Relationship of caffeine regimen with osteopenia of prematurity in preterm neonates: a cohort retrospective study by Manoj Kumar, Amin Ali, Muhammad Azeem Khan, Sadia Sohail, Syed Muzafar Saleem, Midhat Khan, Fizzah Naz, Wasif Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Sohail Salat, Kashif Hussain, Gul Ambreen

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Impact of conflict on maternal and child health service delivery: a country case study of Afghanistan by Shafiq Mirzazada, Zahra Ali Padhani, Sultana Jabeen, Malika Fatima, Arjumand Rizvi, Uzair Ansari, Jai K. Das, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

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Perceptions of parents and religious leaders regarding minimal invasive tissue sampling to identify the cause of death in stillbirths and neonates: results from a qualitative study by Anam Feroz, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim, Elizabeth M. McClure, Anum Shiraz Ali, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sayyeda Reza, Zahid Abbasi, Jamal Raza, Haleema Yasmin, Khadija Bano, Afia Zafar, Sameen Siddiqi, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sarah Saleem

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Impact of an outpatient palliative care consultation and symptom clusters in terminal patients at a tertiary care center in Pakistan by Wardah Rafaqat, Abbas Raza Syed, Ibrahim Munaf Ahmed, Shiraz Hashmi, Ismat Jabeen, Samina Rajwani, Uqba Qamar, Muhammad Atif Waqar

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Diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence for detecting gastrointestinal luminal pathologies: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Om Parkash, Asra Tus Saleha Siddiqui, Uswa Jiwani, Fahad Rind, Zahra Ali Padhani, Arjumand Rizvi, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Jai K. Das, Jai K. Das

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Postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling in communities: exploring perceptions of families, funeral workers, religious and community leaders and healthcare providers from Paki... by Nazia Ahsan, Fauzia Aman Malik, Waliyah Mughis, Rawshan Jabeen, Shaheen Mehboob, Raheel Allana, Syeda Quratulain, Saima Jamal, Christina R. Paganelli, Norman Goco, Lindsay Parlberg, Saad B. Omer, Abdul Momin Kazi

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Disparities in Cardiovascular Research Output and Disease Outcomes among High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries – An Analysis of Global Cardiovascular Publications over the Last D... by Nada Qaisar Qureshi, Syed Hamza Mufarrih, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Wajeeha Tariq, Aysha Almas, Ali H. Mokdad, John Bartlett, Imran Nisar, Sameen Siddiqi, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Daniel Mark, Pamela S. Douglas, Zainab Samad

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Evaluation of semi-quantitative compared to quantitative cultures of tracheal aspirates for the yield of culturable respiratory pathogens – a cross-sectional study by Salima Rattani, Joveria Farooqi, Ghazala Jabeen, Saeeda Chandio, Qaiser Kash, Aijaz Khan, Kauser Jabeen

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Aga Khan University clinical laboratory, Karachi, Pakistan. …”
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Hybridizing video-based learning with simulation for flipping the clinical skills learning at a university hospital in Pakistan by Sana Saeed, Maryam Hameed Khan, Muhammad Muneeb Ullah Siddiqui, Anny Dhanwani, Areeba Hussain, Muhammad Maisam Ali

“…This study aims to measure the effectiveness of hybridizing video-based learning with simulation for flipping the clinical skills teaching of fourth-year medical students at the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Pakistan. Methods The study employed a mixed-methods design. …”
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Journey of medication reconciliation compliance in a lower middle-income country: a retrospective chart review by Ainan Arshad, Hasnain Zafar, Samar Fatima, Amara Zafar, Sana Farrukh, Anum Rahim, Saharish Nazar

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Association of resolvin level in pregnant women with preeclampsia and metabolic syndrome by Sabah Farhat, Muhammad Usman Zafar, Maheen A. Sheikh, Chaudhry Muhammad Qasim, Faiza Urooj, Syeda Sadia Fatima

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A randomized clinical trial to test efficacy of chamomile and saffron for neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory responses in depressive patients by Saara Ahmad, Arfa Azhar, Prashant Tikmani, Hamna Rafique, Asra Khan, Hanif Mesiya, Humera Saeed

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Inappropriate supplementation of Vitamin D can result in toxicity: a cross-sectional study of paediatrics population by Nazia Shamim, Hafsa Majid, Suneeta Khemani, Maliha Salim, Siraj Muneer, Aysha Habib Khan

“…Method: The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised medical records from January 1 to December 31, 2018, of children aged <18 years with 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels >50ng/ml. …”
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Impact of a multifaceted intervention on physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to pharmaceutical incentivisation: protocol for a randomised control trial by Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, Mishal Khan, Iqbal Azam, Sadia Shakoor, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Rumina Hasan, Muhammad Naveed Noor, Sabeen Sharif Khan

“…Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses will be performed to measure a change in GPs’ knowledge, attitudes and practices, while qualitative analysis will add to our understanding of the quantitative SPSR data.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval has been obtained from the Pakistan National Bioethics Committee (# 4-87/NBC-582/21/1364), the Aga Khan University (# 2020-4759-1129) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (# 26506). …”
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Community stakeholders’ views on reducing violence against women in Pakistan by Tazeen Saeed Ali, Rozina Karmaliani, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, Nasim Zahid Shah, Zahid Hyder Wadani, Saher Aijaz, Asli Kulane

“…Ethical approval was obtained from Aga Khan University Ethics Review Committee. Results Three major themes emerged on community members and stakeholders’ views on VAW: a) community’s perception of VAW b) the repercussions of VAW, and c) multiple voices regarding strategies to reduce VAW. …”
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Factors associated with lost to follow up in patients with brain tumours: A multi-centre study in Pakistan by Muhammad Usman Khalid, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Mashal Murad Shah, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Altaf Ali Laghari, Naveed Zaman Akhunzada, Saad bin Anis, Muhammad Faraz Raghib , Sameen Siddiqi, Syed Ather Enam 

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Measurement of sound levels in a neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan by Saleema Khowaja, Shabina Ariff, Laila Ladak, Zainab Manan, Tazeen Ali

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Challenges and health outcomes of the exposure to soybean dust in the harbor neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan: a wake-up call by Nadeem Ullah Khan, Asrar Ali, Umerdad Khudadad, Uzma Rahim Khan, Noman Ali, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Shehryar Abid, Mahmood Jilani, Seemin Jamali, Junaid A. Razzak

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Mean level of pretreatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck–Cross-sectional study by Saqib Raza Khan, Nida-e-Zehra, Daania Shoaib, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Muhammad Afzal, Shazaf Masood Sidhu, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Nauman Zahir, Munira Moosajee, Adnan Abdul Jabbar, Yasmin Abdul Rashid

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Psychometric evaluation of PHQ–9 and GAD–7 among community health volunteers and nurses/midwives in Kenya following a nation-wide telephonic survey by Sabina Adhiambo Odero, Paul Mwangi, Rachel Odhiambo, Brenda Mumbua Nzioka, Constance Shumba, Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, Amina Abubakar

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