Submissions from 2016
Handling challenging emotions in nursing care, Komal Valliani
Descriptive epidemiology of somatising tendency: findings from the CUPID study., Sergio Vargas-Prada, David Coggon, Georgia Ntani, Georgia Ntani, Karen Walker-Bone, Keith T. Palmer, Vanda E. Felli, Raul Harari, Lope H. Barrero, Sarah A. Felknor, David Gimeno, Anna Cattrell, Matteo Bonzini, Eleni Solidaki, Eda Merisalu, Rima R. Habib, Farideh Sadeghian, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Sudath S. P. Warnakulasuriya, Ko Matsudaira, Busisiwe Nyantumbu, Malcolm R. Sim, Helen Harcombe, Ken Cox, Leila M. M. Sarquis, Maria H. Marziale, Florencia Harari, Rocio Freire, Natalia Harari, Magda V. Monroy, Leonardo A. Quintana, Marianela Rojas, E. Clare Harris, Consol Serra, J. Miguel Martinez, George Delclos, Fernando G. Benavides, Michele Carugno, Marco M. Ferrario, Angela C. Pesatori, Leda Chatzi, Panos Bitsios, Manolis Kogevinas, Kristel Oha, Tiina Freimann, Ali Sadeghian, Roshini J. Peiris-John, Nalini Sathiakumar, A. Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Noriko Yoshimura, Helen L. Kelsall, Victor C. W. Hoe, Donna M. Urquhart, Sarah Derrett, David McBride, Peter Herbison, Andrew Gray, and Eduardo J. Salazar Vega
Comment: "Prospective case control evaluation of epidural midazolam for improving pain and ambulation after microdiscectomy", Mohammad Yawar Yakoob
Nutritional status and physical abuse among the children involved in domestic labour in Karachi Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey., Saima Zainab and Muhammad Masood Kadir
Perceived quality and factors influencing quality of mental health services at primary healthcare level in Kabul, Afghanistan. a qualitative exploratory study, Mohammad Ismail Zubair
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Implementation of needle stick injury prevention guidelines in tertiary healthcare settings of Karachi, Pakistan, Haris Ahmad
Eye care service use and its determinants in marginalized communities in Pakistan: The Karachi marine fishing communities eye and general health survey, Khabir Ahmad, Anthony B. Zwi, Daniel J. M. Tarantola, and Iqbal Azam Syed
Does academic assessment system type affect levels of academic stress in medical students? A cross-sectional study from Pakistan, Madiha Ali, Hamna Asim, Ahmed Iqbal Edhi, Muhammad Daniya Hashmi, Muhammad Shahjahan Khan, Farah Naz, Kanza Noor Qaiser, Sidra Masud Qureshi, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, and Imtiaz Jehan
Adaptation and validation of recent life changes questionnaire (RLCQ) to measure stress among urban adult population of Karachi, Pakistan, Azmina Abdulsultan Artani
Assessing predictors of contraceptive use and demand for family planning services in underserved areas of Punjab province in Pakistan: Results of a cross-sectional baseline survey, Syed Khurram Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Muhammad Ishaque, Ghulam Mustafa, Waqas Hameed, Omar Farooq Khan, Ghazunfer Abbas, Marleen Temmerman, and Erik Munroe
Comparing effectiveness of two client follow-up approaches in sustaining the use of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) among the underserved in rural Punjab, Pakistan: A study protocol and participants' profile, Syed Khurram Azmat, Waqas Hameed, Moazzam Ali, Muhammad Ishaque, Ghulam Mustafa, Omar Farooq Khan, Ghazunfer Abbas, and Erik Munroe
Depression and its association with functional status and physical activity in the elderly in Karachi, Pakistan, Mehreen Anwar Bhamani, Murad Moosa Khan, Mehtab S. Karim, and Mohammed Umer Mir
Landscape analysis of multi-sectoral initiatives for under-nutrition in Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Albertha Nyaku, Jane Keylock, Shehla Zaidi, and Jai Das
Are we empowered? A qualitative approach to unfold the experiences of female nurses in Pakistan, Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Karmaliani, Nasreen Lalani, and Qurratulain Nasiruddin
