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Associations Of Controlling Behavior, Physical And Sexual Violence With Health Symptoms, Tazeen Saeed Ali Dr, Fazal Ather Dr, Aamir Abbas Dr
Associations Of Controlling Behavior, Physical And Sexual Violence With Health Symptoms, Tazeen Saeed Ali Dr, Fazal Ather Dr, Aamir Abbas Dr
Tazeen S Ali Dr
Controlling behavior is often manifested as monitoring, coercing or threatening the partner. Globally, it has been experienced by the women (in range of 5.2% to 56.6%) and often results in their physical and mental ill health. To the best of our knowledge there is no published research on controlling behaviors. Therefore, a cross sectional study was conducted to measure the magnitude of the controlling behaviors and its association to some physical stress symptoms of women. The study was conducted in urban settings of Karachi, Pakistan, using simple random sampling technique. The data was collected by trained midwifes from the 759 …
Women’S Perception And Attitude Towards Male Dominancy And Controlling Behaviors, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Noureen Karamali Dr, Omer Malik Dr
Women’S Perception And Attitude Towards Male Dominancy And Controlling Behaviors, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Noureen Karamali Dr, Omer Malik Dr
Tazeen S Ali Dr
Introduction/Background: The study was conducted in urban Karachi, Pakistan to investigate women’s perceptions and attitudes towards male dominancy, female autonomy, and controlling behavior of husbands. Method: This was investigated in a population based study with a cross-sectional design, involving married women aged 25 to 60 years. A Structured questionnaire developed by World Health Organisation (WHO) on violence was used. Community midwives interviewed these married women living in pre-selected low, middle and upper socio-economic areas of urban Karachi, Pakistan. Findings: This study revealed women’s overall perception regarding male dominancy and controlling behavior and highlighted this attitude, as being acceptable to women. …
Gender Differences In Factors Associated With Prehospital Delay Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients In Pakistan, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Saleema Allana Dr, Khurshid Khowaja Dr, Debra Kay Moser Dr, Aamir Hameed Khan Hameed Khan Dr
Gender Differences In Factors Associated With Prehospital Delay Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients In Pakistan, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Saleema Allana Dr, Khurshid Khowaja Dr, Debra Kay Moser Dr, Aamir Hameed Khan Hameed Khan Dr
Tazeen S Ali Dr
Purpose: To identify gender differences in prehospital delay time (PDT) and its associated factors among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional comparative study. Methods: This study was conducted among 249 ACS patients at two tertiary care hospitals of a large metropolitan city of Pakistan. Data were collected through the modified Response to Symptoms Questionnaire. Results: The median PDT of women was found to be 7 hours, compared to 3.5 hours among men (p = .001). Results of the regression analysis indicated that most women delayed because of social factors, such as attendants’ responses to their symptoms (p = …
Lifetime Prevalence Of Emotional/ Psychological Abuse Among Qualified Female Healthcare Providers, Tazeen Saeed Ali Dr, Rozina Karmaliani Dr, Nargis Asad Dr, Azmat Jehan Khan Dr, Farhana Madhani Dr
Lifetime Prevalence Of Emotional/ Psychological Abuse Among Qualified Female Healthcare Providers, Tazeen Saeed Ali Dr, Rozina Karmaliani Dr, Nargis Asad Dr, Azmat Jehan Khan Dr, Farhana Madhani Dr
Tazeen S Ali Dr
The purpose of this study was to determine the lifetime prevalence of emotional/psychological abuse among married female healthcare providers in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 350 married female nurses and doctors, recruited from three tertiary healthcare hospitals (one public and two private). This study used the self administered modified truncated WHO multi-country questionnaire. Descriptive and univariate analysis was performed. Of the total sample of 350 female married healthcare providers, 97.7% (n = 342) were reported with one or more forms of domestic violence at some point in their married …
Complementary And Alternative Medicine In Oncology Nursing, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Salima Somani Dr, Fauziya Ali Dr, Nasreen Sulaiman Lalani Dr
Complementary And Alternative Medicine In Oncology Nursing, Tazeen S. Ali Dr, Salima Somani Dr, Fauziya Ali Dr, Nasreen Sulaiman Lalani Dr
Tazeen S Ali Dr
Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased globally, particularly among oncology patients. This study investigated the knowledge, experience and attitudes of oncology nurses towards CAM. A quantitative study was conducted in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, where 132 oncology nurses were surveyed. The survey revealed that more than 50% of nurses had never heard about many of the CAM therapies used in Pakistan. Approximately 65% of the nurses had knowledge about prayer and less than 30% had experience of CAM education or training. In addition, the majority of nurses had seen patients using CAM and felt that …