Ali Khan Khuwaja

Summary

Affiliation: The Aga Khan University
Country: Pakistan

Publications

  1. ncbi Comparison of job satisfaction and stress among male and female doctors in teaching hospitals of Karachi
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi
    J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 16:23-7. 2004
  2. ncbi Factors related to knowledge and perception of women about smoking: a cross sectional study from a developing country
    Seema Bhanji
    Department of Family Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    BMC Womens Health 11:16. 2011
  3. ncbi Prevalence of physical inactivity and barriers to physical activity among obese attendants at a community health-care center in Karachi, Pakistan
    Nafisa Samir
    Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, PO Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800 Pakistan
    BMC Res Notes 4:174. 2011
  4. ncbi Effectiveness of counseling for anxiety and depression in mothers of children ages 0-30 months by community workers in Karachi, Pakistan: a quasi experimental study
    Niloufer S Ali
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University Stadium Road, P O Box3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    BMC Psychiatry 10:57. 2010
  5. ncbi Cost of diabetes care in out-patient clinics of Karachi, Pakistan
    Liaquat A Khowaja
    Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    BMC Health Serv Res 7:189. 2007
  6. ncbi Use of psychoactive drugs among patients visiting outpatient clinics in Karachi, Pakistan
    A K Khuwaja
    Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Singapore Med J 48:509-13. 2007
  7. ncbi Family physicians understanding about Mantoux test: A survey from a high endemic TB country
    Niloufer Sultan Ali
    Family Medicine Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Asia Pac Fam Med 9:8. 2010
  8. ncbi Gender differences and clustering pattern of behavioural risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases: community-based study from a developing country
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Chronic Illn 6:163-70. 2010
  9. ncbi Smoking among adult males in an urban community of Karachi, Pakistan
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 35:999-1004. 2004
  10. ncbi Anxiety and depression among outpatients with type 2 diabetes: A multi-centre study of prevalence and associated factors
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74880, Pakistan
    Diabetol Metab Syndr 2:72. 2010

