Publications by authors named "Abdul Hakeem Jokhio"
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- * Conducted in Matiari district, health workers were trained to identify high-risk diabetic individuals, with 24,463 participants referred for blood sugar testing and ophthalmic examination.
- * Results showed 9.74% were high-risk, with a DR prevalence of 24.2%, particularly affecting those over 60 and more women, indicating a need for an integrated healthcare approach to reduce DR rates.
Background: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a gynecological condition resulting from pelvic floor dysfunction in women. The objective of this study is to estimate "the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse" associated factors, duration and impact on women's quality of life in rural Pakistan.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a three stage random sampling strategy.
Objective: to determine the prevalence of specific intrapartum practices in Sindh province, Pakistan.
Design: a cross-sectional, questionnaire based study.
Setting: 6 health clinics in Mirpurkhas, Sindh province, rural Pakistan.
In this first paper of The Lancet's Stillbirths Series we explore the present status of stillbirths in the world-from global health policy to a survey of community perceptions in 135 countries. Our findings highlight the need for a strong call for action. In times of global focus on motherhood, the mother's own aspiration of a liveborn baby is not recognised on the world's health agenda.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Stillbirths need to count. They constitute the majority of the world's perinatal deaths and yet, they are largely invisible. Simply counting stillbirths is only the first step in analysis and prevention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There are approximately 4 million neonatal deaths and half a million maternal deaths worldwide each year. There is limited evidence from clinical trials to guide the development of effective maternity services in developing countries.
Methods: We performed a cluster-randomized, controlled trial involving seven subdistricts (talukas) of a rural district in Pakistan.