Determinants of method switching among social franchise clients who discontinued the use of intrauterine contraceptive device, Waqas Hameed, Syed Khurram Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Wajahat Hussain, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Ishaque, Safdar Ali, Aftab Ahmed, and Marleen Temmerman
Continuation rates and reasons for discontinuation of intra-uterine device in three provinces of Pakistan: Results of a 24-month prospective client follow-up, Waqas Hameed, Syed Khurram Azmat, Muhammad Ishaque, Wajahat Hussain, Erik Munroe, Ghulam Mustafa, Omar Farooq Khan, Ghazunfer Abbas, Safdar Ali, and Qaiser Jamshaid Asghar
The Role of Neighborhood Environment in Promoting Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease among Young Adults: Data from Middle to High Income Population in an Asian Megacity, Mohammad Ahraz Hussain, Sandal Noorani, Amna Khan, Hafsa Asad, Anam Rehan, Aamir Kazi, Mirza Zain Baig, Arish Noor, Amash Aqil, and Nida Shahab Bham
Major dietary patterns and risk of acute myocardial infarction in young, urban Pakistani population, Romaina Iqbal, Saleem Perwaiz Iqbal, Mohsin Yakub, Asal Khan Tareen, and Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
Smokeless tobacco use among Pakistani women: a missed opportunity for tobacco control, Tanzil Jamali and Sana Tanzil
The Effects of dental scaling on adverse birth outcome : a randomized trial in Karachi, Pakistan, Zaubina Umar Kazi
Accuracy and use of WHO hemoglobin color scale for diagnosis of anemia among pregnant women by health care providers in periurban settings in Karachi, Pakistan, Adeel Ahmed Khan, Zafar Fatmi, and Muhammad Masood Kadir
Social and societal context of women’s mental health, what women want, what they get: Gap analysis in Pakistan of mental health services, polices and research, Kausar S. Khan, Sohail Amir Ali Bawani, Ghazala Rafique, Fatema Hasan, and Anis Haroon
Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding respiratory symptoms among textile workers of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional survey, Aneeta Khoso and Asaad Ahmed Nafees
Prognostic value of grip strength: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study., Darryl P. Leong, ProfKoon K. Teo, Sumathy Rangarajan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Alvaro Avezum, Andres Orlandini, Pamela Seron, Suad H. Ahmed, Annika Rosengren, Roya Kelishadi, Omar Rahman, Sumathi Swaminathan, Romaina Iqbal, Rajeev Gupta, Scott A. Lear, Aytekin Oguz, Khalid Yusoff, Katarzyna Zatonska, Jephat Chifamba, Ehimario Igumbor, Viswanathan Mohan, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Hongqiu Gu, Wei Li, and Salim Yusuf
Universal health coverage assessment Pakistan, Muhammad Ashar Malik
Cost of primary health care in Pakistan, Muhammad Ashar Malik, Wahid Gul, Saleem Per waiz Iqbal, and Farina Abrejo
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in a low income peri-urban community in Karachi, Naseema Mehboobali, Saleem Perwaiz Iqbal, and Muhammad Perwaiz Iqbal
Residual barriers for utilization of maternal and child health services: community perceptions from rural Pakistan., Zahid Memon, Shehla Zaidi, and Atif Riaz
Family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices among married men and women in rural areas of Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative need assessment study, Ghulam Mustafa, Syed Khurram Azmat, Waqas Hameed, Safdar Ali, Muhammad Ishaque, Wajahat Hussain, Aftab Ahmed, and Erik Munroe
Are pre-school girls more likely to be under-nourished in rural Thatta, Pakistan?-a cross-sectional study., Rozina Nuruddin and Wilbur C. Hadden
Postpartum contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning in five low-income countries., Omrana Pasha, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Archana Patel, Ana Garces, Fabian Esamai, Elwyn Chomba, Janet L. Moore, Bhalchandra S. Kodkany, Sarah Saleem, Richard J. Derman, Edward A. Liechty, Patricia L. Hibberd, K. Michael Hambidge, Nancy F. Krebs, Waldemar A. Carlo, Elizabeth M. McClure, Marion Koso-Thomas, and Robert L. Goldenberg
