Publications by authors named "Nida Shahab Bham"
Background: Modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have their triggers in the neighborhood environments of communities. Studying the environmental triggers for CVD risk factors is important to understand the situation in a broader perspective. Young adults are influenced the most by the environment profile around them hence it is important to study this subset of the population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine levels of professionalism in undergraduate medical students at a private medical college and assess how changes emerge during their training.
Methods: The study was conducted at Aga Khan University, a tertiary care teaching hospital, during November and December 2011. Freshmen, Year 3 and Year 5 students were requested to fill out a questionnaire.
Mental health in the wake of flooding in pakistan: an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
January 2012
Infectious diseases in the aftermath of monsoon flooding in Pakistan.
Asian Pac J Trop Biomed
January 2012
Article Synopsis
- Pakistan ranks 9th globally for flood-affected countries, with the 2010 floods in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa causing over 1,600 deaths and affecting more than 14 million people.
- The aftermath of such disasters creates optimal conditions for disease outbreaks, exacerbated by poor hygiene in displacement camps.
- A literature review identified seven key diseases that surge post-disasters, categorized into acute (diarrhea, skin & eye infections, leptospirosis) and sub-acute (malaria, leishmaniasis, respiratory infections, hepatitis) settings.