Publications by authors named "Mehjabeen Musharraf"
Objectives: To explore the non-alignment between what is taught in academic programmes for public health and what is actually needed or expected in the field.
Methods: The qualitative phenomenological study was conducted from October 2020 to April 2021 in Karachi after approval from the institutional ethics review board of Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi. The sample comprised major stakeholders including representatives of public health institutions and organisations involved in the implementation of public health programmes.
Objective: The specific objectives of this study were to identify the ethical issues in reporting of health-related events in media and suggest ways to improve it.
Method: This was a qualitative phenomenological study conducted by APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sindh Medical University in collaboration with Institute of Public Health, Khyber Medical University from January to April 2022. A total of 38 focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted either face to face at place of convenience of interviewees or online.
Purpose: To determine the validity of hand-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis (HF-BIA) versus body mass index (BMI) to assess overweight and obesity status in adults against a reference method, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
Patients And Methods: It is a validation study conducted on 206 Pakistani adults ≥20 years recruited through convenience sampling technique at PNS Shifa Hospital and Jinnah Post Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
Results: HF-BIA showed better sensitivity of 90.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to understand the experiences and feelings of Karachi school children following the Army Public School attack, gathering data over four years through interviews and focus group discussions.
- Data analysis revealed three main themes: overcoming fear, parental and school responses, and the influence of media on children's perceptions.
- Ultimately, while the attack initially caused significant emotional distress and social anxiety, many children transformed their fear into motivation to study as a form of resistance against terrorism.
Objective: To explore the role of media during mass casualty events and its impact on people.
Methods: The qualitative thematic content analysis was conducted at Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, from 2018 to 2020 and comprised of semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions involving participants from the health sector and policymakers at the provincial level. The Frontline Workers such as the ambulance drivers and the first-aid-givers were also included.
Objective: To validate a public health tool for assessing violence and its effects against healthcare providers (HCPs).
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Place And Duration Of Study: Rural districts of Sindh from June to December 2019.
Objective: To explore the effects of COVID 19 on reproductive and child health services and gender relations.
Methods: This is a Qualitative Exploratory Research. Due to lockdown, setting was online interviews on Zoom.
Objectives: To determine the type of CME/CPD sessions attended by doctors, identify the problems with implementation of CME/CPD program and propose possible solutions for successful implementation of CME/CPD Program.
Methods: This was a concurrent triangulation mixed method study. Quantitative questionnaires were filled by faculty and physicians from different specialties.