Afshan Bhatti

Biographic Data

ID3582755
NAMEAfshan Bhatti
GIVEN NAMESAfshan
FAMILY NAMEBhatti
SIGNATUREBHATTI A
AFFILIATIONSPopulation Council
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • Challenges to achieving appropriate and equitable access to Caesarean section

    Open AccessZubia Mumtaz, Afshan Bhatti et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2020

    Access to Caesarean section (C-section) remains inadequate for some groups of women while others have worryingly high rates. Understanding differential receipt demands exploration of the socio-cultural, and political economic, characteristics of the health systems that produce them. This extensive institutional ethnography investigated under- and over-receipt of C-section in two rural districts in Pakistan – Jhelum and Layyah. Data were collected…

  • Learning from failure? Political expediency, evidence, and inaction in global maternal health

    Open AccessZubia Mumtaz, Alyssa Ferguson et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019References: 11

  • Improving Maternal Health in Pakistan

    Zubia Mumtaz, Sarah Salway et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2014Cited by: 1References: 14

    Evidence suggests national- and community-level interventions are not reaching women living at the economic and social margins of society in Pakistan. We conducted a 10-month qualitative study (May 2010–February 2011) in a village in Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected using 94 in-depth interviews, 11 focus group discussions, 134 observational sessions, and 5 maternal death case studies. Despite awareness of birth complications and treatment op…

  • The role of social geography on Lady Health Workers' mobility and effectiveness in Pakistan

    Open AccessZubia Mumtaz, Sarah Salway et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2013Cited by: 8References: 17

    The Pakistan Lady Health Worker (LHW) program provides door-step reproductive health services in a context where patriarchal norms of seclusion constrain women's access to health care facilities. The program has not achieved optimal functioning, particularly in relation to raising levels of contraceptive use. One reason may be that the LHWs face the same mobility constraints that necessitated their appointment. Past research has documented the in…

  • Signalling, status and inequities in maternal healthcare use in Punjab, Pakistan

    Open AccessZubia Mumtaz, Adrienne Levay et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2013Cited by: 3References: 23

    Despite rising uptake of maternal healthcare in Pakistan, inequities persist. To-date, attempts to explain and address these differentials have focused predominantly on increasing awareness, geographic and financial accessibility. However, in a context where 70% of healthcare is private sector provided, it becomes pertinent to consider the value associated with this good. This study examined patterns of maternal healthcare use across socioeconomi…

  • Maternal deaths in Pakistan

    Open AccessZubia Mumtaz, Sarah Salway et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2011

    BACKGROUND: A key aim of countries with high maternal mortality rates is to increase availability of competent maternal health care during pregnancy and childbirth. Yet, despite significant investment, countries with the highest burdens have not reduced their rates to the expected levels. We argue, taking Pakistan as a case study, that improving physical availability of services is necessary but not sufficient for reducing maternal mortality beca…

  • Pakistan's Population in the 1970's

    Lee L Bean, A D Bhatti et al.ARTICLEJournal of Asian and African…1973