Hospital management training for the Eastern Mediterranean Region: time for a change?, Fauziah Rabbani, Farah Naz Hashmani, Aftab A. Ali Mukhi, Xaher Gul, Nousheen Pradhan, Peter Hatcher, Mounir Farag, and Farhat Abbas
Service quality in contracted facilities., Fauziah Rabbani, Nousheen Akber Pradhan, Shehla Zaidi, Syed Iqbal Azam, and Farheen Yousuf
Comparing lung function of textile workers with the healthy Pakistani population, Unaib Rabbani and Asaad Ahmed Nafees
Perceived barriers to utilizing maternal and neonatal health services in contracted-out versus government-managed health facilities in the rural districts of Pakistan, Atif Riaz, Shehla Zaidi, and Asif Raza Khowaja
Quality of life among women with symptoms of gynecological morbidities: results of a cross‐sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan, Neelofar Sami, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Muhammad Osama
The environmental profile of a community’s health: a cross-sectional study on tobacco marketing in 16 countries., Emily Savell, Anna B. Gilmore, Michelle Sims, Prem K. Mony, Teo Koon, Khalid Yusoff, Scott A. Lear, Pamela Seron, Noorhassim Ismail, K Burcu Tumerdem Calik, Annik Rosengren, Ahmad Bahonar, Rajesh Kumar, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Annamarie Kruger, Hany Swidan, Rajeev Gupta, Ehimario Igumbor, Asad Ali Khan Afridi, Omar Rahman, Jephat Chifamba, Katarzyna Zatonska, V Mohan, Deepa Mohan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Alvaro Avezum, Paul Poirier, Andres Orlandini, Wei Li, Martin McKee, Sumathy Rangarajan, Salim Yusuf, and Clara K. Chow
Low prevalence of asthma among textile workers in Karachi, Pakistan, Sana Tanzil and Asaad A. Nafees
The role of quality health services and discussion about birth spacing in postpartum contraceptive use in Sindh, Pakistan: A multilevel analysis, Hannah Tappis, Anis Kazi, Waqas Hameed, Zaib Dahar, Anayat Ali, and Sohail Agha
Association of obesity with infertility among Pakistani men: A case control study, Nida Zahid, Sarah Saleem, Syed Iqbal Azam, and Tariq Moatter
Can contracted out health facilities improve access, equity, and quality of maternal and newborn health services? evidence from Pakistan., Shehla Zaidi, Atif Riaz, F. Rabbani, Iqbal Azam Syed, Syeda Nida Imran, Nousheen Pradhan, and Gul Nawaz Khan Nawaz Khan
Submissions from 2014
Protest of doctors: a basic human right or an ethical dilemma, Imran Naeem Abbasi
Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among barbers and their knowledge, attitude and practices in the district of Sukkur, Sindh ., Imran Naeem Abbasi, Zafar Fatmi, Muhammad Masood Kadir, and Nalini Sathiakumar
Cytokine and clinical response to Saccharomyces boulardii therapy in diarrhea-dominant irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized trial, Zaigham Abbas, Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Zubair Ahmad, Zahid Azam, Muhammad Waqas Usman, Sara Shamim, and Muhammad Islam
Correlation of arsenic exposure through drinking groundwater and urinary arsenic excretion among adults in Pakistan., Mubashir Ahmed, Zafar Fatmi, and A. Ali
Child sexual abuse leads to Psychological disorders: Literature review, Savera Aziz Ali and Sumera Aziz Ali
A study protocol: Using demand-side financing to meet the birth spacing needs of the underserved in Punjab province in Pakistan, Syed Khurram Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Waqas Hameed, Ghulam Mustafa, Ghazanfer Abbas, Muhammad Ishaque, Mohsina Bilgrami, and Marleen Temmerman
Rationale, design, and cohort enrolment of a prospective observational study of the clinical performance of the new contraceptive implant (Femplant) in Pakistan, Syed Khurram Azmat, Waqas Hameed, Anja Lendvay, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Ahmed Siddiqui, Sajid Brohi, Asif Karim, Muhammad Ishaque, and Wajahat Hussain