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Publications35

  1. ncbi Comparison of job satisfaction and stress among male and female doctors in teaching hospitals of Karachi
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi
    J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 16:23-7. 2004
    ..Job dissatisfaction and stress among doctors affect the quality of health care. We assessed the levels of satisfaction for workplace characteristics and job stress among doctors of three teaching hospitals in Karachi...
  2. ncbi Factors related to knowledge and perception of women about smoking: a cross sectional study from a developing country
    Seema Bhanji
    Department of Family Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    BMC Womens Health 11:16. 2011
    ..We aimed to assess the knowledge and perceptions towards smoking and to identify the factors related with level of knowledge and perceptions among adult women in urban slums...
  3. ncbi Prevalence of physical inactivity and barriers to physical activity among obese attendants at a community health-care center in Karachi, Pakistan
    Nafisa Samir
    Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, PO Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800 Pakistan
    BMC Res Notes 4:174. 2011
    ..abstract:..
  4. ncbi Effectiveness of counseling for anxiety and depression in mothers of children ages 0-30 months by community workers in Karachi, Pakistan: a quasi experimental study
    Niloufer S Ali
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University Stadium Road, P O Box3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    BMC Psychiatry 10:57. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Cost of diabetes care in out-patient clinics of Karachi, Pakistan
    Liaquat A Khowaja
    Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    BMC Health Serv Res 7:189. 2007
    ..This is the first study conducted from a societal perspective to estimate the cost of managing diabetes in Pakistan...
  6. ncbi Use of psychoactive drugs among patients visiting outpatient clinics in Karachi, Pakistan
    A K Khuwaja
    Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Singapore Med J 48:509-13. 2007
    ..This study was conducted to determine the proportion of usage of psychoactive drugs, and to identify factors associated with its use among patients visiting outpatient clinics of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan...
  7. ncbi Family physicians understanding about Mantoux test: A survey from a high endemic TB country
    Niloufer Sultan Ali
    Family Medicine Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Asia Pac Fam Med 9:8. 2010
    ..Tuberculosis is a global health emergency and is a big challenge to diagnose and manage it. Family physicians being first contact health persons should be well competent to diagnose and manage the patients with tuberculosis...
  8. ncbi Gender differences and clustering pattern of behavioural risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases: community-based study from a developing country
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Chronic Illn 6:163-70. 2010
    ..This study estimates the burden of behavioural risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases (CNDs) to evaluate the degree of clustering and the differential of these factors by gender in adults...
  9. ncbi Smoking among adult males in an urban community of Karachi, Pakistan
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 35:999-1004. 2004
    ..In conclusion, smoking is a major problem in especially in younger age groups. There is an urgent need for health promotion and anti-tobacco education in combating the epidemic of smoking in Pakistan...
  10. ncbi Anxiety and depression among outpatients with type 2 diabetes: A multi-centre study of prevalence and associated factors
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74880, Pakistan
    Diabetol Metab Syndr 2:72. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  11. ncbi Preventable lifestyle risk factors for non-communicable diseases in the Pakistan Adolescents Schools Study 1 (PASS-1)
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    J Prev Med Public Health 44:210-7. 2011
    ..The rising burden of preventable risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among adolescents is a major public health challenge worldwide. We identified the preventable risk factors for NCDs in adolescents...
  12. ncbi Experiences, attitudes and barriers towards research amongst junior faculty of Pakistani medical universities
    Saniya Sabzwari
    Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    BMC Med Educ 9:68. 2009
    ..We conducted a study to assess the proportion of junior faculty involved in research to highlight their attitude towards research, and identify the factors associated with their research involvement...
  13. ncbi Self-examination for breast and testicular cancers: a community-based intervention study
    Khairunnisa Shallwani
    Clifton Medical Services, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 11:145-8. 2010
    ..001). Our results suggest that educational interventions at the community level increase the knowledge and practices of women and men for the SBE and STE...
  14. ncbi Assessment of quality of care for the management of type 2 diabetes: a multicentre study from a developing country
    Iqbal Syed Azam
    Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Qual Prim Care 18:207-14. 2010
    ..This study aimed to document the quality of care provided to people with type 2 diabetes in Pakistan and to identify the difference in care offered at various clinics...
  15. ncbi Characteristics of patients using psychoactive drugs in Karachi, Pakistan
    Niloufer Sultan Ali
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Pharm World Sci 31:369-72. 2009
    ..To assess the distribution of various characteristics related to use of psychoactive drugs and the differences by gender...
  16. ncbi Myths and fallacies about epilepsy among residents of a Karachi slum area
    Majid Shafiq
    Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    Trop Doct 38:32-3. 2008
    ..It appears that misconceptions abound regarding epilepsy's causes, complications and methods of treatment. However, those who had received a school education were less likely to link epilepsy with supernatural phenomena...
