School of Nursing & Midwifery | Faculty of Health Sciences | Aga Khan University
 
Established in 1980, the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan has the honour of being the founding academic entity of the University and a benchmark for nursing education in Pakistan. ​The school is committed to excellence in the fields of education, practice, research and administration. The school caters to students from all over Pakistan as well as from East Africa, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt.

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Submissions from 2019

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Perception of nursing students regarding blended learning implementation at university of Lahore, Pakistan, Muhammad Afzal, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Syed Amir Gilani

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Physical maltreatment and its associated factors among adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Naureen Akber Ali, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Salima Farooq, Yasmin Parpio, Uzma R. Khan, Iqbal Azam Syed, and Muhammad Masood Kadir

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Growing evidence for the impact of air pollution on depression, Naureen Akber Ali and Adeel Khoja

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Gender based violence and health effects, Tazeen Saeed Ali

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Validation of the recent life changes questionnaire (RLCQ) for stress measurement among adults residing in urban communities in Pakistan, Azmina Artani, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Iqbal Azam Syed, Moiz Artani, Shireen Shehzad, Mehreen Saif, Fariha Afzal Khan, and Nazir Alam

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Motivators and deterrents to diet change in low socio-economic Pakistani patients with cardiovascular disease, Rubina Barolia, Pamela Petrucka, Gina Awoko Higginbottom, Faris Farooq Saeed Khan, and Alexander M. Clark

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Developing a rubric to assess critical thinking in a multidisciplinary context in higher education, Sadia Muzaffar Bhutta, Sahreen Chauhan, Syeda Kauser Ali, Raisa B. Gul, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, and Tashmin Khamis

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Health-related quality of life and exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in contemporary acute coronary syndrome patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Dion Candelaria, Sue Randall, Laila Ladak, and Robyn Gallagher

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Change management in health care and mental health nursing, Michelle Cleary, Sancia West, David Arthur, and Rachel Kornhaber

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Women in health academia: Power dynamics in nursing, higher education and research, Michelle Cleary, Sancia West, David Arthur, Rachel Kornhaber, and Catherine Hungerford

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Nurse leader empowerment, challenges and coping strategies among nursing leaders in Pakistan: A qualitative descriptive study, Saleema A. Gulzar, Zia Sultana Khan, and Alishah Aziz

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Silence in violence: A curse or a goodwill, Afsheen Hirani, Nasreen Rafiq, Shyrose Sultan, Zainish Hajani, and Samreen Siraj

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Family ethnographic approach to explore the causes of suicide among married women of 20-40 years in Chitral, Khberpakhtunkhawa, Pakistan, Jafaryad Hussain, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Rozina Somani, Kausar S. Khan Ms, and Murad M. Khan Dr.

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Exploring lived experiences of married Pakistani women post-mastectomy, Laila Hussain, Zeenatkhanu Kanji, Sharifa Bashir Lalani, Shabnam Moledina, and Abida K. Sattar

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Needs assessment regarding occupational health and safety interventions among textile workers: A qualitative case study in Karachi, Pakistan, Numan Hussain, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Rozina Karmaliani, and Tanzil Jamali

Satisfaction and self-confidence of undergraduate nursing students having simulation-based learning experiences in a private university Karachi, Pakistan, Mamoona Iram

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Introducing ICM’s president – Author of editorial December, 2019, Rafat Jan and Franka Cadee

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Higher education in midwifery in Pakistan: A proposed framework, Rafat Jan, Arusa Lakhani, and Karyn Kaufman

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Can CMWs sustain quality services and high coverage as private providers in Chitral? A three-year prospective qualitative study, Rafat Jan, Arusa Lakhani, Salma Rattani, Laila Lalji, Kiran Mubeen, and Mehtab Q. Jaffer

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Asian midwifery in 2019, Rafat Jan and Edwin van Teijlingen

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Knowledge and practices of family planning (FP) methods among women living in semi-urban areas of Karachi, Pakistan, Fatima Ali Jawad, Sanam Soomro, Saher Aijaz, and Tazeen Saeed Ali

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Nurses duty to care and nurses phobia to care tuberculosis (TB) patients, Rozina Karmaliani, Robyna Irshad Khan, and Asma Naveed

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Involvement of preoperative nurse: A strategy for optimization of risk factors before hospitalization for elective orthopedic surgeries at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Rahila Khamiso, Sunita Momin, and Nasreen Panjwani

