Submissions from 2023
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
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
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
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
Experiences and perceptions of caregivers and healthcare providers regarding health services for children with down syndrome in Karachi; Pakistan, Zeeluf M. Qaisar
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
Association of working conditions on pregnant women’s mental health in urban Karachi: A mixed method study, Ushna Raheel
Identification of clinical parameters for a congenital hypothyroidism outcome assessment registry, Hafsa Rais
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
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
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
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
The importance of quality data to track global progress in addressing stillbirths and neonatal mortality, Sarah Saleem and Elizabeth M. McClure
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
School-based immunization policy compliance in preschools of Karachi, Pakistan: An explanatory sequential mixed-method study, Saira Samnani
Early marriages and presence of domestic violence in Sindh, Pakistan: A qualitative exploratory study, Mariam Shafiq
Cardiac emergency access and care through a gendered lens: A hospital based cross-sectional study, Aliza Shah
Health system’s response to ensure safe delivery of pregnant displaced women in 2022 floods in Baluchistan., Noor ul Huda Shah
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
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
Gender differences in food insecurity and dietary diversity among adolescents of rural and urban Sindh, Pakistan, Sana Sadiq Sheikh
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
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
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
Much room for change: Access to surgical care for stateless individuals in Pakistan, Humza Thobani, Mashal Murad Shah, Anam N. Ehsan, and Sadaf Khan
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
Prevalence of internet gaming disorder and its association with violent video games among higher secondary school-going adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan – A cross-sectional study, Rabab Fatima Turabi
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
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
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
Building on the health policy analysis triangle: Elucidation of the elements, Aysha Zahidie, Saima Asif, and Meesha Iqbal
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
Pakistan floods: Breaking the logjam of spiraling health shocks, Shehla Zaidi and Zahid Memon
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
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
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
Male involvement in current family planning programs: An exploratory study from Karachi, Jawaria Mukhtar Ahmed
Exploring quality health services for the well-being of elderly at old age homes in Karachi – a qualitative study, Azim Zahir Ali
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
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
Integration of midwifery care models in Pakistan to improve health outcomes, Naureen Akber Ali and Anam Feroz
Qualitative study exploring stakeholder's perspective on school-based mental health program in colleges of Karachi, Pakistan, Umair Umed Ali
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
Miscarriages among covid-19 exposed women presenting in public and private hospitals of Pakistan: A multicenter cohort study, Sobia Ambreen
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
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
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
The unspoken grief of multiple stillbirths in rural Pakistan: an interpretative phenomenological study, Muhammad Asim, Sehrish Karim, Hajra Khwaja, Waqas Hameed, and Sarah Saleem
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
Assessment of stakeholders’ acceptability of telemedicine for outpatient care- a mixed method study in Karachi Pakistan, Kehkashan Azeem
Underlying factors affecting health-related quality of life of transgender women, Zahida Azizullah
Burnout & it’s association with socio-demographic & job-related factors among dentists in Karachi, Pakistan., Misbah Baig
Experiences of family caregivers of children living with thalassemia-major in Karachi: A phenomenological study, Maliha Baqar
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
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
Exploring the effect of unaffordability on medication non-adherence in a peri-urban area of Karachi., Abida Bibi
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
Exploring factors influencing the retention of nurses in public and private hospitals of Karachi: A qualitative study, Kanwal Karim Damani
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
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
Promoting labour migrant health equity through action on the structural determinants: A systematic review, Mireille Evagora-Campbell, Aysha Zahidie, Kent Buse, Fauziah Rabbani, and Sarah Hawkes
Readiness of emergency centers of tertiary care hospitals in addressing respiratory infections requiring isolation in Karachi, Pakistan., Syeda Maria Fakhar
Exploring digital health interventions for pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in low-income and-middle-income countries: a scoping review, Anam Shahil Feroz, Noreen Afzal, and Emily Seto
Understanding the needs of a mobile phone-based telemonitoring program for pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia: Interpretive qualitative description study, Anam Shahil Feroz, Kristina De Vera, Nadia D. Bragagnolo, Sarah Saleem, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, and Emily Seto
Association of family history of cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) and individual health behaviours: Analysis of CARRS study from South Asia, Ankur Garg, Kranti Suresh Vora, Mohammed K. Ali, Dimple Kondal, Mohan Deepa, Lisa R. Staimez, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Viswanathan Mohan, Nikhil Tandon, and Roopa Shivashankar
Birth asphyxia is under-rated as a cause of preterm neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries: A prospective, observational study from PURPOSe, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sangappa Dhaded, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Marissa Trotta, Kay Hwang Jackson, Gowder Guruprasad, Zeesham Uddin, and Sayyeda Reza
Variability in COVID-19 vaccination rates in pregnant women: Vaccine hesitancy or supply limitations?, Robert L. Goldenberg, Seemab Naqvi, Sarah Saleem, and Elizabeth McClure
Healthcare needs of transgender women in Karachi, Pakistan; A mix-method qualitative study, Urooj Jalaluddin Gulamani
Enhancing the knowledge of parents on child health using eLearning in a government school in the semi-rural community of Karachi, Pakistan, Saleema A. Gulzar, Sana Saeed, Salimah Kirmani, and Rozina Karmaliani
Association of prognostic indicators with survival amongst oral cancer patients at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan., Syeda Sehrish Haider
Understanding the mental health impact and needs of public healthcare professionals during COVID-19 in Pakistan : A qualitative study, Waqas Hameed, Anam Shahil Feroz, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Bushra Khan, Zafar Fatmi, Noreen Afzal, Hussain Jafri, Mansoor Ali Wassan, and Sameen Siddiqi
Assessment of physical therapy service provision and level of patient satisfaction at outpatient public sector tertiary care hospitals of Karachi: A mixed methods study, Quratulain Muhammad Hanif
Effect of intra uterine exposure of maternal diabetes and preeclampsia on cardiovascular disease risk in children, Zahra Hoodbhoy
Narrative synthesis systematic review of Pakistani women's health outcomes from primary care interventions, Sara Rizvi Jafree, Qaisar Khalid Mahmood, Sohail Mujahid, Muhammad Asim, and Jane Barlow
Association of periodontal disease with gestational diabetes mellitus among postpartum women at private tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan, Wafa Zehra Jamal
Determinants of vaccine coverage and timeliness in a northern Pakistani village, Alexandra F. Jamison, Benjamin J J McCormic, Ejaz Hussain, Elizabeth D. Thomas, Iqbal Azam Syed, and Chelsea L. Hansen
Readiness of tertiary care hospitals for disaster and mass casualty management in Karachi, Pakistan, Fahad Javid
Predictors of central line-associated bloodstream infections in tertiary care hospital: A cohort study, Muhammad Osama Rehman Khalid
Burnout among healthcare professionals working in the emergency department of tertiary care public and private hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan., Beenish Majlis Khan
Psychosocial support during childbirth: Development and adaptation of WHO's mental health gap action programme (mhGAP) for maternity care settings, Bushra Khan, Waqas Hameed, and Bilal Iqbal Avan
Bonded amalgam as a fissure sealant in low-income setting: A randomised controlled trial, Farhan Raza Khan, Samreen Liaquat, Ghazala Rafique, Syed Iqbal Azam, and Arshad Hasan
Association between air pollution and acute respiratory infections among children aged under-5 residing in Karachi: A panel study., Faris Farooq Saeed Khan
Nomophobia and other factors affecting sleep quality among undergraduate health sciences students: A cross-sectional study, Muhammad Anas Khan
Survival of adult in-hospital cardiac arrest patients in tertiary care hospital: A retrospective cohort study, Muhammad Subhan Khan