Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with stunting and thinness in adolescent females: A cross sectional study from Pakistan.

Objective: To explore the prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with stunting and thinness in adolescent females.

Methods: The survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected schools of the Kotri Taulka of Jamshoro District in Sindh, Pakistan, from October to December 2019, and comprised healthy female adolescents aged 10-19 years. Data about demographic and anthropometric factors was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire.

Demographic factors associated with acceptance, hesitancy, and refusal of COVID-19 vaccine among residents of Sukkur during lockdown: A cross sectional study from Pakistan.

Background: The World Health Organization has identified vaccine hesitancy among one of the top 10 threats to global health. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has devastated global health with higher morbidities and mortality rates. Reducing vaccine hesitancy could achieve immunization.

Prevalence of malnutrition in children under five years' age in District Tharparkar Sindh, Pakistan.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of malnutrition in children aged <5 years, and find out the risk factors associated with malnutrition in a rural setting.

Methods: The survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2017 to March 2018 in four Tehsils of district Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan, and comprised children of either gender aged <5 years who were randomly selected and assessed for weight and height using the World Health Organisation Anthro-2007 tool to obtain Z-score. Data was analysed using SPPS Version 18.

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Hepatitis B and C in Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.

In Pakistan, viral hepatitis is a serious public health problem affecting millions of people. Both hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections are spreading rapidly in all provinces of Pakistan, including Sindh, because of lack of knowledge about routes of transmission, low literacy rate, reuse of syringes, piercing, and other factors. However, information about the prevalence and risk factors is inadequate.