Readings for Pakistan Health

Ahmed, A., Siddiqi, A., Tahir, M., Saqlain, M., Hashmi, F., & Dujaili, J. (2021). Use of telemedicine in healthcare during covid-19 in pakistan: lessons, legislation challenges and future perspective. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 50(6), 485–486. https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020562

Ain, Q., Xie, L., & Yousaf, T. (2022). Improving psychological wellbeing and healthcare outcomes through decentralization of healthcare expenditures in pakistan. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.882295

Alaei, K., Sarwar, M., & Alaei, A. (2017). The urgency to mitigate the spread of hepatitis c in pakistan through blood transfusion reform. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 7(3), 207–209. https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2017.120

Ali, I., Ahmad, J., Khan, A., Khan, T., Khan, J., & Ul‐Haq, Z. (2016). Self‐medication and non‐adherence with antibiotics: the current situation in pakistan. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 46(1), 34–37. https://doi.org/10.1002/jppr.1153

Ali, M. (2019). Field lessons in surveying healthcare waste management activities in pakistan. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 25(3), 213–217. https://doi.org/10.26719/emhj.18.024

Amen, U., Rajwani, Z., Sumayya, U., Haroon, R., Mushtaq, N., & Sharif, S. (2021). Influence of covid-19 on the mental health of nurses dealing with covid-19 patients (a study on nurses within karachi). PJMHS, 15(5), 1200–1204. https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs211551200

Anser, M., Yousaf, Z., Khan, M., Nassani, A., Abro, M., Vo, X., … & Zaman, K. (2020). Social and administrative issues related to the covid-19 pandemic in pakistan: better late than never. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(27), 34567–34573. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10008-7

Butt, M., Safdar, A., Amir, A., Zaman, M., Ahmad, A., Saleem, R., … & Mallhi, T. (2021). Arboviral diseases and covid‐19 coincidence: challenges for pakistan’s derelict healthcare system. Journal of Medical Virology, 93(12), 6465–6467. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27241

Chaudhary, F., Ahmad, B., Javed, M., Mustafa, S., Fazal, A., Javaid, M., … & Din, S. (2022). Teledentistry awareness, its usefulness, and challenges among dental professionals in pakistan and saudi arabia. Digital Health, 8, 205520762210897. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076221089776

Chowdhury, A., Hafeez-Baig, A., Gururajan, R., McCubbin, A., & Sharif, M. (2019). Image quality in telehealth: challenges in developing countries.. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.19114/v1

Faisal, M., Stanton, P., & Muchiri, M. (2022). Public healthcare in pakistan: a people management solution?. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 61(2), 462–482. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7941.12360

Feroz, A., Pradhan, N., Ahmed, Z., Shah, M., Asad, N., Saleem, S., … & Siddiqi, S. (2021). Perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers during covid-19 pandemic in karachi, pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study. BMJ Open, 11(8), e048984. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048984

Humayun, A., Shahabuddin, S., Afzal, S., Malik, A., Atique, S., & Iqbal, U. (2021). Healthcare strategies and initiatives about covid19 in pakistan: telemedicine a way to look forward. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update, 1, 100008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpbup.2021.100008

Hussain, I., Khan, A., Rhoda, D., Ahmed, I., Umer, M., Ansari, U., … & Bhutta, Z. (2023). Routine immunization coverage and immunization card retention in pakistan: results from a cross-sectional national survey. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 42(3), 260–270. https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000003804

Hussain, W. (2019). Healthcare quality management system in pakistan. The International Journal of Frontier Sciences, 3(2), 74–77. https://doi.org/10.37978/tijfs.v3i2.50

Imran, L., Rehan, S., & Lee, K. (2022). How universal health coverage can curb the escalating antimicrobial resistance in pakistan: a call to action for the country’s healthcare system. Tropical Medicine and Health, 50(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00478-5

Iqbal, M. (2021). Health-related quality of life among healthcare providers in pakistan. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 13(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_265_20

Jalil, A., Zakar, R., Zakar, M., & Fischer, F. (2017). Patient satisfaction with doctor-patient interactions: a mixed methods study among diabetes mellitus patients in pakistan. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2094-6

