OBJECTIVES: To assess faculty member's experiences and attitudes towards e-learning among academic teaching institutions. METHODOLOGY: A quantitative design was implemented in this study to analyze fa ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the shade selection procedure for anterior teeth among dental house surgeons, general dentists and specialists of Karachi. METHODOLOGY: This descriptive cross-sectional study wa ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of low back pain among physiotherapy students studying at Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences Faisalabad. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study was condu ... Read More

OBJECTIVES: To determine the sensitivity of Immunohistochemistry for confirmation of diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma in our setup. METHODOLOGY: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducte ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of depressive disorder in diagnosed cases of breast cancer visiting a tertiary care public hospital at Karachi. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive Cross sectional study, co ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of serum vitamin D deficiency and early onset of osteoarthritis (OA) knee joints. METHODOLOGY: This single-blinded comparative OPD based study, conducted at Dow ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of liraglutide in reducing weight and Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODOLOGY: This analytical observational study was conducted at ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of diabetic retinopathy in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus visiting diabetic clinic, National Institute of Child Health, Karachi. METHODOLOGY: A retrospecti ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of thrust mobilization and Maitland grade III mobilization in reducing Neck pain and its disability index METHODOLOGY: This was a randomized clinical trial st ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess the factors for desiring the traditional bone setters in our community & their complications. METHODOLOGY: This retrospective study was conducted at Department of Orthopaedic Surg ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the response of H. pylori eradication treatment in patients with normal and below normal serum vitamin D levels at medical wards of Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro. METHO ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of Lumbosacral angle in normal radiographs. METHODOLOGY: The LSA has been measured in lateral lumbosacral spine radiographs taken in the recumbent position in 100 adu ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical outcome of ultrasound guided percutaneous needle aspiration in lactational breast abscess in terms of complete resolution of abscess, need of incision & drainage an ... Read More

The purpose of this review was to identify the various factors involved in polymerization shrinkage of dental composites and to discuss possible strategies of overcoming this drawback. The final setti ... Read More

Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease around the world. Regardless of its geographical variation it remains at the top1,2. The rate of breast cancer reported to be 47.8/100,000 in 20203. ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To establish the trends of ABO and Rh (Rhesus) Blood group in district Hyderabad, Sindh. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study carried out at department of Physiology University of Sindh ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To examine the predictors of cognitive functioning in older adults of Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: A community-based sample of 243 men and women (age range of 50-75) was drawn through convenien ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To examine the best practice by physiotherapist in managing sacroiliac(SI) joint dysfunctions in private clinical settings. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted in various physiotherapy cli ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess unreported cases of needle stick injuries (NSIs) and to find association between awareness, attitude, practices with unreported odds of NSIs. It was hypothesized that more than 50 ... Read More

OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of nail changes in Psoriasis Vulgaris patients and to document the patterns of these nail changes in patients reporting to Civil Hospital Karachi (a tertiary car ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of maternal anemia on the anthropometric indices of newborn. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted from September 2018 to August 2019 at the ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To explore the prevalence of prenatal obsessive compulsive symptoms in pregnant women, visiting various hospitals for obstetric checkups. METHODOLOGY: A Mixed Methods Design with qualitativ ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of H-pylori infection and lymphoid follicle formation in gastric biopsies. METHODOLOGY: The presented study was a cross-sectional and performed in PNS Shifa hospit ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To Assess the Role of Antioxidant, Lipid Peroxidation Status and Lipid Profile in various stages of Psoriasis Patients. METHODOLOGY: The present study was a Case Control. It was carried out ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome and usefulness of primary repair and ileostomy procedures in cases of typhoid perforation. METHODOLOGY: This study conducted at Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta; ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To find out the frequency of presentation of Tuberculous meningitis in different stages and to assess the role of Cerebrospinal fluid analysis and Magnetic Resonance imaging in diagnosis. ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess the acceptability, satisfaction and safety of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (PPIUCD) in women at tertiary care hospital at Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: Retrospective revi ... Read More

OBJECTIVES: To study different umbilical cord cutting techniques prevailing among rural population of district Attock. METHODOLOGY: This descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from April - June ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate CyclinD1 as a bio-marker for Squamous cell carcinoma and to see it's prognostic role in disease outcome. METHODOLOGY: This Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at sec ... Read More

