The average lifespan of people suffering from HIV-AIDS is estimated to be 9 to 11 years, with Vitamin D deficiency as one of the most common phenomena among them. Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) could significantly enhance ...

Objective: To assess the quality of life among beta-thalassemic major children in a tertiary care setting. Method: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at the Federal Government Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, ...

Global climate change exposes workers to increased air temperature, polluted air, and ultraviolet radiation due to ozone depletion, increased extreme weather events, and evolving patterns of vector borne diseases. These ...

Objectives: To access the factors associated with knowledge of lactational amenorrhea as a contraceptive method among postpartum women dwelling in the Rajanpur district of Pakistan. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey ...

The objective of this study was to assess whether the standard therapy of ready-to-use therapeutic food in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is effective in improving developmental potential ...

Background: In developing countries, malnutrition in children and developmental delays are two major challenges for public health. To achieve the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals from the broader perspective ...

Background: Depression is more prevalent in women than in men. Among women’s population sub-groups, there is paucity of research regarding occupational factors associated with depression in Pakistani nurses. Methods: ...

Background: Athletes suffer from many injuries in their sports career which may be due to some trauma or maybe atraumatic. Athletes involved in the sports of long-running remains worried about knee osteoarthritis ...

Renal cysts are the most common space occupying lesions of kidneys. These may be simple or complex. Complex renal cysts are suspicious for malignancy. Computed tomography is the gold standard in diagnosis of complex ...

Objectives: To determine the frequency of risk factors i.e. consanguinity and maternal age associated with spontaneous abortions in Pakistan and to propose ways to reduce them. Study design: Cross sectional descriptive ...