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Publikováno v:
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Vol 73, Iss 3 (2023)
Objective: To use a peer-to-peer and social media approach to reach out to men who have sex with men and to distribute human immunodeficiency virus self-testing kits among them in an urban setting. Method: The cross-sectional, pilot study was condu
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/36df0a29630b4051b2ad5a097f287daa
Examining unsafe injection practices associated with auto-disable (AD) syringes: a systematic review
Autor:
Anokhi Ali Khan, Mehr Munir, Fatima Miraj, Shayan Imran, Danya Arif Siddiqi, Arshad Altaf, Aamir Javed Khan, Subhash Chandir
Publikováno v:
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 17, Iss 9, Pp 3247-3258 (2021)
Auto-disable (AD) syringes are specifically designed to prevent syringe reuse. However, the notion that specific AD syringe designs may be unsafe due to reuse concerns related to the syringe’s activation point has surfaced. We conducted a systemati
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/15000ed03e9646ce95305d43f38b41e0
Autor:
Arshad Altaf, Muhammad Safdar Kamal Pasha, Ayesha Majeed, Wajid Ali, Ahmed Sabry Alaama, Muhammad Shahid Jamil
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 7, p e0270857 (2022)
BackgroundHIV self-testing (HIVST) is an innovative HIV testing approach that effectively reaches those who do not otherwise test, including key populations (KPs). Despite potential benefits, HIVST is not currently implemented in Pakistan. The high r
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0dfc977876cd437e8dcf9d7d174926d9
Autor:
Syed Sharaf Ali Shah, Safdar Pasha, Nikhat Iftikar, Altaf Ahmed Soomro, Nazia Farrukh, Arshad Altaf
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (2021)
Objective: To assess the magnitude of the problem of injection safety in public and private health facilities in two districts of Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted between October
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c06a6bef161845159e962dd4dd6dcd2e
Autor:
Arshad Altaf, Syed Sharaf Ali Shah, Safdar Pasha, Altaf Ahmed Soomro, Nazia Farrukh, Rafiq Khanani
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (2021)
Objective: To assess the feasibility of index testing approach to test the parents and siblings of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive children, and identify HIV-positive individuals. Methods: The study was conducted at Ratodero, Pakistan.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b8d89fe307fc404499e64f68d80e59c3
Publikováno v:
BMC Health Services Research, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Abstract Background Reuse of injection devices to give healthcare injections decreased from 39.8 to 5.5% between 2000 and 2010, but trends since 2011 have not been described. We reviewed results of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) to describe inj
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d3e37a9d9c954c759f333a781ddbf984
Autor:
Arshad Altaf, Safdar Kamal Pasha
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (2020)
Abstract The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set an ambitious target to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030. Pakistan is one of the focused countries because of the high prevalence of HCV. The prices of direct-acting antiviral drugs(DAA)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9cf95a4387ac4df6841a2ff40730a68c
Publikováno v:
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Vol 16 (2017)
Background: Knowledge of risk factors for HIV transmission in high-risk population plays a critical role in averting the risk of HIV transmission. In Pakistan, injection drug users (IDUs) constitute the core risk group of HIV prevalence, where the ep
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6e2f08d289784dc78054098e65d19da7
Autor:
Yasir Sepah, Lubna Samad, Arshad Altaf, Muhammad Sohail Halim, Nithya Rajagopalan, Aamir Javed Khan
Publikováno v:
F1000Research, Vol 3 (2017)
Aspiration during any kind of injection is meant to ensure that the needle tip is at the desired location during this blind procedure. While aspiration appears to be a simple procedure, it has generated a lot of controversy concerning the perceived b
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4e9fa94e25f140f391cd25af7b9811d9
Publikováno v:
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 39, Iss 2, Pp 148-151 (2014)
Failure of development of the primitive lung bud leads to an extremely rare congenital anomaly with a prevalence of 34 per 10 lac live births termed pulmonary aplasia. In half of such cases, associated congenital malformations of the cardiovascular,
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/da60b8951a324dfba70063159159161c