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Barriers to conducting clinical trials in developing countries, Adeel Khoja, Fizzah Kazim, and Naureen Akber Ali

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Students’ perspectives regarding clinical preceptors (CPs) in the baccalaureate undergraduate nursing programme in Karachi, Pakistan, Amina Aijaz khowaja AP and Jacqueline Maria Dias

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Improving nursing documentation via reducing the written work load, Anaiz Ahmed Khowaja and Nasreen Rafiq

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Turnover propensity among nurses in Pakistan: Overview and management, Anaiz Ahmed Khowaja, Nasreen Rafiq, Fazal Rabi, Nazia Merchant, Neelam Rafiq, and Sanam Zulfiqar

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Male involvement in family planning among squatter settlement residents of Karachi, Fahmida Khowaja, Mehak Pervaiz, and Naushaba Khatoon

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Describing perceptions and experiences of undergraduate nursing students regarding death and dying in palliative care setting, Zohra Kurji, Jacqueline Dias, Salma Amin Rattani, Amina Aijaz Khowaja, and Anila Naz AliSher

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Health-related quality of life in congenital heart disease surgery in children and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Laila Ladak, Babar Hasan, Janice Gullick, and Robyn Gallagher

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare professionals regarding family presence during resuscitation: An interventional study in a tertiary care setting, Karachi, Pakistan, Shaista Meghani, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Shireen Shehzad, Nadeem Ullah Khan, and Nasreen Lalani

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Violence in youth, Rahim Kamruddin Merchant, Inara Rafiq, Nasreen Rafiq, Neelam Rafiq, and Anaiz Ahmed Khowaja

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Factors associated with postoperative pain among patients after cardiac surgery in the tertiary care teaching hospital of Karachi, Pakistan, Sineer Micah, Rubina Barolia, Yasmin Parpio, Santosh Kumar, and Hasanat Sharif

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Antigay "Honor" abuse: A multinational attitudinal study of collectivist- versus individualist-orientated populations in Asia and England, Michelle Lowe Michelle Lowe, Roxanne Khan Roxanne Khan, Vanlal Thanzami Vanlal Thanzami, Mahsa Barzy Mahsa Barzy, and Rozina Karmaliani Professor

Determinants and outcome of esophageal caustic stricture interventions, Dunya Moghul‬, Mohammad Tareq Rahimi, and Tazeen Saeed Ali

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Community health nursing clinical teaching models practiced in undergraduate nursing programme at a private university in Pakistan, Yasmeen Jan Mohammad, Samina Vertejee, Saleema A. Gulzar, Shireen Shehzad Bhamani, and Saima Sachwani

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Community health nursing clinical teaching models practiced in undergraduate nursing programme at a private university in Pakistan, Yasmeen Jan Mohammad, Samina Vertejee, Saleema A. Gulzar, Shireen Shehzad, and Saima Sachwani

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Maternal and newborn outcomes of care from community midwives in Pakistan: A retrospective analysis of routine maternity data, Kiran Mubeen, Rafat Jan, Sana Sheikh, Arusa Lakhani, and Sahib Jan Badar

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Enhancing patient well-being: Apply positive psychology in nursing practice, Farida Bibi Mughal

Psychosocial factors of deliberate self-harm in Afghanistan: A hospital based, matched case-control study, Akbar Paiman, Murad M. Khan Dr., Tazeen S. Ali, Nargis Asad, and Iqbal Azam Syed

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Psychosocial factors of deliberate self-harm in Afghanistan: A hospital based, matched case-control study, Akbar Paiman, Murad M. Khan Dr., Tazeen S. Ali, Nargis Asad, and Iqbal Azam Syed

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Caesarean section rates in south Asian cities: Can midwifery help stem the rise?, Sulochana Dhakal Rai, Amudha Poobalan, Rafat Jan, Malin Bogren, Juliet Wood, Ganesh Dangal, Pramod Regmi, Edwin van Teijlingen, Keshar Bahadur Dhakal, Sahib Jan Badar, and Farhana Shahid

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A race inside the body: Decision of the fate of newborn, Shyrose Sultan, Samreen Siraj, Zainish Zafarullah Hajani, Afsheen Hirani, and Nasreen Rafiq

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Knowledge and practices among nurses regarding patients’ care following cardiac catheterization at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Adnan Yaqoob, Rubina Barolia, Ahmed Noor, and Afshan Nazar

