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.​​​​​​​​

Follow

Theses/Dissertations from 2024

PDF

Navigating the emotional landscape of cancer care: Perspectives on enhancing psychosocial support for women at a private tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Mahnoor Zahid

Link

Cytotoxic, antioxidant, and enzyme inhibitory activities of Centaurea stapfiana extracts and their HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS profiles: Insights into an unexplored Centaurea species, Gokhan Zengin, Álvaro Fernández- Ochoa, María de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea, Sanam Iram Soomro, Francisco-Javier Leyva Jiménez, Abdullahi Ibrahim Uba, Gunes Ak, Maruf Balos, Ugur Cakilcioglu, Maria João Rodrigues, Catarina G. Pereira, and Luísa Custódio

Link

Ambulatory blood pressure levels in individuals with uncontrolled clinic hypertension across Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, Anqi Zhu, Truls Ostbye, Aliya Naheed, H Asita de Silva, Imtiaz Jehan, Mihir Gandhi, Nantu Chakma, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Zainab Samad, and Tazeen Jafar

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

PDF

Stakeholder’s readiness to address the rising burden of anxiety disorders among adolescents in sindh, Pakistan: A qualitative study, Kiran Abbas

Link

Between life and death: How do Muslim terminal patients in Pakistan cope with hepatitis c utilizing their beliefs and social support?, Akhlaq Ahmad, Muhammad Asim, Nazia Malik, Muhammad Rizwan Safdar, Falak Sher, and Malik Muhammad Sohail

Link

Public sector rehabilitation services for physical disabilities in tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan: A qualitative study, Naveed Ahmed, Saeed Ahmed Shaikh, Atif Riaz, Farid Midhet, and Nukhba Zia

Link

Early recognition and management of maternal sepsis in Pakistan: A feasibility study of the implementation of FAST-M intervention, Sheikh Irfan Ahmed, Ghulam Kubra Rind, Raheel Sikandar, Amir Raza, Bakhtawar M Hanif Khowaja, Arshia Jahangir, Sadia Shakoor, Rubina Barolia, Lumaan Sheikh, and Sarah Saleem

PDF

Exploring healthcare-related challenges for children with autism spectrum disorder: Perspectives of parents and healthcare providers at public & private tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Muhammad Ahsan Akhtar

PDF

Factors associated with knowledge, attitude, and practices related to HIV, STI family planning, and pregnancy among adolescents, Alijan Inayat Ali

PDF

Role of resilience in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress among undergraduate health sciences students in Karachi,, Farheen Ramzan Ali

PDF

Childbirth experiences: Exploring perspectives of women with disability and maternity service providers, Fariha Ali

Link

COVID-19 pandemic impacted internet use and anxiety among general public during COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Malik Muhammad Hamza Khan, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Ghazal Peerwani, Muhammad Talha Nawaz, Ayesha Nasir Hameed, Meher Angez, Aspara Ali Nathwani, and Syed Iqbal Azam

PDF

Exploring the perceptions about dietary habits of young adolescents aged 10-14 years: A qualitative descriptive study in public and private schools, Karachi., Mehwish Ramzan Ali

Link

Widowhood, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Anum S. Hussaini, Parveen Ali, and Michaela M. Rogers

Link

Can marburg virus be the next global pandemic, Raheel Allana and Asad Allana

PDF

Country readiness and prerequisites for successful design and transition to implementation of essential packages of health services: Experience from six countries, Ala Alwan, Reza Majdzadeh, Gavin Yamey, Karl Blanchet, Alemayehu Hailu, Mohamed Jama, Kjell Arne Johansson, Mohammed Yusuf Ahmed Musa, Omar Mwalim, and Sameen Siddiqi

PDF

Spousal preference for child's sex and factors associated with marital satisfaction - A cross sectional study, Fizza Ansar

PDF

Support, networks, and relationships: Findings from a mixed-methods evaluation of a mentorship programme for early career women researchers in sexual and reproductive health and rights, Muhammad Asim, Peter Muriuki Gatheru, Joy J. Chebet, Mehr G. Shah, Anna Thorson, and Vanessa Brizuela

Link

Promoting supportive and respectful maternity care in public health facilities in sindh, Pakistan: A theory-informed health system intervention, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Waqas Hameed, Bushra Khan, Muhammad Asim, Sarah Saleem, and Sameen Siddiqi

PDF

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

Link

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

PDF

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

Link

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

PDF

Effects of BMI and micronutrient status on serological response to sars-cov-2 bnt162b2 booster vaccination dose among adolescents from a peri-urban setting of Pakistan: A prospective cohort study, Kehkashan Begum

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

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

PDF

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with or without covid-19 exposure delivering at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi: A cohort study, Yusra Fahim

PDF

Mother’s exposure to mass media and its relationship with wasting in children under 5 years of age in Pakistan: PDHS 2017-2018, Muhammad Taha Faruqui

PDF

Effectiveness of school-based intervention regarding global warming on improvement in knowledge and attitude among adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan: A quasi-experimental study, Butool Fatima

PDF

Assessing priority-setting for polio eradication initiative (pei) Pakistan: Stakeholders’ perspective and contextual analysis, Nadia Fatima

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

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

PDF

Assessment of the quality of physical rehabilitation services at secondary and tertiary health facilities in Kabul, Afghanistan: A mixed method study, Mohammad Kabir Gawhari

Link

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

PDF

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Exclusive breastfeeding (ebf) support to working mothers in tertiary healthcare facilities, in Karachi. A qualitative exploratory approach., Nasreen Hakim

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Induced perceived infertility related to psychological distress among adult women receiving chemotherapy at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, Mahreen Hirani

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Assessment of knowledge and attitude of parents of young children regarding child abuse: a cross-sectional study, Karachi, Pakistan, Farah Jabeen

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Telemedicine policy in Pakistan: Progress, barriers and way forward, Samrah Jawed

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Social media addiction and body dysmorphic disorder among Pakistani university students– An analytical cross-sectional study, Shayan Khakwani

PDF

District healthcare system flood preparedness for malaria and dengue control: A mixed-methods study in matiari, Sindh, Shiza Khalid

PDF

Understanding the influence of insurance on over-the-counter purchasing trends among clinical and non-clinical staff working in a private teaching hospital: A comprehensive study from 2018 to 2021, Amna Khan

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

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

PDF

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

PDF

Parents knowledge & practices for imparting sex education to adolescents: A mixed method study, Vijwanti Lohana

Link

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

PDF

Effects of screen-time on the “health-related quality of life” among school-going Pakistani adolescents, Sarah Mansoor

PDF

Understanding organizational factors affecting the quality of work life (qwl) of healthcare providers in tertiary care hospitals: A qualitative exploratory study, Arfa Masihuddin

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Burden among caregivers of palliative and non-palliative cancer patients in a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan- A cross-sectional study, Sana Merchant

PDF

Exploring oral cancer screening services in health system of Karachi, Sindh, Marium Mohsin

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Prevalence of dental caries and its association with behavioral and oral hygiene practices in adolescents of Tando Muhammad khan. A cross-sectional study, Syeda Kanza Naqvi

Link

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

Link

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

Link

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

PDF

Evaluation of patterns of labor progression in Pakistani nulliparous women with spontaneous onset of labor, Sumaira Naz

PDF

Policymakers’ perspectives on taxation of smokeless tobacco in Pakistan; An exploratory study., Alina Safdar Nensey

Link

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

PDF

Perspective of patients about the role of technology in the management of Diabetes mellitus for improved health outcomes: A mixed method study, Sarosh Noorallah

Link

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

Link

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