PMRC FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Project Ongoing (2009-2011)
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Title of the Project |
Name of Principal Investigator |
| 1. |
Frequency and bacterial spectrum of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) in liver disease patients. |
Ms. Safia Bibi, RO, JPMC, Karachi |
| 2. |
Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Helicobacter pylori |
Ms. Taranum Ruba Siddiqui, RO, PMRC, JPMC, Karachi |
| 3. |
Malnutrition and Quality of Life in Liver Cirrhosis |
Dr. Om Parkash, Student of M.Sc., AKU, Karachi. |
| 4. |
New born screening programme for congenital hypothyroidism in a public sector hospital. |
Dr. Farkhanda Ghafoor, SRO, PMRC, NHRC, Lahore. |
| 5. |
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Relatives of Patients with type 2 diabetes
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Dr. Azra Rizwan, Senior Registrar, NIDE, DUHS, Karachi. |
| 6. |
Prevalence of amoebiasis in children of a defined community and comparison of stool antigen detection kit with microscopy for entamoeba histoloytica |
Dr. Tasleem Akhtar, SRO, PMRC, KMC, Peshawar. |
| 7. |
Asymptomatic carrier rate and sensitivity pattern of Salmonella typhi among food handlers in Karachi. |
Ms. Taranum Ruba Siddiqui, RO, PMRC, JPMC, Karachi. |
| 8. |
Factors affecting academic performance of primary school children |
Dr. Sultana Habibullah, SMO, DMC, Karachi |
| 9. |
Fetal biometry in the population of plains of southern Punjab, Pakistan |
Dr. Durr-e-Sabih, Deputy Chief Med Officer, MINAR, Multan |
| 10. |
The profile of congenital malformations in consanguineous versus non-consanguineous marriages in rural community in Lahore, Pakistan. |
Prof. Shaheena Manzoor, Head, Dept. of Community Medicine, Central Park Medical College, Lahore. |
| 11. |
Effects and results of counseling and educating the patients presenting with hepatitis at a tertiary care hospital. |
Dr. Sina Aziz, Asso. Prof. Pediatrics, DUHS, Karachi |
| 12. |
Genetic epidemiology and risk factors of breast cancer in different Isonym Groups of District Bahawal Nagar, Pakistan |
Ms. Shamsa Kanwal, M.Phil Student, UHS, Lahore |
| 13. |
Information Education and Communication (IEC) intervention to promote behavioral change in five key family practices related to child health, growth and development among the mothers of < 5 years children in Union Council Jamshoro, Taluka, Kotri, District Jamshoro, Sindh. |
Prof. Dr. Salma Shaikh, LUMHS, Jamshoro |
| 14. |
Mother to infant transmission of antibodies against Hepatitis C virus (Anti-HCV) and its natural course: A pilot study. |
Dr. Ijaz-ul-Haq Taseer, Research Director, PMRC, NMC, Multan. |
| 15. |
Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus from mother to child: Prevention by active and passive intervention |
Dr. Ambreen Arif, MO, PMRC, JPMC, Karachi |
| 16. | Early onset of renal function decline and its correlation with serum uric acid in diabetic nephropathy. |
Prof. Dr. Hamid Javed Qureshi, Adjunct Prof., UHS, Lahore |
| 17. | To determine the frequency of beta lactamase production and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Moraxella catarrhalis isolated at a tertiary care hospital laboratory in Pakistan. |
Dr. Sadia Omer Sheikh, Resident Year 2, AKU, Karachi. |
| 18. | Frequency of Neonatal mortality among low birth weight and normal birth weight infants in tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan. |
Mr. Muhammad Ayaz Mustafa, RO, NICH, Karachi. |
| 19. | Relationship of adiponectin levels with body mass index and insulin resistance in over weight and obese females of Lahore. |
Prof. Dr. Hamid Javaid Qureshi, Adjunct Prof., UHS, Lahore |
| 20. | Quantitative ultrasonographic bone profile comparison between hyperthyroid and sub clinical hyperthyroid patients. |
Prof. Dr. Zameer Ahmad, Head of Biochemistry Dept. UHS, Lahore |
| 21. | Correlation of mast cells and microvascular density in oro-facial neoplasm |
Prof. A.H. Nagi, Head of Pathology Department, UHS, Lahore. |
| 22. | Prevention of adverse pregnancy outcome with vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy |
Nazli Hussain, Associate Professor, DUHS, Karachi |
| 23. | Safe sharp waste management solution for Jinnah postgraduate medical centre. A pilot project |
Dr. Seher Qaiser, Executive Secretary, The Health Foundation, Karachi |
| 24. | Frequency of hyperuicemia and its association with metabolic syndrome. |
Dr. Shameem Ahmad Siddiqui, SRO, PMRC, FJMC, Lahore |
