Submissions from 2026
Community health nursing practice in Pakistan, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Saleema Gulzar, Samina Vertejee, and Rozina Karmaliani
Beyond the clinic: Expanding horizons for community health nurses in Pakistan, Saleema Gulzar, Samina Vertejee, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Rozina Karmaliani
Community health nursing education in Pakistan, Samina Subzali Vertejee, Saleema Gulzar, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Rozina Karmaliani
Submissions from 2025
Enhancing health workforce capacity through life skills-based interventions: Evidence from Pakistan on reducing gender-based violence, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Ambreen Merchant, Warisha Qamar, Zahid Memon, Rubina Barolia, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Promoting a multidisciplinary team for early mobilisation in mechanically ventilated patients: An innovation in health professional education-A quasi-experimental pre-post study, Zahira Amir Ali, Khairulnissa Ajani, Muhammad Sohaib, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, and Laila Ladak
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding early childhood development: A mixed-methods study at secondary care maternal and child care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, Sarosh Hirani, Shelina Bhamani, Hajra Malik, Samira Lakhani, Adeeb Kanji, and Khairunnissa Hooda
Improving the safety of outpatient to emergency department transfers: A quality improvement study in a tertiary hospital in Pakistan, Khairunnissa Hooda, Aziza Lakhani, Fatima Samar, Areej Khawaja, Tehreem Khan, Muzna Hashmi, and Qurratulain Virani
Hidden scars-the alarming reality of elder abuse in Pakistan: A narrative review, Saira Mehboob Ali Lalani, Shenila Shamsuddin, Madrika Mirza Kanjiani, and Laila Akber Cassum
Impact of health promotion practices on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among geriatric population in Karachi, Pakistan, Ambreen Merchant
"Equalize" and "Include": Integrating gender and sexually diverse population's healthcare in nursing curriculum- A quasi-experimental study, Sarmad Muhammad Soomar, Laila Akber Cassum, Farida Bibi Mughal, Afshan Akhtar, and Salman Muhammad Soomar
Reconsidering the link between obstructive sleep apnea and intracranial collateral circulation in stroke, Muhammad Saeed Qazi, Mohammad Mujtaba Khokhar, Muhammad Raif, and Tazeen S. Ali
Lamotrigine overdose: A case report, Shafiq Ur Rahman, Uzma Akhtar, and Waheed Ullah
Metoclopramide-induced acute dystonic reaction: A case report, Shafiq Ur Rahman, Rozina Roshan, and Faheem Shaikh
Realist evaluation of the AKU-SONAM mentorship program, Rehana Rehman, Quratulain Javaid, Saira Khalid, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Rahila Ali
Steps initiated for sustainability of faculty mentorship program at Aga Khan University Medical College: A mixed method study, Rehana Rehman, Fauzia Khan, Tazeen S. Ali, and Rahila Ali
Editorial – July 2025, Edwin van Teijlingen, Abeer Musaddique, and Rafat Jan
Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on factors influencing provision of chronic care self-management support by nurses: An exploratory qualitative study from the South Asian context, Ambreen Tharani, Ann Van Hecke, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Veerle Duprez
Submissions from 2024
Stress and its associated factors in mothers with preterm infants in a private tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan, Salima Akbar, Yasmin Parpio, Sumia Andleeb Abbasi, and Tazeen S. Ali
Perception of the clinial learining enviromnet, supervision and nurse teacher amoung undergraduate nursing student, Kamran Akhtar
A qualitative study exploring healthcare professionals’ perceptions regarding selective versus routine episiotomy, Uzma Akhtar
Kolcaba’s comfort theory: A framework for understanding the significance of skin-to-skin care after childbirth, Aqsa Nizar Ali
Unpacking the barriers and enablers for nurses working at Aga Khan university to pursue higher education, Gulnar Barket Ali
Exploring burnout among dialysis nurses in a public sector hospital in swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Khurshed Ali
Compassionate care in times of loss: Unraveling nurses’ and midwives’ perspectives to assess preparedness in stillbirth: A review article, Nabila Salim Ali, Arusa Lakhani, Salma Rattani, and Sidrah Nausheen
Academic satisfaction among undergraduate nursing students at a private university in Karachi, Pakistan, Samira Ahmed Ali
Exploring parental healthcare satisfaction in pediatric emergency at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan an analytical cross-sectional study, Sandal Anwer Ali
Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practice gaps in insulin administration among diabetic patients at a tertiary hospital in Karachi, Shabila Shamsher Ali
