Area of research
Nutrition and Dietetics · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research focused on Incidence (geometry) and Pneumonia, with related work in Micronutrient, Cluster randomised controlled trial, Poliomyelitis eradication. Notable publications include 'Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study', 'Effect of provision of daily zinc and iron with several micronutrients on growth and morbidity among young children in Pakistan: a cluster-randomised trial', and 'Causes and incidence of community-acquired serious infections among young children in south Asia (ANISA): an observational cohort study'.
Association of clinical signs of possible serious bacterial infections identified by community health workers with mortality of young infants in South Asia: a prospective, observational cohort study
A cross-sectional analysis of the impact of lady health worker visits in the prenatal and postnatal period on the uptake of continuum of care interventions and childhood mortality in Pakistan
Zinc supplementation for acute and persistent watery diarrhoea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
A Holistic Strategy of Mother and Child Health Care to Improve the Coverage of Routine and Polio Immunization in Pakistan: Results from a Demonstration Project
Predictors and disparities in neonatal and under 5 mortality in rural Pakistan: cross sectional analysis
National cervical cancer burden estimation through systematic review and analysis of publicly available data in Pakistan
Infections and nutrient deficiencies during infancy predict impaired growth at 5 years: Findings from the MAL-ED study in Pakistan
Does IPV Boost Intestinal Immunity among Children under Five Years of Age? An Experience from Pakistan
Infectious aetiologies of neonatal illness in south Asia classified using WHO definitions: a primary analysis of the ANISA study
Impact of interpregnancy intervals on perinatal and neonatal outcomes in a multiethnic Pakistani population
Risk factors for community-acquired bacterial infection among young infants in South Asia: a longitudinal cohort study with nested case–control analysis
Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based prospective cohort study in 8 countries
Dietary diversity and social determinants of nutrition among late adolescent girls in rural Pakistan
Validation of community health worker identification of maternal puerperal sepsis using a clinical diagnostic algorithm in Bangladesh and Pakistan
Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study
HIV infection predominantly affecting children in Sindh, Pakistan, 2019: a cross-sectional study of an outbreak
Prevalence and determinants of iron deficiency anemia among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Pakistan.
Causes and incidence of community-acquired serious infections among young children in south Asia (ANISA): an observational cohort study
Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies amongst women attending antenatal clinics in Pakistan
Community engagement and integrated health and polio immunisation campaigns in conflict-affected areas of Pakistan: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Effect of provision of home-based curative health services by public sector health-care providers on neonatal survival: a community-based cluster-randomised trial in rural Pakistan
Conflict in South Asia and its impact on health
Cost of management of severe pneumonia in young children: systematic analysis
Prevalence and Predictors of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children under Five Years of Age in Pakistan, A Secondary Analysis of National Nutrition Survey Data 2011–2012
Neonatal mortality within 24 hours of birth in six low- and lower-middle-income countries
Evaluation of the uptake and impact of neonatal vitamin A supplementation delivered through the Lady Health Worker programme on neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality in rural Pakistan: an effectiveness trial
A systematic review of community-to-facility neonatal referral completion rates in Africa and Asia
Effect of provision of daily zinc and iron with several micronutrients on growth and morbidity among young children in Pakistan: a cluster-randomised trial
Topical application of chlorhexidine to neonatal umbilical cords for prevention of omphalitis and neonatal mortality in a rural district of Pakistan: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial
Effectiveness of community case management of severe pneumonia with oral amoxicillin in children aged 2–59 months in Matiari district, rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial