Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Qadeer, Ejaz"
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Are patients with pulmonary tuberculosis identified by active and by passive case detection different? A cross-sectional study in Pakistan
Ul Haq, Mahboob; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Fatima, Razia; Qadeer, Ejaz; Habib, Hammad; Hussain, Kashif; Khan, Abdul Wali (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives Our objective was to compare the characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) identified through “extended contact screening” (ECS) with those of patients identified through routine passive case ... -
Building sustainable operational research capacity in Pakistan: starting with tuberculosis and expanding to other public health problems
Fatima, Razia; Yaqoob, Aashifa; Qadeer, Ejaz; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Heldal, Einar; Zachariah, Rony; Harries, Anthony D.; Kumar, Ajay M.V. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: For many years, operational research capacity has been a challenge and has remained a low priority for the health sector in Pakistan. Building research capacity for developing a critical mass of researchers in ... -
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 ... -
Measuring and addressing the childhood tuberculosis reporting gaps in Pakistan: The first ever national inventory study among children
Fatima, Razia; Yaqoob, Aashifa; Qadeer, Ejaz; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Ikram, Aamer; Sismanidis, Charalambos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-30)Introduction Tuberculosis in children may be difficult to diagnose and is often not reported to routine surveillance systems. Understanding and addressing the tuberculosis (TB) case detection and reporting gaps strengthens ...