Role of technology in influencing the health behaviour of young adolescents in metropolitan city of developing country a mixed method study in two private schools in Karachi Pakistan, Nazlin Ramzan Ali Alwani
Oral health of chemotherapy patients before and after provision of oral hygiene instructions at a tertiary care hospital: Pre-post design, Mashal Amin, Farhan Raza Khan, Asad Allana, Rubina Barolia, and Iqbal Azam Syed
Exploring the experiences of caregivers of adult bonemarrow transplant patients at tertiary care hospital Karachi Pakistan, Noureen Amin
Role of nurse informaticists in the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) at resource-limited settings, Kiran Bano Asif and Haroon Khan
Balancing life after spousal loss: A cross-sectional study investigating the mental well-being and life satisfaction of martyrs’ wives, Mehreen Aslam, Ambreen Tharani, Yasmin Parpio, and Rafat Jan
Factors influencing colostrum avoidance in developing countries: Insights from a literature review, Muhammad Zeeshan Aslam, Jonathan Johnson, Marina Baig, and Abeer Musaddique
Beyond tradition: Exploring the underlying factors of delayed cord clamping, Sehar Aslam
Exploring couples’ perceptions of prenatal diagnostic genetic testing at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi: A qualitative study, Rozina Mehmood Muhammed Ali Bhimani
E-gaming: An active learning pedagogy for engaging learners in a private university in Karachi, Pakistan, Laila Akber Cassum and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Beyond the classroom walls: Stakeholder experiences with remote instruction in Post RN baccalaureate nursing program during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative inquiry, Laila Akber Cassum, Arusa Mansoor, Saima Sachwani, Zeenar Salim, Ridah Feroz, and Shanaz Cassum
The elderly's limited awareness of advanced-way dental procedures hinders access to treatment, resulting in persistent pain and unmet dental needs in Pakistan, Raahim Salman Abdul Ghaffar, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Abdullah Nawaz Baloch
Improve the referral system of health care organizations in rural community settings of Pakistan using Health Information Technology (HIT) - A protocol, Saleema A. Gulzar, Alishah Aziz Gulzar, Zahid Ali Faheem, Ayesha Arif, and Aamir Sarfaraz
Integrated disaster nursing response for public healthcare settings in Pakistan: A sequential mixed method approach, Saleema Gulzar, Zohra Asif Jetha, Zulekha Saleem Tharwani, Tazeen S. Ali, Huba Atiq, Syed Humera Qutb, Sharifa Bashir Lalani, Sumia Andaleeb, Shah Muhammad, Ahad Salman, and Rimsha Hirani
Enhancing maternal and fetal well-being: Exploring the determinants of preconception care, Mahak Mehdi Hashim Mehdi Hashim and Nurmeen Anwar Ali
The effects of music therapy on patients undergoing colonoscopy in a tertiary care hospital at Karachi, Pakistan: A comparative study, Afsheen Hirani, Faisal Wasim Ismail, Faris Abdulaziz, Rubina Barolia, Dilshad Begum, and L. Kamani
Predictors of uptake of rotavirus vaccination amongst disadvantaged communities in Pakistan, Maryam Huda, Tazeen S. Ali, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani, Saleem Sayani, and Shehla Zaidi
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding HIV/AIDS among registered nurses at tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan., Saddam Hussani
Enhancing respiratory health with post-yoga exercises during pregnancy, Hiromi Ito-Kaneko and Masayuki Uehara
Complicated home delivery: A real story, Nusrat Jahan
Exploring maternal perspectives on human milk banks in Pakistan and identifying barriers and enablers for establishment, Hina Baba Jan, Naghma Rizvi, Kiran Mubeen, and Marina Baig
Determinants of underutilization of maternal health services in ANC clinics in LMICs: A narrative review, Jonathan Johnson, Rubeka Mansha, and Abeer Musaddique
Assessing association between socio-demographic variables and contraceptive usage in married men residing in Korangi District, Karachi, Pakistan, Fahmida Khawaja, Gloria Noble Khan, Alia Nasir, and Kiran Khowaja
Assessing health care providers perspectives about advance directives at tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan: a quantitative cross sectional study, Aisha Javed Khowaja
The effectiveness of nurse assistants training programme on safe motherhood: A study on Bhutanese nurse assistants, Jureerat Kijsomporn, Nualyai Pitsachart, Phayong Thepaksorn, Ling Shing Wong, Vinodhkumar Ramalingam, and Voon Wan Niu
Comparing the outcomes of learning via simulation: Participation versus observation, Vijay Kumar
Use of social media for receiving professional support in enhancing mothers’ lactation self-efficacy, Mehtab Lalwani, Zohra Kurji, Salma Rattani, Zahra Shaheen, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, and Shabina Ariff
