Vasovagal reaction (VVR) is a very common adverse event related to blood donation. No study has been conducted in Pakistan to estimate the prevalence of VVR in blood donors. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of immediate VVR in blood donors of Karachi, Pakistan. The study was conducted in two blood banks of Karachi. Data regarding the development of immediate VVR were document...

Objective: To find out the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia, and deficiencies of folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 in an urban population in Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: In a pre and post experimental study, eight hundred and seventy-two apparently healthy adults (aged 18-60 years; 355 males and 517 females) were recruited from a low-income urban locality in East of Karachi from February ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of waterpipe smoking in students of different age groups. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Karachi, Pakistan, from February 2012 to February 2013. METHODOLOGY The subjects were divided into two age groups. Group-I comprised of 13 - 17 years old randomly selected students from O' Level schools in Karachi and group-2 inclu...

AIMS To investigate the impact of fertility control efforts on reducing fertility and to study the contributory role of fertility inhibiting factors viz, age of the marriage, breast feeding and post-partum amenorrhea, abortion and use of contraceptives in selected area in Karachi, Pakistan. The aim was to estimate the gap between knowledge of contraceptives and its practice i.e. KAP-GAP as well...

OBJECTIVE To assess methods of sterilization in dental practices in Karachi and secondly to investigate methods of monitoring sterilization in dental practices in Karachi, Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Dental colleges, hospitals and private clinics of Karachi, Pakistan, from January to March 2013. METHODOLOGY A total of 251 question...

BACKGROUND Tetanus is a deadly infectious disease for which immunisation is available in EPI at both infant level and for females of reproductive age. More than 95% of patients who develop tetanus have not been previously immunised. Objectives of the study were to determine the frequency of tetanus vaccination and to access the awareness of immunisation among females studying in 11 girls' colle...

Article 140 (A) of 1973 Constitution Pakistan clearly provides basis for the establishment an empowered elected local government by covering all domains devolution power i.e. political, administrative and financial. However, ethnic, political federal interests constrained practical implementation it in Karachi, economic hub country provincial capital Sindh.
 Karachi is one most populated m...

Objective: An established source of energy, vitamins, minerals, growth factors, enzymes and hormones, only recent key research has also documented the ability of mothers milk to reduce in infants the incidence of diarrhea, RTI, UTI, otitis media, neonatal septicemia, necrotizing enterocolitis, Crohn’s disease, allergic disorders, SIDS, type I diabetes, and lymphoma. However, the apparently scan...

Incorporating ethics education in curriculum of medical technology students and highlighting the importance of teaching the subject to this particular population in this part of world are our aims. At SIUT we have a school with name of "Zain ul Abidin" school of Biomedical Technology, which is supposed to award B.S. degree in 5 sub-specialties that is hemodialysis, radiology, laboratory science...

Objective: To study the pattern of diseases in patients admitted in a surgical unit of tertiary care public hospital in Karachi. Design: Descriptive retrospective analysis of patients admitted from January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004. Setting: Surgical Unit IV, Civil Hospital, Karachi. Results: A total of 501 patients, 284 (56.7%) males and 217 (43.3%) females were admitted during a six months per...