessa R. Thorsten, Sowmya R. Rao, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu Kitoto, Melissa Bauserman, Lester Figueroa, Nancy F. Krebs, and Sarah Saleem

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Chronic airflow obstruction attributable to poverty in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study, Jaymini H. Patel, Andre F S Amaral, Cosetta Minelli, Fadlalla G. Elfadaly, Kevin Mortimer, Asma El Sony, Karima El Rhazi, Terence A R Seemungal, Padukudru Anand Mahesh, and Asaad A. Nafees

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Cost-effectiveness of low-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm birth: A prospective study of the global network for women's and children's health research, Jackie K. Patterson, Simon Neuwahl, Norman Goco, Janet Moore, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard J. Derman, Matthew Hoffman, Mrityunjay Metgud, Saleem Jessani, and Sarah Saleem

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Building a predictive model of low birth weight in low- and middle-income countries: A prospective cohort study, Jackie K. Patterson, Vanessa R. Thorsten, Barry Eggleston, Tracy Nolen, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard J. Derman, Elwyn Chomba, and Sarah Saleem

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Resilience of primary healthcare system across low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review, Nousheen Pradhan, Amir Ali Barket Ali Samnani, Kiran Abbas, and Narjis Rizvi

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Community centred co-design methodology for designing and implementing socio-behavioural interventions to counter COVID-19 related misinformation among marginalized population living in the squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan: A methodology paper, Rubina Qasim, Waqas Ahmed Farooqui, Atiya Rahman, Rukhsana Haroon, Madiha Saleem, Muhammad Rafique, Fiza Noor, Afifa Ghani, Muhammad Yaqoob, and Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai

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The separate roles played by the two geographical poles of the NAO in influencing winter precipitation over Spain, Saqib Ur Rehman, Bilal Ahmed Usmani, and Ian Simmonds

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Effect of cotton dust exposure on respiratory health outcomes among textile workers, Afreen Sadia, Yousaf Ali, Hasan Nawaz Tahir, Natasha Shaukat, Muhammad Irfan, and Asaad Ahmad Nafees

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Student experiences of simulation-based learning and its impact on their performance in objective structured clinical examination in pediatrics - A mixed method study, sana saeed, Azam Afzal, Farah Khalid, and Fyezah Jehan

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Hybridizing video-based learning with simulation for flipping the clinical skills learning at a university hospital in Pakistan, sana saeed, Maryam Hameed Khan, Muhammad Muneeb Ullah Siddiqui, Anny Dhanwani, Areeba Hussain, and Muhammad Maisam Ali

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The importance of quality data to track global progress in addressing stillbirths and neonatal mortality, Sarah Saleem and Elizabeth M. McClure

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Neonatal mortality among preterm infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units in India and Pakistan: A prospective study, Sarah Saleem, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Kay Hwang, Sangappa Dhaded, Gowder Guruprasad, Naveen G. Nadig, Varun B. Kusagur, Lingaraja Gowda C. Patil, and Sana Roujani

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Maternal nutritional status modifies heat-associated growth restriction in women with chronic malnutrition, Kartik Shankar, Sumera A. Ali, Meghan L. Ruebel, Saleem Jessani, Sarah J. Borengasser, Stephanie P. Gilley, Puujee Jambal, Deaunabah N. Yazza, Nicholas Weaver, Jennifer F. Kemp, and Sarah Saleem

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Associations between ambient temperature and pregnancy outcomes from three south Asian sites of the Global Network Maternal Newborn Health Registry: A retrospective cohort study, Kartik Shankar, Kay Hwang, Jamie L. Westcott, Sarah Saleem, Sumera Aziz Ali, Saleem Jessani, Archana Patel, Avinash Kavi, Manjunath S. Somannavar, and Shivaprasad S. Goudar

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How should schools of public health engage in public health practice? Experience from an academia-community-provider partnership in Pakistan, Sameen Siddiqi, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Zafar Fatmi, Narjis Rizvi, ashar muhammad malik, Sarah Saleem, Hanif Memon, and Paul Erwin

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The role of the private sector in delivering essential packages of health services: Lessons from country experiences, Sameen Siddiqi, Wafa Aftab, A Venkat Raman, Agnès Soucat, and Ala Alwan

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Neonatal respiratory support utilization in low- and middle-income countries: A registry-based observational study, Nora Switchenko, Vivek Shukla, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Archana Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, and Sarah Saleem

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Much room for change: Access to surgical care for stateless individuals in Pakistan, Humza Thobani, Mashal Murad Shah, Anam N. Ehsan, and Sadaf Khan

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Azithromycin to prevent sepsis or death in women planning a vaginal birth, Alan T N Tita, Waldemar A. Carlo, Elizabeth M. McClure, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J. Hemingway-Foday, Avinash Kavi, Saleem Jessani, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, and Sarah Saleem

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Household air pollution and adult lung function change, respiratory disease, and mortality across eleven low- and middle-income countries from the PURE study, Ying Wang, MyLinh Duong, Michael Brauer, Sumathy Rangarajan, Antonio Dans, Fernando Lanas, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Thandi Puoane, Karen Yeates, and Romaina Iqbal

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Morphological study of the placenta in deliveries with pre-eclampsia: Results from a prospective, observational study in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe), S Yogeshkumar, Shobha Dhananjay, Sarvamangala Gowdar, Guruprasad Gowdar, Vardendra Kulkarni, Sunil Byranahalli, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Sangappa M. Dhaded, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Sarah Saleem, Imran Ahmed, Najia Ghanchi, and Zeeshan Uddin