  17. ncbi Smokeless tobacco use among adult patients who visited family practice clinics in Karachi, Pakistan
    Niloufer Sultan Ali
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    J Oral Pathol Med 38:416-21. 2009
    ..This study also aimed to assess the SLT user's attitude and practices for its use...
  18. ncbi An audit of the quality of care indicators for the management of diabetes in family practice clinics in Karachi, Pakistan
    Raheem H Dhanani
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 20:55-8. 2008
    ..This is a retrospective audit of medical records conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital of private sector in Karachi for one month...
  19. ncbi Screening of hepatitis B and C among people visiting general practice clinics in a rural district of Sindh, Pakistan
    Ameet Kumar
    Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
    J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 22:143-5. 2010
    ..This study aimed to screen for HB and HC among people who visited General Practice clinics and also to identify the differences of screening positive cases by age and sex...
  20. ncbi Diabetes and hypertension: public awareness and lifestyle - findings of a health mela
    Ghazala Rafique
    Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 13:679-83. 2003
    ....
  21. ncbi Educational intervention among barbers about liver cancer-inducing viruses: a pilot study from a developing country
    Mukesh Kumar Krishanani
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    J Cancer Educ 25:632-6. 2010
    ..6% after intervention (p < 0.001). Educational interventions to prevent cancer-induced viruses are highly effective even in illiterate/low-educated people...
  22. ncbi Cardiovascular Disease-Related Lifestyle Factors among People with Type 2 Diabetes in Pakistan: A Multicentre Study for the Prevalence, Clustering, and Associated Sociodemographic Determinants
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74880, Pakistan
    Cardiol Res Pract 2011:656835. 2011
    ..Conclusion. These results suggest the need of comprehensive and integrated interventions to reduce the prevalence of lifestyle factors...
  23. ncbi Underestimation of weight and its associated factors among overweight and obese adults in Pakistan: a cross sectional study
    Seema Bhanji
    Department of Family Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
    BMC Public Health 11:363. 2011
    ..We also explored the factors associated with underestimation of weight in these individuals...
  24. ncbi Quit smoking for life--social marketing strategy for youth: a case for Pakistan
    Liaquat Ali Khowaja
    Quality of Life Project, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    J Cancer Educ 25:637-42. 2010
    ..This paper focuses on the antismoking social marketing strategy in Pakistan with an aim to reduce smoking prevalence, especially among the youth...
  25. ncbi Self examination for breast and testicular cancers: a community-based intervention study
    Khairunnisa Shallwani
    Clifton Medical Services, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 11:383-6. 2010
    ..001). Our results suggest that educational interventions at the community level increase the knowledge and practices of women and men for SBE and STE...
  26. ncbi Cost effectiveness of screening of all newly recruited employees for diabetes at a tertiary care hospital
    Niloufer Sultan Ali
    Department of Family Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 19:23-5. 2007
    ..However, we embarked with a study to assess the yield of recommended screening for Type 2 diabetes in all the newly recruited employees at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi...
  27. ncbi Are unhygienic practices during the menstrual, partum and postpartum periods risk factors for secondary infertility?
    Tazeen Saeed Ali
    Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    J Health Popul Nutr 25:189-94. 2007
    ..5, 95% CI 1.3-4.7). Since these factors are preventable/modifiable to a great extent, public-health interventions are, thus, recommended to address these risk factors at various levels...
  28. ncbi Sleep deprivation and its associated factors among general ward patients at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan
    Majid Shafiq
    Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi
    J Pak Med Assoc 56:614-7. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: Our study revealed that sleep deprivation occurs commonly among general ward patients in tertiary care setting. Factors found to be associated with SD were amenable to modification to a greater extent...
  29. ncbi Predictors of oral tobacco use among young adult patients visiting family medicine clinics in Karachi, Pakistan
    Raheem Dhanani
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, East Africa
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 12:43-7. 2011
    ..6% tried to quit this habit but failed. We suggest socially and culturally acceptable educational and behavioral interventions for control of OT usage and hence to prevent its associated cancers...
  30. ncbi Screening for diseases in family practice
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Garden East, Karachi
    J Pak Med Assoc 55:116-8. 2005
    ..This review summarizes the basic concepts and criteria regarding the screening for diseases...
  31. ncbi Epidemic of obesity: prevention must start in childhood
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 16:93. 2004
  32. ncbi Microalbuminuria among patients with type II diabetes mellitus: early screening and intervention required
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Hong Kong Med J 11:70. 2005
  33. ncbi Coronary heart disease risk factor profile of children in a country with developing economy--an issue that needs prompt attention
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    J Pak Med Assoc 54:642. 2004
  34. ncbi Hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: management needs to be more intensified
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    Singapore Med J 46:735. 2005
  35. ncbi Noncommunicable diseases and injuries: action needed in South Asia too
    Ali Khan Khuwaja
    PLoS Med 4:e38. 2007