Prevalance of anemia and its associated individual, household and community level factors among children aged 1-5 years in two peri-urban communities of Karachi, Pakistan, Abid Hussain Baig
Solid fuel use is a major risk factor for acute coronary syndromes among rural women: a matched case control study, Zafar Fatmi, D. Coggon, A. Kazi, M. M. Kadir, and N. Sathiakumar
Women's empowerment and contraceptive use: The role of independent versus couples' decision-making, from a lower middle income country perspective, Waqas Hameed, Syed Khurram Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Muhammad Ishaque Sheikh, Ghazunfer Abbas, Marleen Temmerman, and Bilal Iqbal Avan
Provider cost analysis supports results-based contracting out of maternal and newborn health services: an evidence-based policy perspective, Peter Hatcher, Shiraz Shaikh, Hassan Fazli, Shehla Zaidi, and Atif Riaz
Human resource development for mental health services in Afghanistan : a case study approach, Ebadullah Hedayat
An evaluation of community midwifery program in Sindh, Pakistan, Ayaz Hussain
Validation of a food frequency questionnaire for assessing macronutrient and calcium intake in adult Pakistani population, Romaina Iqbal, Mohammad Ali Haroon, Farhan Javed Dar, Mujtaba Bilgirami, Gulshan Bano, and Aysha Habib Khan
Association of parental blood pressure with retinal microcirculatory abnormalities indicative of endothelial dysfunction in children, Muhammad Islam, Tazeen H. Jafar, Rasool Bux, Shiraz Hashmi, Nish Chaturvedi, and Alun D. Hughes
Prevalence, determinants, and management of chronic kidney disease in Karachi, Pakistan - a community based cross-sectional study., Saleem Jessani, Rasool Bux, and Tazeen Jafar
In reply to 'validating GFR estimating samples with clinical outcomes', Saleem Jessani and Tazeen H. Jafar
Estimation of GFR in South Asians: a study from the general population in Pakistan., Saleem Jessani, Andrew S. Levey, Rasool Bux, Lesley A. Inker, Muhammad Islam, Nish Chaturved, Christophe Mariat, Christopher H. Schmid, and Tazeen Jafar
Association of post-traumatic stress disorder with work performance amongst emergency medical service personnel, Salima Mansoor Kerai
Quality of life of stable stroke survivors evaluated at two tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan, Wardah Khalid
Devolution of health sector in Pakistan after 18th constitutional amendment: issues and possible solutions, Adeel Ahmed Khan, Zeeshan Ahmed, Muhammad Asadullah Siddiqui, and Neelofer Sami
Strategies for prevention of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in Pakistan: situational analysis., Adeel Ahmed Khan and Zafar Fatmi
Burden of asthma among children in a developing megacity: Childhood asthma study, Pakistan, Adeel Ahmed Khan, Sana Tanzil, Tanzil Jamali, Afshan Shahid, Shahla Naeem, Ambreen Sahito, Faraz Siddiqui, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, and Zafar Fatmi
Domestic violence among female healthcare providers: A meta-analysis, Azmat Jehan Khan and Tazeen Saeed Ali
Factors influencing low enrolment in a community health insurance scheme, Karachi, Pakistan, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja
Educational intervention among barbers to improve their knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS: a pilot study from a South Asian country, Mukesh Kumar Krishanani, Faridah Amir Ali, Ali Khan Khuwaja, Waris Qidwai, and Badar Sabir Ali
Effectiveness, safety and acceptability of Sino-implant (II) during the first year of use: Results from Kenya and Pakistan, Anja Lendvay, Rose Otieno-Masaba, Syed Khurram Azmat, Angie Wheeless, Waqas Hameed, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Shiphrah Kuria, Markus J. Steiner, Mario Chen, and Paul J. Feldblum
How to write an introduction and methods of a systematic review of literature, Ashar Muhammad Malik
Community health revolving fund: Equity fund for MCCS, Muhammad Ashar Malik
Early psychosis symptoms, Haider A. Naqvi, Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Islam, and Shafqat Huma
