Tazeen S Ali

Biographic Data

ID1730399
NAMETazeen S Ali
GIVEN NAMESTazeen S
FAMILY NAMEAli
SIGNATUREALI T S
AFFILIATIONSAga Khan University
ORCID0000-0002-8896-8766
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS15
TOTAL CITATIONS7
WORKS AS AUTHOR15
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Applying the realist evaluation framework to a faculty mentorship program

    Open AccessRehana Rehman, Quratulain Javaid et al.ARTICLEBMC Medical Education2026

    BACKGROUND: The value of mentoring is crucial for the growth of faculty, and assessing its effectiveness is essential to ensure the retention of faculty members. CMO is a conceptual framework used in realist evaluation to understand the context (C), mechanisms (M) and outcomes (O) of any implementation strategy. OBJECTIVE: The faculty mentorship program was initiated at Aga Khan University Medical College (AKU- MC) in 2019 to foster faculty devel…

  • Suicide prevention program on suicidal behaviors and mental wellbeing among school aged adolescents

    Open AccessYasmin Nadeem Parpio, Yasmin Parpio et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: Suicide is a significant public health concern among school-aged adolescents. This scoping review aimed to synthesize evidence-based literature on suicide prevention interventions designed to enhance mental wellbeing and reduce suicidal behavior in this population. Methods: Following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines and Arksey and O' Malley' s five-phase framework, a systematic search was conducted across five databases (PubMed, Psych Info…

  • Exploring Informal Social Support Experiences and Coping Strategies in Families Raising a Child with an Intellectual Disability

    Open AccessArusa Lakhani, Tazeen S Ali et al.ARTICLEThe Family Journal2025

    Background: This scoping review systematically explores the evidence-based literature concerning the experiences and coping strategies of families raising children with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Objectives: The primary objective of this scoping review was to comprehensively examine the existing literature on the informal social support experiences of families with a child having an ID and to identify the challenges and coping strategies th…

  • Maternal Coffee Consumption During Pregnancy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring

    Open AccessAhmed Arafa, Amira S A Said et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    Both our case-control study and meta-analysis suggest that higher maternal coffee consumption during pregnancy may increase the risk of ADHD in children. Still, prospective cohort studies with objective caffeine biomarkers are needed to clarify causality and determine safe exposure levels

  • Health research priorities in Pakistan

    Open AccessSeyed Abbas Motevalian, Muhammad Naveed Asghar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2024

    Background: The National Health Vision of Pakistan 2016-2025 is to provide affordable health services through a resilient and responsive health system for achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and universal health coverage (UHC) targets. Through this study, we wanted to identify the research priorities at the national level that would help to provide the necessary evidence for achieving this vision through essential packag…

  • Integration of human papillomavirus associated anal cancer screening into HIV care and treatment program in Pakistan

    Open AccessMuslima Ejaz, Anna Mia Ekström et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Although policy makers and health providers in Pakistan saw a clear need to scale-up and integrate anal cancer screening for key populations, the feasibility of this is dependent on political will, financing, anti-stigma and discrimination interventions and health system efficiency

  • Human Papillomavirus associated prevention

    Open AccessMuslima Ejaz, Anna Mia Ekström et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    The findings from this study can help public health policy and researchers to understand this minority's perspective on HPV prevention. Given the low level of knowledge about HPV infection and its negative health consequences there is a need of HPV education combined with STI education and awareness through HPV brochures to educate the target population effectively

  • Right To Play’s intervention to reduce peer violence among children in public schools in Pakistan

    Open AccessRozina Karmaliani, Judith Mcfarlane et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2020

    BACKGROUND: Peer violence is common globally, but a little researched topic in low-and middle-income countries. This study presents the evaluation of a two-year randomized controlled trial of a structured play-based life-skills intervention implemented in schools in Hyderabad, Pakistan. OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of the intervention on school-based peer violence (victimization and perpetration) and depression among school children. METHOD…

  • Perceptions of stakeholders about the role of health system in suicide prevention in Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

    Open AccessAnila Anjum, Tazeen S Ali et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    This study emphasized creating awareness about MH issues, introduction of school health programs, parental counseling session and strengthening of the health system by allocating suitable budget for MH issues and suicide prevention strategies

  • School-based interventions to promote personal and environmental hygiene practices among children in Pakistan

    Open AccessNousheen Akber Pradhan, Waliyah Mughis et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Retrospectively registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03942523) on 5th May 2019

  • Attitude towards gender roles and violence against women and girls (Vawg)

    Open AccessTazeen S Ali, Rozina Karmaliani et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2017

    BACKGROUND: Violence against women is driven by gender norms that normalize and justify gender inequality and violence. Gender norms are substantially shaped during adolescence. Programs offered through schools offer an opportunity to influence gender attitudes toward gender equity if we understand these to be partly shaped by peers and the school environment. OBJECTIVE: We present an analysis of the baseline research conducted for a randomized c…

  • Gender Differences in Factors Associated With Prehospital Delay Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Pakistan

    Open AccessSaleema Allana, Khurshid Khowaja et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2015

    Purpose: To identify gender differences in prehospital delay time (PDT) and its associated factors among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional comparative study. Methods: This study was conducted among 249 ACS patients at two tertiary care hospitals of a large metropolitan city of Pakistan. Data were collected through the modified Response to Symptoms Questionnaire. Results: The median PDT of women was found …

  • Gender roles and their influence on life prospects for women in urban Karachi, Pak0istan

    Open AccessTazeen S Ali, Gunilla Krantz et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2011

    BACKGROUND: Pakistan is a patriarchal society where men are the primary authority figures and women are subordinate. This has serious implications on women's and men's life prospects. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to explore current gender roles in urban Pakistan, how these are reproduced and maintained and influence men's and women's life circumstances. DESIGN: Five focus group discussions were conducted, including 28 women representing employed, unemp…

  • Newborn care practices in low socioeconomic settlements of Karachi, Pakistan

    Open AccessFariyal F Fikree, Tazeen S Ali et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2005Cited by: 4References: 15

  • Health service utilization for perceived postpartum morbidity among poor women living in Karachi

    Open AccessFariyal F Fikree, Tazeen S Ali et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2004Cited by: 3References: 18