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Evaluation of a pre-post quasi-experimental educational intervention on breast cancer awareness among pharmacy professionals in Karachi, Pakistan.
Front Public Health
September 2024
Faculty of Pharmacy, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi, Pakistan.
Article Synopsis
- Breast cancer is a serious health problem, causing many deaths worldwide, and an educational program aimed to help pharmacy students understand it better.
- A study was done in Karachi, Pakistan, where female university students learned about breast cancer through workshops and videos, and their knowledge was tested before and after.
- After the program, the students showed a big increase in awareness and understanding about breast cancer, with many more of them regularly doing breast self-exams and understanding the disease’s importance.
Background Alloimmunization of erythrocytes is a major problem in patients with hematological diseases that require frequent blood transfusions. Matching of extended red cell antigens of Kell, MNS, Kidd, and Duffy can decrease the risk of alloimmunization. Hence, in this study, the frequencies of the extended red cell phenotypes were explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFrequency of Hepatitis B, C, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Blood Donors.
Cureus
June 2022
Department of Hematology, National Institute of Blood Diseases and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Karachi, PAK.
Introduction: Blood donation is considered an important source of infection transmitted through transfusion, especially in developing countries like Pakistan.
Objective: To find out the frequency of seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among blood donors in the blood bank.
Methods: A prospective cohort study was carried out on blood donors at the National Institute of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow Transplant, Karachi, during the period of January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020.
Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in residents of Karachi-challenges in acquiring herd immunity for COVID 19.
J Public Health (Oxf)
April 2021
Department of Haematology, National Institute of Blood Diseases and Bone Marrow Transplant, Karachi 75300, Pakistan.
Background: The recent pandemic by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global emergency. There is large number of asymptomatic cases of SARS-CoV-2 that are not reported. Hence, serological evidence of SARS-CoV2 antibodies is warranted for a better estimation of the actual number of infected patients to limit the disease spread and to get an idea of herd immunity.
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