Epidemiology, determinants and dynamics of cholera in Pakistan: gaps and prospects for future research., Maliha Naseer and Tanzil Jamali
Exploring relationship dynamics to enhance effectiveness of public private partnerships for improving maternal health services delivery in Sindh, Farhan Qureshi
Improving community case management of diarrhoea and pneumonia in district Badin, Pakistan through a cluster randomised study--the NIGRAAN trial protocol, Fauziah Rabbani, Aftab A. Ali Mukhi, Shagufta Perveen, Xaher Gul, Saleem Iqbal Perwaiz, Shamim Ahmed Qazi, Iqbal Azam Syed, Khalid Hussain Shaikh, and Wafa Aftab
Evaluating regional workshops on strengthening the capacity of healthcare professional associations to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5., Fauziah Rabbani, Shagufta Perveen, Saba Wasim, Kadi Toure, Stephen Nurse-Findlay, and Naushaba Mobeen
Gender: Shaping personality, lives and health of women in Pakistan, Narjis Rizvi, Kausar S. Khan, and Babar T. Shaikh
Gender: Shaping personality, lives and health of women in Pakistan, Narjis Rizvi, Kausar S. Khan, and Babar T. Shaikh
A prospective study of maternal, fetal and neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries, Sarah Saleem, Elizabeth M. McClure, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Archana Patel, Fabian Esamai, Ana Garces, Elwyn Chomba, Fernando Althabe, Janet Moore, and Bhalachandra Kodkany
Self-medication with antibiotics among non-medical university students of Karachi: a cross-sectional study, Syed Jawad Shah, Hamna Ahmad, Rija Binte Rehan, Sidra Najeeb, Mirrah Mumtaz, Muhammad Hashim Jilani, Muhammad Sharoz Rabbani, Muhammad Zakariya Alam, Saba Farooq, and M Masood Kadir
A randomized controlled behavioural intervention trial to improve medication adherence in adult stroke patients with prescription tailored short messaging services (SMS), Quratulain Shaikh
Early childhood caries; prevalance & associated factors in a low income, urban community of Karachi, Mohammad Faraz Siddiqui
Introduction of a new vaccine in EPI; what we can achieve from a programme in failure, Sana Tanzil, Tanzil Jamali, and Narjis Rizvi
A case study of outsourced primary healthcare services in Sindh, Pakistan: is this a real reform?, Sana Tanzil, Aysha Zahidie, Adeel Ahsan, Ambreen Kazi, and Babar Tasneem Shaikh
Community based management of fast breathing infants aged <60 days>: a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial in low income settlements of Karachi, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani
Types and determinants of coping with cancer and its treatment among adult cancer patients attending two tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Khadija Barkat Ali Vadsaria
Comparison of microdilution and standard agar dilution method for determining Penicillin resistance among Spneumoniae, M Y. Yakoob
Hepatitis B vaccination among primary health care workers in Northwest Pakistan, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Rubina Qasim, Rehana Khalil, Mohammad Fazil Kakakhel, and Shafiq Ur Rehman
Prevalence of smoking and associated risk factors among medical professionals in hospitals of karachi, pakistan, Mubashir Zafar
Emerging challenges and health system capacity: the case of non- communicable diseases in Pakistan; a review, Mubashir Zafar and Muhammad Ashar Malik
Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS among adult fishermen in coastal areas of Karachi., Mubashir Zafar, Nighat Nisar, Masood Kadir, Zafar Fatmi, Zeeshan Ahmed, and Kashif Shafique
Vaccine effectiveness and risk factors associated with measles among children presenting to the hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan., Aysha Zahidie, Saba Wasim, and Zafar Fatmi
Integration of non-communicable diseases into primary health care: a snapshot from Eastern Mediterranean region, Shehla Zaidi, Abdul Latif Khan, Aftab Ali Mukhi, Yousuf Memon, Slim Slama, and Samer Jabbour