Amna Khan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4156012 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amna Khan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amna |
| FAMILY NAME | Khan |
| SIGNATURE | KHAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9553-0909 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring the Impact of Teacher Ideologies on ESL Learners Language Acquisition
This paper investigates how teacher ideologies affect the language acquisition of ESL learners in Bahawalpur district. The major goals were: (1) to determine and test the prevalent teacher ideologies, which are possessed by ESL teachers in the chosen setting, (2) to explore the role of teacher ideologies in the outcome of language development, and (3) to explore the connection of instructor ideologies and the instruction practice in ESL learners …
Urdu adaptation and validation of Multidimensional Digital Stressor Scale
Maintaining a large network of Facebook friends, feeling envious of their well-documented and luxurious lives, the demands of responding to text messages, the addictive allure of photos of amazing crafts on Pinterest, and urgency to stay up to date with status updates on social media, can all cause digital stress. This study aimed to adapt and validate Multidimensional Digital Stress Scale (MDSS) in Urdu language following International Test Comm…
How maternal morbidities impact women’s quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Maternal morbidities present a major burden to the health and well-being of childbearing women. However, their impacts on women’s functional health are not well understood. This work aims to describe how maternal morbidities affect women’s quality of life (QoL) in pregnancy and the postpartum period . This qualitative study involved 118 pregnant and 135 postpartum women at six study sites in Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Pakistan, and India. Data were co…
Advancing equitable access to digital mental health in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on global mental health and well-being, including across the Asia-Pacific. Efforts to mitigate virus spread led to far-reaching disruption in the delivery of health and social services. In response, there was a rapid shift to the use of digital mental health (DMH) approaches. Though these technologies helped to improve access to care for many, there was also substantial risk of access barriers lea…
Reality of Reparations
Reparations are widely understood as the process by which compensation is given or amends made for previous wrongdoing. In the context of the Caribbean, it may refer to official actions taken by former colonial powers to acknowledge and recompense states affected by colonialism and slavery. This paper seeks to analyse discussions of reparations in the region and consider how the lack of com- pensation may be perceived as demonstrating that modern…
Predictors of Prenatal Depression
Objective: To determine the prevalence and association of prenatal depression with socioeconomic, demographic and personal factors among pregnant women living in Kallar Syedan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Methods: Five hundred women in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, living in Kallar Syedan, a rural area of district Rawalpindi Pakistan, were included in the study. Depression was assessed using "Patient health questionnaire" (PHQ9) in Urdu,…
Needs, gaps and opportunities for standard and e-mental health care among at-risk populations in the Asia Pacific in the context of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for equitable standard and e-mental health care. It has also highlighted the persistent social and structural inequities that contribute to poor mental health. The APEC region is vast and diverse; findings from the region can guide policy and practice in the delivery of equitable mental health care in the region and beyond
A hindrance to proper health care
Purpose There is an ever-increasing number of patients suffering from various forms of acute and chronic pain and getting treatment for such ailments is a basic human right. Opioid analgesics remain one way of managing and attending to such patients. However, due to the prevalence of opiophobia, many doctors avoid prescribing opioid-based medicines, even at the cost of patients suffering leading to a hindrance in providing optimal health care. Up…
Barriers to Adolescents' Getting Emergency Contraception Through Pharmacy Access in California
Adolescents face significant barriers to obtaining emergency contraception, but the expansion of Spanish-language services at pharmacies and greater collaboration between providers and pharmacists could improve access
Barriers to Adolescents' Getting Emergency Contraception Through Pharmacy Access in California
Adolescents face significant barriers to obtaining emergency contraception, but the expansion of Spanish-language services at pharmacies and greater collaboration between providers and pharmacists could improve access
Barriers to Adolescents' Getting Emergency Contraception Through Pharmacy Access in California
Adolescents face significant barriers to obtaining emergency contraception, but the expansion of Spanish-language services at pharmacies and greater collaboration between providers and pharmacists could improve access
Predictors of Prenatal Depression
Objective: To determine the prevalence and association of prenatal depression with socioeconomic, demographic and personal factors among pregnant women living in Kallar Syedan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Methods: Five hundred women in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, living in Kallar Syedan, a rural area of district Rawalpindi Pakistan, were included in the study. Depression was assessed using "Patient health questionnaire" (PHQ9) in Urdu,…
Needs, gaps and opportunities for standard and e-mental health care among at-risk populations in the Asia Pacific in the context of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for equitable standard and e-mental health care. It has also highlighted the persistent social and structural inequities that contribute to poor mental health. The APEC region is vast and diverse; findings from the region can guide policy and practice in the delivery of equitable mental health care in the region and beyond
A hindrance to proper health care
Purpose There is an ever-increasing number of patients suffering from various forms of acute and chronic pain and getting treatment for such ailments is a basic human right. Opioid analgesics remain one way of managing and attending to such patients. However, due to the prevalence of opiophobia, many doctors avoid prescribing opioid-based medicines, even at the cost of patients suffering leading to a hindrance in providing optimal health care. Up…
Reality of Reparations
Reparations are widely understood as the process by which compensation is given or amends made for previous wrongdoing. In the context of the Caribbean, it may refer to official actions taken by former colonial powers to acknowledge and recompense states affected by colonialism and slavery. This paper seeks to analyse discussions of reparations in the region and consider how the lack of com- pensation may be perceived as demonstrating that modern…
Advancing equitable access to digital mental health in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on global mental health and well-being, including across the Asia-Pacific. Efforts to mitigate virus spread led to far-reaching disruption in the delivery of health and social services. In response, there was a rapid shift to the use of digital mental health (DMH) approaches. Though these technologies helped to improve access to care for many, there was also substantial risk of access barriers lea…
Urdu adaptation and validation of Multidimensional Digital Stressor Scale
Maintaining a large network of Facebook friends, feeling envious of their well-documented and luxurious lives, the demands of responding to text messages, the addictive allure of photos of amazing crafts on Pinterest, and urgency to stay up to date with status updates on social media, can all cause digital stress. This study aimed to adapt and validate Multidimensional Digital Stress Scale (MDSS) in Urdu language following International Test Comm…
How maternal morbidities impact women’s quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Maternal morbidities present a major burden to the health and well-being of childbearing women. However, their impacts on women’s functional health are not well understood. This work aims to describe how maternal morbidities affect women’s quality of life (QoL) in pregnancy and the postpartum period . This qualitative study involved 118 pregnant and 135 postpartum women at six study sites in Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Pakistan, and India. Data were co…
Exploring the Impact of Teacher Ideologies on ESL Learners Language Acquisition
This paper investigates how teacher ideologies affect the language acquisition of ESL learners in Bahawalpur district. The major goals were: (1) to determine and test the prevalent teacher ideologies, which are possessed by ESL teachers in the chosen setting, (2) to explore the role of teacher ideologies in the outcome of language development, and (3) to explore the connection of instructor ideologies and the instruction practice in ESL learners …
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works)