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Full-Text Articles in Family Medicine
Evaluation And Management Of Gout, N S. Ali
Evaluation And Management Of Gout, N S. Ali
Department of Family Medicine
No abstract provided.
Views About Women's Mental Health: Study In A Squatter Settlement Of Karachi., Fauziah Rabbani
Views About Women's Mental Health: Study In A Squatter Settlement Of Karachi., Fauziah Rabbani
Community Health Sciences
OBJECTIVE:
Mental health of women is globally receiving particular attention. This study assessed community's view on certain aspects of women's mental health prior to introducing an intervention.
SETTING:
The study was conducted in an urban squatter settlement located in District West of Karachi in 1997 where the Aga Khan University has set up a Primary Health Care program in partnership with the communities.
METHODS:
Using convenient sampling, door to door household survey was conducted by medical students.
RESULTS:
Two hundred and eighty one residents were interviewed. Respondents were asked to list contributory factors which lead to mental distress in women. …
Economic Development And Health Status Among The Poor In Squatter Settlements Of Karachi., Fauziah Rabbani, Anwer T. Merchant
Economic Development And Health Status Among The Poor In Squatter Settlements Of Karachi., Fauziah Rabbani, Anwer T. Merchant
Community Health Sciences
OBJECTIVE:
Socioeconomic status is an important determinant of health outcome measures. This study examines and presents some of the important health outcomes amongst the higher and lower socioeconomic groups within the urban poor.
SETTING:
Data analysis is based on a Health and Demographic Survey conducted in urban squatter settlements of Karachi in 1996.
METHODS:
A structured questionnaire was administered to all households in the catchment area. The indicator used to assess economic status is ownership of assets.
RESULTS:
Comparison between the two economic levels shows that the lower socio-economic group was more likely to experience child mortality, (CI; 1.02-1.29, p …
Home-Care Of The Dying, Riaz Qureshi
Home-Care Of The Dying, Riaz Qureshi
Department of Family Medicine
No abstract provided.
Poor Performance Of Health And Population Welfare Programmes In Sindh: Case Studies In Governance Failure, Mehtab S. Karim, Shehla Zaidi
Poor Performance Of Health And Population Welfare Programmes In Sindh: Case Studies In Governance Failure, Mehtab S. Karim, Shehla Zaidi
Community Health Sciences
Over the past few years, the issue of what is meant by “good governance” has generated increasing attention and debate both at the national and international level [Streeten (1997)]. The role of state and how that role is to be exercised is appearing high on the agenda of politicians, policy-makers and academicians in the developing world. Governance has been defined by the World Bank as “the manner in which power is exercised in the management of the country’s economic and social resources” [World Bank (1994)]. The somewhat narrow scope of this definition has been broadened in recent years to “the …
Sexual Knowledge And Practice In Pakistani Young Men, Waris Qidwai
Sexual Knowledge And Practice In Pakistani Young Men, Waris Qidwai
Department of Family Medicine
Background: There is a shortage of scientific data on the subject of sexuality from Pakistan. We decided to document misconceptions among Pakistani young men, regarding masturbation and nocturnal emissions and to make a case for sex education in the country.
Objective: To study the knowledge, attitude and practice of Pakistani young men as regards masturbation and nocturnal emissions and to see any associations with demographic factors like age, marital status, occupation, level of education and socio economic status.
Method: A questionnaire was developed, based on the objectives of the study. It was administered to 188 men between the ages 18-30 …