Muhammad Masood Kadir

Datos Biográficos

ID1731766
NOMBREMuhammad Masood Kadir
NOMBRESMuhammad Masood
APELLIDOKadir
FIRMAKADIR M M
AFILIACIONESAga Khan University
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAS13
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2003
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2019
ÍNDICE H2

  • Building global partnerships through shared curricula for an MPH programme in India and Sri Lanka

    Open AccessNalini Sathiakumar, Meghan Tipre et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2019

    This is the most comprehensive skill-based MPH programme in the region, which positions each institution as a regional leader in public health training. The success of the programme has been amply demonstrated by placements of graduated MPH students in leadership roles in public, private and academic sectors within their countries

  • Health systems readiness for adopting mhealth interventions for addressing non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessAnam Feroz, Anam Shahil Feroz et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    In low-and-middle-income countries, epidemiologic transition is taking place very rapidly from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases. NCDs mortality rates are increasing faster and nearly 80% of NCDs deaths occur in LMICs. Existing weak health systems of LMICs are undergoing a devastating human and economic toll as a result of increasing treatment costs and losses to productivity from NCDs. At the same time, the increasing penetratio…

  • A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and correlates of tobacco Use in Chennai, Delhi, and Karachi

    Open AccessCarla J Berg, Vamadevan S Ajay et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    High prevalence of tobacco use in the South Asian region, particularly among men, highlights the urgency to address this serious public health problem. Our analyses suggest targeted prevention and cessation interventions focused on lower socioeconomic groups may be particularly important

  • Weight patterns and perceptions among female university students of Karachi

    Open AccessZubaida Sirang, Hassaan Hasan Bashir et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Our study shows that among female university students in Karachi, the prevalence of being underweight is comparatively high. There is a significant misperception of weight, with one third of students misclassifying themselves. Underweight females are likely to perceive themselves as normal and be most satisfied with their weight. Health policy makers should implement these findings in future development of health interventions and prevention of d…

  • CARRS Surveillance study

    Open AccessManisha Nair, M Korban Ali et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    This surveillance model will generate data on prevalence and trends; help study the complex life-course patterns of CMDs, and provide a platform for developing and testing interventions and tools for prevention and control of CMDs in South-Asia. It will also help understanding the challenges and opportunities in establishing a surveillance system across countries

  • Indoor air pollution (PM 2.5 ) due to secondhand smoke in selected hospitality and entertainment venues of Karachi, Pakistan

    Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Tahir Taj et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2011

    This study demonstrates unacceptably high levels of PM(2.5) exposure associated with secondhand smoke (SHS) at various entertainment venues of Karachi even after 8 years since the promulgation of smoke-free ordinance (2002) in Pakistan; however, better compliance may be evident at hospitality venues. The results of this study call for effective implementation and enforcement of smoke-free environment at public places in the country

  • Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy

    Michele Bloch, Fernando Althabe et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2008Citada por: 2Referencias: 26

    Objectives. We examined pregnant women's use of cigarettes and other tobacco products and the exposure of pregnant women and their young children to secondhand smoke (SHS) in 9 nations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Methods. Face-to-face surveys were administered to 7961 pregnant women (more than 700 per site) between October 2004 and September 2005. Results. At all Latin American sites, pregnant women commonly reported that they had ever tr…

  • Acute health effects of the Tasman Spirit oil spill on residents of Karachi, Pakistan

    Open AccessNaveed Z Janjua, Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2006

    Results suggest that the occurrence of increased symptoms among the exposed group is more likely to be due to exposure to the crude oil spill

  • Social environment and depression among pregnant women in urban areas of Pakistan

    Open AccessAnkan Kazi, Ambreen Kazi et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2006Citada por: 11Referencias: 31

  • Do Mothers-in-Law Matter? Family Dynamics and Fertility Decision-Making in Urban Squatter Settlements of Karachi, Pakistan

    Open AccessMuhammad Masood Kadir, Fariyal F Fikree et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2003

    The perspectives of mothers-in-law about intra-household decision-making, family size and family planning are investigated, and their views compared with those of their sons and daughters-in-law. Women (717 daughters-in-law), their husbands (717 sons) and their 522 mothers-in-law were interviewed in eight squatter settlements in Karachi, Pakistan. Decisions about the schooling and health care of children, and the purchase of jewellery, are percei…