Khalid, F., Raza, W., Hotchkiss, D., & Soelaeman, R. (2020). Health services utilisation and out-of-pocket (oop) expenditures in public and private facilities in pakistan: an empirical analysis of the 2013–14 oop health expenditure survey.. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-30500/v2

Khan, B. (2023). Exploring challenges in accessing primary healthcare for pregnant women in pakistan: a qualitative descriptive study.. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3563310/v1

Khan, M., Bory, S., Rego, S., Suy, S., Durrance-Bagale, A., Sultana, Z., … & Saphonn, V. (2020). Is enhancing the professionalism of healthcare providers critical to tackling antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries?. Human Resources for Health, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-020-0452-7

Khan, N. and Puthussery, S. (2019). Stakeholder perspectives on public-private partnership in health service delivery in sindh province of pakistan: a qualitative study. Public Health, 170, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.02.004

Lane, C. and Glassman, A. (2007). Bigger and better? scaling up and innovation in health aid. Health Affairs, 26(4), 935–948. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.26.4.935

Mahmood, A., Muzaffar, A., Javed, A., & Eusaph, A. (2022). Exploring areas of improvement in postnatal care services in a tertiary care hospital in pakistan.. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.164873415.50045228/v1

Mahmood, S., Hameed, W., & Siddiqi, S. (2022). Are women with disabilities less likely to utilize essential maternal and reproductive health services? — a secondary analysis of pakistan demographic health survey. Plos One, 17(8), e0273869. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273869

Meghani, S. and Lalani, N. (2019). Critical care nurses as frontline warriors during covid-19 in pakistan. Connect the World of Critical Care Nursing, 13(4), 196–201. https://doi.org/10.1891/wfccn-d-20-00009

Meghani, S., Sehar, S., & Punjani, N. (2014). Comparison and analysis of health care delivery system: pakistan versus china. International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research (Ijehsr), 2(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.29052/ijehsr.v2.i1.2014.46-50

Muhammad, J., Sarwar, S., Khan, T., Qasmi, S., Ikram, A., Ahmad, G., … & Ahmed, F. (2021). A cross-sectional survey to assess biorisk management system in research and diagnostic laboratories in khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.766162

Omer, S., Zakar, R., Zakar, M., & Fischer, F. (2021). The influence of social and cultural practices on maternal mortality: a qualitative study from south punjab, pakistan. Reproductive Health, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01151-6

Rehman, J., Hameed, M., Jesrani, A., Namisango, F., & Mehdi, Z. (2020). Towards a unified radiology information & reporting system: challenges and way forwards for the developing countries. Trends in Telemedicine & E-Health, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.31031/tteh.2020.02.000540

Shah, S., Zaidi, S., Ahmed, J., & Rehman, S. (2016). Motivation and retention of physicians in primary healthcare facilities: a qualitative study from abbottabad, pakistan. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5(8), 467–475. https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2016.38

Shaikh, B. and Ali, N. (2023). Universal health coverage in pakistan: is the health system geared up to take on the challenge?. Globalization and Health, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-023-00904-1

Shaukat, N., Ali, D., Barolia, R., Hisam, B., Hassan, S., Afzal, B., … & Razzak, J. (2022). Documenting response to covid-individual and systems successes and challenges: a longitudinal qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08053-8

Shahid, R. and Zeb, S. (2020). Second wave of covid-19 pandemic: its deleterious and mortal repercussions in pakistan. Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 24(4), 288–289. https://doi.org/10.37939/jrmc.v24i4.1554

Sun, J., Sarfraz, M., Ivascu, L., Iqbal, K., & Mansoor, A. (2022). How did work-related depression, anxiety, and stress hamper healthcare employee performance during covid-19? the mediating role of job burnout and mental health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 10359. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610359

Tufail, M., Shakeel, M., Sheikh, F., & Anjum, N. (2021). Implementation of lean six-sigma project in enhancing health care service quality during covid-19 pandemic. Aims Public Health, 8(4), 704–719. https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2021056

Wang, C., Wang, D., Abbas, J., Duan, K., & Mubeen, R. (2021). Global financial crisis, smart lockdown strategies, and the covid-19 spillover impacts: a global perspective implications from southeast asia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.643783

Zahid, N., Syed, M., Hersi, S., Danish, S., & Ahmed, F. (2021). Assessment of burnout in healthcare professionals of pakistan amid covid-19 — a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health, 34–41. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i530456