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Prevalence and possible factors associated with anaemia, and vitamin B ...
BMJ Open (2017)
Sajid Bashir Soofi, Gul Nawaz Khan, Kamran Sadiq, Shabina Ariff, et al.
Objective: To determine the prevalence and possible factors associated with anaemia, and vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies in women of ...
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Paediatrics and Child Health
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards newborn screening for ...
International Health (2018)
Batha Tariq, Ayesha Ahmed, Atif Habib, Ali Turab, et al.
Background: Most congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is not avertable; however, the adverse effects of CH are preventable with early detection and ...
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Prevalence and determinants of iron deficiency anemia among non-pregnant women ...
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2018)
Atif Habib, Raynes Greenow, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Noshad Ali, et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Iron deficiency Anemia (IDA) in women of reproductive age is a recognized public health concern that impairs ...
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Factors associated with low birthweight in term pregnancies: A matched ...
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2017)
Atif Habib, Greenow CR, S Ariff, Sajid Bashir Soofi, et al.
Low birthweight (LBW) remains a significant public health problem in Pakistan and further understanding of factors associated with LBW is ...
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A mixed methods study to assess the effectiveness of food-based ...
BMC Public Health (2017)
Sumra Kureishy, Gul Nawaz Khan, Shabina Arrif,, Khizar Ashraf, et al.
Background: Maternal and child malnutrition is widely prevalent in low and middle income countries. In Pakistan, widespread food insecurity and ...
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Community engagement and integrated health and polio immunisation campaigns in ...
The Lancet Global Health (2017)
Atif Habib, Sajid Soofi, Simon Cousens, Saeed Anwar, et al.
Background: Pakistan faces huge challenges in eradicating polio due to widespread poliovirus transmission and security challenges. Innovative interventions are urgently ...
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Knowledge and perceptions of polio and polio immunization in polio ...
Journal of Public Health Policy (2017)
Atif Habib, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Noshad Ali, Imtiaz Hussain, et al.
Pakistan and Afghanistan remain the only countries where polio is endemic, and Pakistan reports the most cases in the world. ...
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Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies amongst women attending antenatal ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2017)
Atif Habib, Camille Raynes- Greenow, Sidrah Nausheen, Sajid Bashir Soofi, et al.
Background: Unintended pregnancies are a global public health concern and contribute significantly to adverse maternal and neonatal health, social and ...
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Prevalence and possible factors associated with anaemia, and vitamin B ...
BMJ Open (2017)
Sajid Bashir Soofi, Gul Nawaz Khan, Kamran Sadiq, Shabina Ariff, et al.
Objective: To determine the prevalence and possible factors associated with anaemia, and vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies in women of ...
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Article
Seroprevalence of anti-polio antibodies in children from polio high-risk areas ...
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (2017)
Imtiaz Hussain, Ondrej Mach, Atif Habib, Zaid Bhatti, et al.
Background: Pakistan is one of the 3 remaining wild poliovirus endemic countries. We collected sera from children to assess the ...
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Effect of booster doses of poliovirus vaccine in previously vaccinated ...
Vaccine (2016)
Atif Habib, Sajid Soofi, Ondrej Mach, Tariq Samejo, et al.
Background: Considering the current polio situation Pakistan needs vaccine combinations to reach maximum population level immunity. The trial assessed whether ...
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Evaluation of solar disinfection of water intervention delivered through lady ...
International Journal of Pediatrics and Child Care (2016)
Shabina Ariff, Ubaidullah Khan, Ali Turab, Imtiaz Hussain, et al.
Background: Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) is a simple, inexpensive and sustainable means of daily household treatment for drinking and storage ...
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Evaluation of the uptake and impact of neonatal vitamin A ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood (2016)
Sajid Soofi, Shabina Ariff, Kamran Sadiq, Atif Habib, et al.
Background: Despite evidence for the benefits of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) among children 6 to 59 months of age, the ...
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Prevalence and predictors of iron deficiency anemia in children under ...
PLoS ONE (2016)
Atif Habib, Kirsten Black, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Imtiaz Hussain, et al.
Background: Iron deficiency Anemia (IDA) in children is a recognized public health problem that impacts adversely on child morbidity, mortality ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of WHO verbal autopsy tool for ascertaining causes ...
BMC Pediatrics (2015)
Sajid Bashir Soofi, Shabina Ariff, Ubaidullah Khan, Ali Turab, et al.
Background: Globally, clinical certification of the cause of neonatal death is not commonly available in developing countries. Under such circumstances ...
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Urban and rural comparison of vitamin D status in Pakistani ...
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2015)
S Anwar, M P Iqbal, I Azam, Atif Habib, et al.
We undertook a cross-sectional study in rural Jehlum and urban Karachi to evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in ...
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Zinc supplementation fails to increase the immunogenicity of oral poliovirus ...
Vaccine (2015)
Atif Habib, S Soofi, A. Sheraz, Z.S. Bhatti, et al.
Background: Polio eradication remains a challenge in Pakistan and the causes for the failure to eradicate poliomyelitis are complex. Undernutrition ...
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Immune responses to Vi capsular polysaccharide typhoid vaccine in children ...
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology (2014)
R. Leon Ochiai, M. Imran Khan, Sajid B. Soofi, Dipika Sur, et al.
The geometric mean concentration (GMC) and the proportion maintaining a protective level (150 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) units [ELU]/ml) 2 ...
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Immunogenicity and safety of the Vi-CRM197 conjugate vaccine against typhoid ...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases (2014)
Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Maria Rosario Capeding, Ashish Bavdekar, Elisa Marchetti, et al.
Background: Typhoid vaccination is a public health priority in developing countries where young children are greatly affected by typhoid fever. ...
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Validation of verbal autopsy tool for ascertaining the causes of ...
PLOS ONE (2013)
Sidrah Nausheen, Sajid B. Soofi, Kamran Sadiq, Atif Habib, et al.
Objective: To assess performance of the WHO revised verbal autopsy tool for ascertaining the causes of still birth in comparison ...
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A study evaluating poliovirus antibodies and risk factors associated with ...
Vaccine (2013)
Atif Habib, S. Soofi, N. Ali, R.W. Sutter, et al.
Background: Seroprevalence studies provide important data on performance of immunization programs, susceptible groups and populations at-risk of future outbreaks. Identifying ...
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A study to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and impact of ...
BMC Public Health (2013)
Atif Habib, Sajid Soofi, Kamran Sadiq, Tariq Samejo, et al.
Background: Diarrhea remains one of the leading public health issues in developing countries and is a major contributor in morbidity ...
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Contribution to Book
Child vaccination in Pakistan
Reproductive, maternal, child health & nutrition in Pakistan: opportunities for change (2013)
Syed Haider, Atif Habib and Anita Zaidi
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Improved accessibility of emergency obstetrics and newborn care (EmONC) services ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2013)
Ali Turab, Shabina Ariff, Atif Habib, Imran Ahmed, et al.
Background: Every year an estimated three million neonates die globally and two hundred thousand of these deaths occur in Pakistan. ...
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Risk factors associated with typhoid fever in children aged 2-16 ...
Epidemiology and Infection (2012)
M. Imran Khan, R. L. Ochiai, S. B. Soofi, L. Von-Seidlein, et al.
We analysed the data from the control group in a typhoid vaccine trial in Karachi to assess the differences in ...
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