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Professor & Chair, Department of Family Medicine

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Present	Professor & Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University ‐ Department of Family Medicine
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Family Medicine

Frequency and factors associated with adult immunization in patients visiting ...

Samar Zaki, Asma Usman, Swaleha Tariq, Sameena Shah, et al.

Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the frequency and factors associated with adult immunization in patients visiting ...

Impact of caregiving on various aspects of the lives of ...

Babar Irfan, Omar Irfan, Ahmed Ansari, Waris Qidwai, et al.

Objective: This study was designed to assess the impact of caregiving on the lives of the caregivers. Methods: A cross-sectional ...

New leadership model for family physicians in the Eastern Mediterranean ...

Journal of Family Medicine (2017)

Salman Rawaf, Waris Qidwai, TAM Khoja, Kashmira Nanji, et al.

Background: Family Medicine is growing rapidly across the Eastern Mediterranean Region. However, it needs support in terms of overall health ...

Effectiveness of an interventional program for the management of hypertension ...

Middle East Journal of Internal Medicine (2016)

Waris Qidwai, Khawar Kazmi, Kashmira Nanji and Sana Anees

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of an interventional program to improve hypertension management through ...

Storage of medicines and temperature control at community pharmacies in ...

Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (2016)

Nadir Suhail, Sumera Aziz Ali, Waris Qidwai, Savera Aziz Ali, et al.

Background: Medicines are the essential tools for prevention, cure and control of diseases. If these medicines are ineffective then their ...

Impact of cable television on lives of patients visiting a ...

Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi (2016)

Waris Qidwai, Kashmira Nanji and Madeeha Anwar Adam

A cross sectional survey was conducted during August 2014 to October 2014, to identify the impact of cable television channels ...

Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy: systematic review

Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (2016)

Sumera Aziz Ali, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani and Waris Qidwai

Background: Unplanned pregnancy is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in the world. The objective of ...

Primary healthcare policy implementation in South Asia

BMJ Global Health (2016)

Chris van Weel, Ryuki Kassai, Waris Qidwai, Raman Kumar, et al.

Primary healthcare is considered an essential feature of health systems to secure population health and contain costs of healthcare while ...

The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in sexual ...

European Journal of Integrative Medicine (2016)

Waris Qidwai, William Wong, Kashmira Nanji and Nicola Robinson

Translational research and complexity of clinical practice: issues, challenges, and ...

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (2016)

Role of evidence-based public health in controlling emerging infectious diseases

Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (2015)

Tawfik A. M. Khoja, Waris Qidwai, Mohamed S. Hussein and Lesley Pocock

Barriers, challenges and way forward for implementation of person centered ...

Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (2015)

Waris Qidwai, Kashmira Nanji, Tawfik A M Khoja, Salman Rawaf, et al.

Background: Person-Centered Care (PCC) is now considered a mandatory approach in Patient-Physician consultation. The aim of the study was to ...

Delivering healthcare services in resource constraint countries like Pakistan: sustainable ...

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (2015)

Health promotion, disease prevention and periodic health checks: perceptions and ...

Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (2015)

Waris Qidwai, Kashmira Nanji, Tawfik A M Khoja, Salman Rawaf, et al.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify the current practices and perceptions of family physicians regarding health promotion, ...

Patients’ attitudes and perceptions regarding person centered care: results of ...

European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare (2015)

Waris Qidwai, Zehra Kazmi and Kashmira Nanji

Background: Doctor-Patient consultation models have evolved over time, but there is a need for a paradigm shift from a directive ...

Psychosocial risk factors for acute myocardial infarction: results of a ...

Acta Psychopathologica (2015)

Kiran Abdul Sattar, Waris Qidwai and Kashmira Nanji

Objective: To determine psychosocial risk factors for acute myocardial infarction at a teaching hospital in Karachi. Methods: One hundred and ...

Strategies for the prevention of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and ...

World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (2015)

Sina Aziz and Waris Qidwai

After a brief background about the epidemiology of Hepatitis B, C and HIV, strategies for their prevention are discussed in ...

Effect of dietary supplementation of black seed (N. Sativa L ...

Anti-inflammatory and Antiallergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (2014)

Waris Qidwai and Tabinda Ashfaq

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic problem closely related to cardiovascular disease leading to premature death. Dyslipidemia is an important risk ...

Patient attitudes towards physician nonverbal behaviors during consultancy: result from ...

ISRN Family Medicine (2014)

Fahad Hanif Khan, Raheela Hanif, Rumina Tabassum, Waris Qidwai, et al.

Background. Nonverbal behaviors have a significant impact on patients during consultations. This study was undertaken to find out the attitudes ...

Are physicians more technical in their approach and less humane ...

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (2014)

Educational intervention among barbers to improve their knowledge regarding HIV ...

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition (2014)

Mukesh Kumar Krishanani, Faridah Amir Ali, Ali Khan Khuwaja, Waris Qidwai, et al.

One of the Millennium Development Goals is to combat HIV, the burden of which continues to increase in developing countries, ...

Enuresis nocturna and the symptoms of upper airway obstruction in ...

Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (2014)

Yusuf Cetin Doganer, Aydogan Umit, Tabinda Ashfaq, Serhat Burmaoğlu, et al.

Objective: Enuresis Nocturna (EN)associated with symptoms of upper airway obstruction was frequentlyobserved in various studies. In this study EN associated ...

Leadership in healthcare is a neglected issue: a call for ...

Journal of Liaquat University Medical Health Science (2014)

Healthcare and medical profession stands at crossroads today. Unprecedented technological advances as a result of ongoing scientific research has revolutionized ...

Primary care research

The Lancet (2014)

Michael Kidd, Garth Manning, Amanda Howe, Waris Qidwai, et al.

Role of complementary and alternative medicine in controlling dyslipidemia

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2014)

Waris Qidwai, Firdous Jahan and Kashmira Nanji