| 25. | Risk factors for viral hepatitis amongst the public sector health care workers of District health department Jamshoro. |
Dr. Zulfikar Ali Gorar, LUMHS, Jamshoro. |
| 26. | Incidence of waterborne bacterial diseases on exposed and unexposed cluster using biosand filters in flood affectees at sajawal sindh: An interventional study. |
Mr. Muhammad ayaz Mustafa, PMRC, NICH, Karachi |
| 27. | Vitamin A and Iron deficiency anemia among school going children affected by floods. |
Mrs. Saima Naz, RO, PMRC, NHRC, Lahore |
| 28. | Comparison of efficacy and safety of conventional versus pegylated interferon in the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C. |
Dr. Ambreen Arif, MO, JPMC, Karachi |
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Multi-centre Projects
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| 29. |
Determination of Hepatitis C (HCV) infection in spouses of index patients: a multi-centre study. |
Dr. Waqaruddin Ahmed, Officer Incharge, PMRC, JPMC, Karachi |
| 30. |
Screening for tuberculosis among the household contacts of index patients: PMRC Multi-centre study. |
Dr. Rizwan Iqbal, SMO, PMRC, KEMU, Lahore |
| 31. |
Prevalence and trends in shisha smoking among students of higher grades, in Karachi. |
Dr. Sultana Habib ullah, SMO, PMRC, DMC, Karachi |
| 32. | Verbal autopsy of neonates brought dead in emergency units of tertiary health case facilities of Pakistan: A Multi-centre study. |
Mr. M. Ayaz Mustafa, RO, PMRC, NICH, Karachi |
| 33. | Comparison of povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine-gluconate scrubs in preventing postoperative wound infections in a general surgery unit of JPMC. |
Ms. Safia BibI, RO, PMRC, JPMC, Karachi |
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Projects approved and under process for funding
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| 34. |
To evaluate the levels of non-HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein (apo) B in patients with Type-II diabetes mellitus. |
Dr. Misbah ul Islam Khan, PMRC, FJMC, Lahore |
| 35. |
The antibacterial activity of methylglyoxal-reconstituted Beri honey against extended spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase producing gram negative rods. |
Maj. Gen. Abdul Hanan, Head of Microbiology Dept., UHS, Lahore |
| 36. |
Childhood tuberculosis: Active household contact tracing and screening for tuberculosis in a tertiary care public institute of Karachi. |
Dr. Munir Ahmed Shaikh, MO, PMRC, NICH, Karachi |
| 37. |
Effect of breast feeding during infancy on bone growth in prepubertal children |
Prof. Hamid Javed Qureshi UHS, Lahore |
| 38. |
Impact assessment of educational intervention among dental practitioners about infection control practices in private setting of District Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhaw. |
Israr Ahmed, RO, PMRC, KMC, Peshawar |
| 39. |
Serum Hepcidin levels in patients of end stage renal disease on erythropoietin therapy. |
Dr. Shahida Mohsin, Head of Hematology Department, UHS, Lahore |
| 40. |
An educational intervention for laboratory workers regarding effective biosafety measures. |
Ms. Sadia Nasim, RO, PMRC, NICH, Karachi |
| 41. |
Comparison of a rapid test with Enzyme Linked Immunosorbet Assay (ELISA) for the detection Hepatitis B surface antibodies. |
Safia Bibi, RO, PMRC, JPMC, Karachi |
| 42. |
Validation of in house MPO assay with commercially available Kit. |
Ms. Saima Naz, RO, PMRC, NHRC, Lahore |
| 43. |
Hepatitis B vaccination and measurement of antibody titers of the unvaccinated health care workers of a tertiary care hospital. |
Dr. Waquaruddin Ahmed, SMO, JPMC, Karachi |
| 44. |
Treatment of chronic Hepatitis C in Thalessemia patients |
Dr. Waquaruddin Ahmed, Deputy Director, JPMC, Karachi |
| 45. |
Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of psychosis screening questionnaire |
Dr. Haider A. Naqvi, Asstt Prof., AKU, Karachi |
| 46. |
Assessment of Stigma among patients with hepatitis B and C residing in Islamabad. |
Ibrar Rafique, RO, PMRC, Head Office, Islamabad |
| 47. |
Frequency of Hepatitis A and E Virus infection, and other water borne infections among flood victims in Pakistan. |
Dr. Shazia Tabassum Hakim, HEC Recognized PhD Supervisor, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi |
| 48. |
Coping with pregnancy related needs during natural calamity and forced displacement. |
Dr. Farkhanda Ghafoor, SRO, NHRC, Lahore |
| 49. |
Study of Dengue fever case management and association of co-morbidities with deaths |
Muhammad Arif Nadeem SRO, PMRC, Head Office, Islamabad |
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