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Development of quality indicators for cardiac rehabilitation in Australia: A modified delphi method and pilot test, Robert Zecchin, Dion Candelaria, Cate Ferry, Laila Ladak, Dawn McIvor, Kerry Wilcox, Alexandra Bennett, Sheryl Bowen, Bridie Carr, and Sue Randall

Submissions from 2018

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Dose-response of cotton dust exposure with lung function among textile workers: MultiTex study in Karachi, Pakistan, Naureen Akber Ali, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Zafar Fatmi, and Iqbal Azam Syed

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Sex differences in symptoms experienced, knowledge about symptoms, symptom attribution, and perceived urgency for treatment seeking among acute coronary syndrome patients in Karachi Pakistan, Saleema Allana, Debra K. Moser, Tazeen S. Ali, and Aamir Hameed

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Labor companionship: A concept of doula care, Arisha Amin and Rabab Vadivala

Millennial nursing students' perceptions regarding pedagogies implemented in a private school of nursing Karachi, Pakistan, Nazia Asad

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Determinants of inadequate provision and utilization of post abortion care services in Pakistan, Marina Baig and Kiran Mubeen

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Academic incivility in modern generation of nursing students, Laila Akber Cassum

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Impact of divorce on students’ life, Laila Akber Cassum

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Perceptions of nursing students of educational environment at a private undergraduate School of Nursing in Karachi, Salima Farooq, Rehana Rehman, Jacqueline Maria Dias, and Mehwish Hussain

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Comparison of undergraduate educational environment in medical and nursing program using the DREEM tool, Salima Farooq, Rehana Rehman, Mehwish Hussain, and Jacqueline Maria Dias

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Feed-forward: Paving ways for students' subsequent learning, Lubna Ghazal, Amina Aijaz khowaja AP, Yasmin Parpio, Ambreen Tharani, and Raisa B. Gul

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Experiences of the breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy at a public hospital Peshawar Pakistan, Gulzar Habibullah, Raisa Raisa, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, and Rehana Elahi

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Social support intervention to promote resilience and quality of life in women living in Karachi, Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial, Saima Hirani, Colleen M. Norris, K. Jessica Van Vliet, Sander Veldhuyzen Van Zanten, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, and Gerri Lasiuk

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Faculty perception about active learning strategies: A cross sectional survey, Shams UL Huda, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, Kashmira Nanji, and Jehanzaib Khan Yousafzai

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Integration of mental health into primary healthcare: Perceptions of stakeholders in Pakistan, Syed S. Hussain, Murad M. Khan Dr., Raisa B. Gul, and Nargis Asad

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Asian midwifery in 2018, Rafat Jan and Edwin van Teijlingen

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Physical and psychological violence against married men in district Dir (Lower), Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, Pakistan, Hizbullah Khan, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Aamir Abdullah, and Shadbehr Shahid

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The intersection of school corporal punishment and associated factors: Baseline results from a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Judith McFarlane, Rozina Somani, Saleema Gulzar, Tazeen S. Ali, Zahra Shaheen Premani, Esnat D. Chirwa, and Rachel Jewkes

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Experiences of the graduates of the first baccalaureate midwifery programme in Pakistan: A descriptive exploratory study., Arusa Lakhani, Rafat Jan, Marina Baig, Kiran Mubeen, Sadia Abbas Ali, Shahnaz Shahid Ali, and Karyn Kaufman

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Depression in medical students: A worldwide psychiatric issue or much ado about nothing?, Farida Bibi Mughal

Feasibility of offering a positive learning environment through positive disciplining module for public school teachers: a cluster randomized trial in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Farida Bibi Mughal

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Epidemiology of rabies in Pakistan: A review of literature, Farida Bibi Mughal and Bibi Hajira Irshad Ali

Oral care practices and oral mucositis in the pediatric oncology patients receiving chemotherapy at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, Seren Amin Muhammad

Experienced nurse managers' perceptions about their role in quality improvement and patient safety, Asma Naveed

The frequency of hypothermia in preterm neonatal (d 34 weeks gestation) during transportation from the labour room to the neonatal intensive care unit, Afsana Mansoor Padaniya

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Motivation: An integral part towards job satisfaction among nurses, Nasreen Panjwani

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Physicians’ and nurses’ perspectives on the importance of advance directives in tertiary care hospitals, Nasreen Panjwani, Raisa B. Gul, Fauziya Ali, and Robyna Irshad Khan

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Measuring socio-economic status of an urban squatter settlement in Pakistan using WAMI index, Nousheen Pradhan, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Shireen Shehzad Bhamani, and Rozina Karmaliani

