Muhammad Farooq Umer

Biographic Data

ID7019602
NAMEMuhammad Farooq Umer
GIVEN NAMESMuhammad Farooq
FAMILY NAMEUmer
SIGNATUREUMER M F
AFFILIATIONSKing Faisal University
ORCID0000-0001-7779-1929
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Prevalence and associated factors of adherence to antihypertensive medication

    Open AccessMuhammad Arshed, Mehwish Kiran et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    These findings highlight the complex interplay of demographics, medication patterns, and economic factors in medication adherence with very low adherence rates in Pakistan. Targeted, context-specific interventions-addressing affordability, education, and better awareness could potentially improve the adherence rates

  • Non-adherence to oral antidiabetic medications among patients with type 2 diabetes

    Open AccessMuhammad Arshed, Mehwish Kiran et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Non-adherence to oral antidiabetic medication is prevalent and influenced by diverse personal, socioeconomic, and health-related factors. Targeted interventions addressing modifiable risk factors could improve adherence, ultimately reduce the healthcare burden and enhancing outcomes for patients with diabetes in Pakistan

  • Dispensing of antibiotics for tuberculosis patients using standardized patient approach at community pharmacies

    Open AccessAli Hassan Gillani, Hafsa Arshad et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: Pakistan is among top countries for antibiotic consumption around the globe and patients often receive antibiotics directly from community pharmacies. Thus, our aim was to assess the drug dispensing practices of pharmacies for presumed and confirmed tuberculosis by using standardized patients' method in Pakistan. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we adopted two standardized patient cases in pharmacies of three cities of Punjab. …

  • Non-Institutional Childbirths and the Associated Socio-Demographic Factors in Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia

    Open AccessGnkambo Agwa Gora, Muhammad Farooq Umer et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    The decades-long global efforts to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality have shown overall progress, but most developing countries are still lagging significantly. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of non-institutional childbirths in the Gambella State and to identify socio-demographic factors responsible for non-institutional utilization of available birth services by reproductive-aged mothers. A community-based cross-sectional study …

  • Effects of Socio-Environmental Factors on Malaria Infection in Pakistan

    Open AccessMuhammad Farooq Umer, Shumaila Zofeen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    The role of socio-environmental factors in shaping malaria dynamics is complex and inconsistent. Effects of socio-environmental factors on malaria in Pakistan at district level were examined. Annual malaria cases data were obtained from Directorate of Malaria Control Program, Pakistan. Meteorological data were supplied by Pakistan Meteorological Department. A major limitation was the use of yearly, rather than monthly/weekly malaria data in this …

  • Spatiotemporal Clustering Analysis of Malaria Infection in Pakistan

    Open AccessMuhammad Farooq Umer, Shumaila Zofeen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Despite tremendous progress, malaria remains a serious public health problem in Pakistan. Very few studies have been done on spatiotemporal evaluation of malaria infection in Pakistan. The study aimed to detect the spatiotemporal pattern of malaria infection at the district level in Pakistan, and to identify the clusters of high-risk disease areas in the country. Annual data on malaria for two dominant species ( Plasmodium falciparum , Plasmodium…