Publications by authors named "Sobia Haqqi"
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- The study aimed to measure empathy levels among first-year and final-year medical students at Ziauddin University in Karachi, Pakistan.
- A total of 171 students participated, using a self-administered questionnaire based on the Empathy Quotient scale, with results showing high empathy levels in both groups (82.67% of fifth years and 80.21% of first years).
- The findings indicated no significant difference in empathy levels between the two groups, but female students scored higher than male students on the empathy scale.
Unlabelled: Folie a deux, to date, remains a rare, yet a challenging psychiatric diagnosis. We discuss two cases that were identified in our out-patient clinics. One case was lost to follow up, while the other one showed improvement over time with appropriate management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Honour killing (HK) is a problem of public health concern but published data on the phenomenon are limited and many cases likely go unrecognized. Our study focuses on the epidemiological patterns of HK of women in Pakistan, where domestic violence is common and HK occurs but is poorly described.
Methods: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) systematically collected data on HK of women using newspaper reports from January 2004 till December 2007.