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Out-of-school children: Examining the reasons in semi- urban setting in Pakistan, Nousheen Pradhan, Tanzil Jamali, Shireen Shehzad Bhamani, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Rozina Karmaliani

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Challenges on-the-way of nursing administration at public hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wais M. Qarani, Rafat Jan, Khwaja M. I. Saeed, and Laila Khymani

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We need higher education: Voice of nursing administration from Kabul, Afghanistan, Wais M. Qarani, Rafat Jan, Khwaja M. I. Saeed, and Laila Khymani

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Health in surroundings: Application of the theory of environment in nursing practice, Nasreen Rafiq

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Escaping from life: Suicidal behaviors, Nasreen Rafiq and Neelam Rafiq

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Nursing and #metoo, Nasreen Rafiq, Shyrose Sultan, Afsheen Hirani, Samreen Verasiya, Zainish Hajani, and Neelam Rafiq

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Routine episiotomies without consent, Komal Abdul Rahim and Nasreen Rafiq

Perceived barriers contributing to non-compliance among dialysis patients at a private tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan : a qualitative exploratory study, Saima Dawar Shah

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Influence of supportive care on chemotherapy patients' self-care behaviour and satisfaction: A pilot study conducted in Karachi, Pakistan, Salima Shams, Adnan Jabbar, Kashmira Nanji, rafat jan, and Ambreen Tharani

Qualitative evaluation of the helping baby breathe training for community midwives in Gujrat, Pakistan, Anila Naz Ali Sher

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JAM – Winter 2018, Edwin van Teijlingen and Rafat Jan

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The politics of abortion and maternal health: A discussion paper, Ihsan Ullah, Ayaz Ayub, and Edwin van Teijlingen

Knowledge and practices among nurses regarding patients' care following cardiac catherization in a tertiary care hosptial Karachi, Pakistan, Adnan Yahoob

Assessment of critical thinking dispositions of final year (Fourth-Year) baccalaureate nursing students in Lahore , Pakistan, Iqra Yasin

Exploring critical thinking disposition among fourth year BSC nursing students of various armed forces colleges of nursing, Pakistan, Sadaf Younis

Submissions from 2017

Perceptions of staff nurses about the leadership attributes of effective head nurses in two hospitals of Islamabad, Pakistan, Khalil Ahmed

Undergraduates' experiences of the post RN BScN program, Karachi, Pakistan, Liaquat Ali

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Infection control in labor and delivery room, learning from the small hospital based project, Savera Aziz Ali and Sumera Aziz Ali

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Can right to health help policy makers to address maternal mortality?: A short communication, Sumera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail, and Savera Aziz Ali

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Attitude towards gender roles and violence against women and girls (VAWG): Baseline findings from an RCT of 1752 youths in Pakistan, Tazeen S. Ali, Rozina Karmaliani, Judith Mcfarlane, Hussain M. A. Khuwaja, Yasmeen Somani, Esnat D. Chirwa, and Rachel Jewkes

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Knowledge, attitude, and practices of mid-level providers regarding post abortion care in Sindh, Pakistan, Marina Baig, Rafat Jan, Arusa Lakhani, Sadia Abbas Ali, Kiran Mubeen, Shahnaz Shahid Ali, and Farzana Adnan

Experiences of informal caregivers of stroke survivors in Islamabad, Pakistan, Suria Bano

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Exploring the impact of gender inequities on the promotion of cardiovascular health of women in Pakistan, Rubina Barolia, Alexander M. Clark, and Gina M. Higginbottom

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Risk factors of cardiovascular disease and its recommendations in Pakistani context., Rubina Barolia and Amber Hussain Sayani

Quality of life among post-liver transplant recipients at a private tertiary care hospital, in Islamabad Pakistan, Shumaila Batool

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Creating enabling environment for student engagement: Faculty practices of critical thinking, Shanaz Hussein Cassum and Raisa B. Gul

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Quality of life and its determinants in adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Pakistan., Parveen Chagani, Yasmin Parpio, Raisa B. Gul, and Adnan Jabbar

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Preventing peer violence against children: Methods and baseline data of a cluster randomized controlled trial in Pakistan, Judith Mc Farlane, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Somani, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Yasmeen Hassan Somani, Shireen Shehzad Bhamani, Ryan D. Krone, Rene M. Paulson, Atta Muhammad, and Rachel Jewke