The Predictive Role of Personality Disorders and Personality Traits in Death Anxiety.

The current study investigates the interplay between personality traits, personality disorders, and death anxiety in a sample of 2331 participants (49% males; 51% females) across two phases. The Death Anxiety Scale, the Psychosocial Personality Inventory, and the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire were utilized. The findings revealed significant predictive relationships between personality disorders and death anxiety.

Attitudes Toward Wife Beating in Pakistan: Over-Time Comparative Trends by Gender.

We investigate the determinants and over time patterns of perceptions toward wife beating from 2012 to 2018 in Pakistan. We use two waves of the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey that include ever-married women and men aged 15 to 49 (12,607 women and 3052 men in 2012 and 11,543 women and 3055 men in 2018). Education, employment, wealth, and region influence attitudes toward wife beating.

Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants with and without Aspirin: A systematic review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Various anticoagulant therapies are prescribed to patients under physicians' discretion and recently Direct Oral Anticoagulants(DOAC) have been under trials to evaluate their safety and efficacy. In addition to this, the regimen of DOACs and Aspirin is of keen interest as researchers continue to find an optimal regimen to treat blood clots in patients. This study is a systematic review and -analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies that asses the safety and efficacy of DOAC with and without Aspirin.

Knowledge and attitudes about burn complications in medical students.

Burn injury in developing countries is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Pakistan faces a widespread problem of burn complications. The objective of this cross sectional study was to assess knowledge and attitudes in medical students regarding burn complications.

Prevalence and Predictors of Blood Pressure Screening in Karachi: A Cross-sectional Study.

Background There is a lack of data about hypertension screening in low- to middle-income countries. The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of blood pressure (BP) screening in Karachi, Pakistan. The secondary objective was to identify ways to improve effective BP screening practices among the population at risk.