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Association of the BB genotype of the ABO gene with the risk of acute myocardial infarction in hospital-based study, Farzana Abubakar Yousuf, Iqbal Azam Syed, Asal Khan Tareen, Khawar A. Kazmi, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, and Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal

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Building on the health policy analysis triangle: Elucidation of the elements, Aysha Zahidie, Saima Asif, and Meesha Iqbal

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Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: an analytical cross-sectional study from a lower-middle-income country, Nida Zahid, Russell Seth Martins, Zaiba Dawood, Wajeeha Zahid, Iqbal Azam Syed, Mubasher Ikram, Aneesa Hassan, Shireen Shehzad, Nargis Asad, Adnan abdul Jabbar, Shabbir Akhtar, Moghira Iqbaluddin Siddiqui, Mohammad Sohail Awan, and Khabir Ahmad

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Pakistan floods: Breaking the logjam of spiraling health shocks, Shehla Zaidi and Zahid Memon

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Association of ambient temperature with the prevalence of intimate partner violence among partnered women in low- and middle-income South Asian countries, Yixiang Zhu, Cheng He, Michelle Bell, Yuqiang Zhang, Zafar Fatmi, Ying Zhang, Maryam Zaid, Jovine Bachwenkizi, Cong Liu, and Lu Zhou

Submissions from 2022

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Exploring stakeholders' experiences and perceptions regarding barriers to effective surveillance of communicable diseases in a rural district of Pakistan: A qualitative study, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Sameen Siddiqi, Mmna Rehana SidIdiqui, and Rumina Hasan

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Perceived risk and distress related to COVID-19 in healthcare versus non-healthcare workers of Pakistan: a cross-sectional study, Adeel Abid, Hania Shahzad, Hyder Ali Khan, Suneel Piryani, Areeba Raza Khan, and Fauziah Rabbani

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Demographic psychosocial factors associated with internet addiction among the Pakistani population during COVID-19: A web-based survey, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Ayesha Nasir Hameed, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Meher Angez, Muhammad Talha Nawaz, Malik Muhammad Hamza Khan, Ghazal Peerwani, Aspara Ali, and Syed Iqbal Azam

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Obesity-associated metabolites in relation to type 2 diabetes risk: A prospective nested case-control study of the CARRS cohort, Mohammed K. Ali, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Unjali P. Gujral, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Romaina Iqbal, Yan V. Sun, K. M. Venkat Narayan, and Shafqat Ahmad

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Integration of midwifery care models in Pakistan to improve health outcomes, Naureen Akber Ali and Anam Feroz

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Assessing medical students' perception of cross-cultural competence at a private university in Karachi, Fatima Syed Amanullah, Adil Al-Karim Manji, Bilal Ahmed Usmani, Muhammad Muntazir Mehdi Khan, Hadia Sohail, Muhammad Haris Zahid, Meryum Ishrat Baig, Inara Merani, Shehryar Ali Larik, Shahmeer Raza Khan, and Syeda Ramlah Tul Sania

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Vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors among female migrants in the United Arab Emirates, Fatme Al Anouti, Luai A. Ahmed, Azmat Riaz, William B. Grant, Nadir Shah, Raghib Ali, Juma Alkaabi, and Syed M. Shah

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What stops us from eating: A qualitative investigation of dietary barriers during pregnancy in Punjab, Pakistan, Muhammad Asim, Zarak Hussain Ahmed, Amy R. Nichols, Rachel Rickman, Elena Neiterman, Anita Mahmood, and Elizabeth M. Widen

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Do empowered women receive better quality antenatal care in Pakistan? An analysis of demographic and health survey data, Muhammad Asim, Waqas Hameed, and Sarah Saleem

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The unspoken grief of multiple stillbirths in rural Pakistan: an interpretative phenomenological study, Muhammad Asim, Sehrish Karim, Hajra Khwaja, Waqas Hameed, and Sarah Saleem

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Inclusive, supportive and dignified maternity care (SDMC)-Development and feasibility assessment of an intervention package for public health systems: A study protocol, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Waqas Hameed, Bushra Khan, Muhammad Asim, Sarah Saleem, and Sameen Siddiqi

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The efficacy of low-dose aspirin in pregnancy among women in malaria-endemic countries, Melissa Bauserman, Sequoia I. Leuba, Jennifer Hemingway-Foday, Tracy L. Nolen, Janet Moore, Elizabeth M. McClure, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tsehfu, Sarah Saleem, and Saleem Jessani

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Global health research funding applications: brain drain under another name?, Abebe Bekele, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Justine I. Davies, Eduardo Ferriolli, Carolyn Greig, Semira Manaseki Holland, Denis Regnier, and Sameen Siddiqi

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Bilateral retractile testis: A possible risk factor for male infertility, Syed Intesar Burni, Shazia R. Khan, Fareena Khalil Ahmed, Sameera Ali Rizvi, and Tazeen Saeed Ali

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The causes of preterm neonatal deaths in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe): A prospective cohort study, Sangappa M. Dhaded, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Kay Hwang, Gowdar Guruprasad, Gayathri H. Aradhya, Varun B. Kusagur, Sana Roujani, and Sayyeda Reza

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Human papillomavirus associated prevention: Knowledge, attitudes, and perceived risks among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Pakistan: A qualitative study, Muslima Ejaz, Anna Mia Ekström, Alyan Ahmed, Aymen Haroon, Dania Ali, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Mariano Salazar