Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Khan, Muhammad Amir"

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Are children with tuberculosis in Pakistan managed according to National programme policy guidelines? A study from 3 districts in Punjab

Safdar, Nauman; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Baloch, Noor Ahmed; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Khan, Muhammad Amir; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-30)

Background: The adherence to policies of National TB Control Programme (NTP) to manage a case of tuberculosis (TB) is a fundamental step to have a successful programme in any country. Childhood TB services faces an unmet ...
Childhood tuberculosis deskguide and monitoring: An intervention to improve case management in Pakistan

Safdar, Nauman; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Baloch, Noor Ahmed; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Khan, Muhammad Amir; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-10)

Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been a neglected area in national TB control programme (NTCP) in high burden countries. The NTP Pakistan adapted the global approaches by developing and piloting its policy ...
Loss to follow-up pattern in TB patients in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Soomro, Munawar Hussain; Shahzad, Faisal; Khan, Muhammad Amir; Qadeer, Ejaz; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)

Background: Tuberculosis is a serious global public health, social and economical problem that affects millions of people particularly in low income countries. The aim of this study was to see the loss to follow up pattern ...