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has claimed around 1 million lives across the globe and infected over 30 million word population since its origination from Wuhan china in December 2019. The cl ... Read More

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is progressively increasing in South Asian countries like Pakistan. This case study is describing, the psycho social factors of non-adherence (medication, fluid and dieta ... Read More

Small intestine polyps are very rare in adults. Incidental finding of those polyps; sending them for histopathology that comes out to be Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is extremely rare. PJS is an inh ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess the connection between dentist qualification and adequacy of sterilization and to determine practices of dentist against Infection control. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional stu ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the pulp chamber floor of mandibular first permanent molars is always centrally located (law of centrality) at the level of cemento enamel junction (CEJ) or off-center ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To research the attitudes of clinical and health care staff towards effectiveness of electronic learning based on the Technology Acceptance Model. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess frequency of sleep disorders among the medical students and to explore the association between different predictors and sleep disorders among the medical students. METHODOLOGY: ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency and patterns of mutations and distribution of alleles in Plasmodium. Vivax Dihydrofolate Reductase (DHFR) & Dihydro Pteroate Synthase (DHPS) genes in Karachi. MET ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess the hearing thresholds connection between Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and hearing impairment (HI) among cases and controls. METHODOLOGY: This case control study was conducted in Phys ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of anemia, in menstruating normal, menstruating diabetic, menopausal normal, menopausal diabetic female. METHODOLOGY: A comparative cross sectional study perfo ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To compare the impact of monthly versus quarterly monitoring visits on the IMNCI case management skills of health workers in the health facilities of district Jamshoro. METHODOLOGY: Compa ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of Morbidly Adherent Placenta (MAP) in pregnant women having history of obstetrical scar and its outcome in perspective of emergency or planned surgery. METHODO ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of early reversal versus delayed reversal of temporary ileostomy after typhoid perforation in terms of morbidity and mortality at Liaquat University of Medical ... Read More

Calcific metamorphosis (CM) is a condition which can be observed after trauma to teeth, due to deposition of hard tissues within the root canal space. It results in complete obliteration of the root ... Read More

Ileosigmoid knot (ISK) is a very infrequent and unusual reason of intestinal obstruction and treated as a surgical emergency. In this disorder ileum usually encircled around base of sigmoid colon and ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine HBV vaccine compliance in dental students and dentists working in dental colleges of Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was planned to assess the vaccination stat ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the associations between long duty hours and unhealthy dietary habits among nurses at private and public sector in Karachi, Pakistan METHODOLOGY: In this cross-sectional anal ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical ethics among resident doctors under Saudi commission for health specialties. METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional descriptive study w ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess the preference of general dentists and dentists from various specialties regarding preservation of natural teeth vs. replacing it with an implant. METHODOLOGY: A survey in the f ... Read More

OBJECTIVES: To measure the serum C-reactive protein levels in women with pre-eclampsia and compare its level in the normal pregnant women. METHODOLOGY: This comparative cross-sectional study was con ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess correlation of cigarette smoking on blood pressure and hearing level and Compare with non-smokers. METHODOLOGY: This Cross-Sectional Comparative Study conducted at the departmen ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To find out the prevalence of ABO (A, B, AB, O) blood group and Rhesus (Rh) blood group among the female blood donors. METHODOLOGY: The study was carried out at Jinnah Postgraduate Medica ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of Ponseti technique on parents of children with club foot. METHODOLOGY: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted at Dow University of hospital and Civi ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To find the causes of occurrence and outcome of acute renal failure in women during peripartum period. METHODOLOGY: This prospective study was conducted in department of Gynae & Obsts. in ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of uterovesical fistula, its etiology, clinical presentation and management. METHODOLOGY: This retrospective study was carried out at department of Obstetrics a ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic ability of sonographic Common bile duct (CBD) dilation in the presence or absence of laboratory abnormalities for the diagnosis of complicated biliary pathology. ... Read More

OBJECTIVE: To assess self-medication in melasma cases by examining their reasons and consequences. METHODOLOGY: This descriptive cross-sectional study included 300 melasma cases were selected by co ... Read More

The emergence of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the Wuhan City of China and its rapid shedding among countries, which reminded the history of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) happened almost ... Read More


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