Efficacy of m-health solution on the paternal postpartum depression affecting the relationship of the couple: A pilot study in four hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan, Syeda Sakina Mehdi, Naghma Rizvi, Saleema A. Gulzar, Nuruddin Badruddin Mohammed, Vardah Bharuchi, Syeda Aleena Abbas, and Mehak Barolia
Integrated course assessments in an undergraduate nursing program, Ambreen Merchant, Zahra Tharani, Shagufta Iqbal, Khairunnisa Mansoor, and Shanaz Hussein Cassum
Health research priorities in Pakistan: A child health and nutrition research initiative (CHNRI) exercise, Seyed Abbas Motevalian, Muhammad Naveed Asghar, Sabeen Afzal, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Amna Rehana siddiqui, Tazeen S. Ali, and Hassanali Dalvi Shirazi
Self-care management practices among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in a tertiary Care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Mudasir Mustafa
Knowledge and attitudes regarding pubertal changes among adolescent males in Karachi: A study protocol, Sabah Muhammad Nazim, Saleema A. Gulzar, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, and Zohra Lassi
Exploring the perceptions of health care professionals regarding neonatal hearing screening at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Sharifa Nooruddin
Promoting adolescent suicide prevention programmes in Pakistan: An insight into challenges and opportunities, Yasmin Nadeem Parpio, Mehreen Aslam, Anosha Essani, Ahmed Akber, and Sonia Ijaz Haider
Allostatic load as a mediator and perceived chronic stress as a moderator in the association between maternal mental health and preterm birth: A prospective cohort study of pregnant women in Pakistan, Shahirose Sadrudin Premji, Sharifa Bashir Lalani, Farooq Ghani, Sidrah Nausheen, Geoffrey Omuse, Wangira Musana, Nazneen Islam, Ntonghanwah Forcheh, Neelofur Babar, Nicole Letourneau, Salima Sulaiman, Shahnaz Shahid Ali, Aliyah Dosani, and Ilona S. Yim
Thirty-year trends of triple burden of disease in the adult population of Pakistan, Ahmed Raheem, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Ali Issani, Komal Abdul Rahim, Zeyanna Dhalla, Sarmad Muhammad Soomar, Asad Mian, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
No healthcare coverage, big problem: Lack of insurance for older population associated with worse emergency general surgery outcomes, Komal Abdul Rahim, Namra Qadeer Shaikh, Noreen Afzal, Asma A H. Merchant, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Adil H. Haider, Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood, Mushyada Ali, Z Samad, and Dr Saqib Kamran Bakhshi
Impact of flipped classroom on level of motivation in learning amongst nursing interns at tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan a pre-post test study, Ubedullah Rahimoon
Nurses’ perspective of access to palliative care at a tertiary care facility: A qualitative study, Shafiq ur Rahman
Post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) management in emergency, learning experience, Gul Raihan
Healthcare provider’s compliance to surgical site infection (ssi) best practice guidelines in adult neurosurgery patients: A quasi experiemntal – pre and post intervention study, Nadia Ramzan Rajab Ali
The perceptions of nurse leaders regarding the brain drain of nurses at the Aga khan university hospital, Karachi, Pakistan., Rahila Rashid
Menstrual hygiene amongst school Girls: Still a messy business, Naghma Rizvi, Saleema A. Gulzar, Tazeen S. Ali, Syeda Aleena Fazal, Alishah Aziz Gulzar, Yasmin Parpio, and Rimsha Hirani
Development and testing of a videogame intervention for symptom management among 8-18 years old children with cancer: A study protocol, Sehrish Sajjad, Raisa B. Gul, Saleem Sayani, Zehra Fadoo, Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi, and Rubina Barolia
Assessment of preschool preparedness intervention package on adoption of nutrition friendly school initiative in rural Sindh, Pakistan: A pre-and post-intervention design, Amir Ali Samnan, R. Nuruddin, Pammla Petrucka, Sajid Bashir Soofi, and Rozina Karmaliani
Counseling of oral cancer patients, Salima Shams
Promoting mental wellbeing in pregnant women living in Pakistan with the Safe Motherhood-Accessible Resilience Training (SM-ART) intervention: A randomized controlled trial, Shireen Shehzad, An-Sofie Van Parys, David Arthur, Nicole Letourneau, Gail Wagnild, and Olivier Degomme
"If the food is finished after my brother eats then we (girls) sleep hungry." Food insecurity and dietary diversity among slum-dwelling adolescent girls and boys in Pakistan: A mixed methods study, Sana Sheikh, Rubina Barolia, Atif Habib, Iqbal Azam Syed, Rahat Qureshi, and Romaina Iqbal
Game changer: The story of Yasmin Amarsi and the profession of nursing in Pakistan, Kamal Siddiqi