B. T. Shaikh

Most-cited papers

1. Effectiveness of intensive healthcare waste management training model among health professionals at teaching hospitals of Pakistan: a quasi-experimental study

   Ramesh Kumar, R. Somrongthong, B. T. Shaikh

   2015BMC Health Services Research67 citations Open access

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2. Gender: shaping personality, lives and health of women in Pakistan

   N. Rizvi, K. Khan, B. T. Shaikh

   2014BMC Women's Health66 citations Open access

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3. PRIVATE SECTOR IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY: A REALITY AND A CHALLENGE IN PAKISTAN.

   B. T. Shaikh

   2015Journal of Ayub Medical College59 citations

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4. Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among children under five years in a rural remote setting: A hospital based study from district Tharparkar-Sindh, Pakistan

   Aurangzeb Sand, Ramesh Kumar, B. T. Shaikh, R. Somrongthong +2 more

   2018Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences43 citations Open access

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5. Knowledge, Awareness, and Health-Seeking Behaviour regarding Tuberculosis in a Rural District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

   A. Khan, B. T. Shaikh, M. Baig

   2020BioMed Research International42 citations Open access

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6. Health care seeking patterns and out of pocket payments for children under five years of age living in Katchi Abadis (slums), in Islamabad, Pakistan

   A. Rehman, B. T. Shaikh, K. Ronis

   2014International Journal for Equity in Health41 citations Open access

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7. Practices and challenges of infectious waste management: A qualitative descriptive study from tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan

   Ramesh Kumar, B. T. Shaikh, R. Somrongthong, R. Chapman

   2015Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences38 citations Open access

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8. The health workforce crisis in Pakistan: a critical review and the way forward.

   M. A. Abdullah, Fatima Mukhtar, Salim Wazir, Irum Gilani +2 more

   2014World Health & Population38 citations

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9. Health seeking behaviour, delayed presentation and its impact among oral cancer patients in Pakistan: a retrospective qualitative study

   Sarah Basharat, B. T. Shaikh, H. ur Rashid, M. Rashid

   2019BMC Health Services Research35 citations Open access

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10. Universal health coverage in Pakistan: is the health system geared up to take on the challenge?

    B. T. Shaikh, Nabeela Ali

    2023Globalization and Health33 citations Open access

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11. Low utilization of postnatal care: searching the window of opportunity to save mothers and newborns lives in Islamabad capital territory, Pakistan

    N. Sultana, B. T. Shaikh

    2015BMC Research Notes33 citations Open access

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12. Anti-Microbial Resistance In Pakistan: A Public Health Issue

    B. T. Shaikh

    2017Journal of Ayub Medical College31 citations

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13. Public Health and Health System’s Responsiveness During the 2022 Floods in Pakistan: What Needs to Be Done?

    M. A. Abdullah, B. T. Shaikh, Ameer Sikander, Balaj Sarwar

    2024Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness29 citations Open access

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14. Health system barriers and levers in implementation of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in Pakistan: an evidence informed situation analysis

    B. T. Shaikh, Z. Haq, N. Tran, A. Hafeez

    2018Public Health Reviews28 citations Open access

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15. Emerging role of traditional birth attendants in mountainous terrain: a qualitative exploratory study from Chitral District, Pakistan

    B. T. Shaikh, Sharifullah Khan, A. Maab, S. Amjad

    2014BMJ Open27 citations Open access

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16. COVID‐19 and fiscal space for health system in Pakistan: It is time for a policy decision

    B. T. Shaikh, N. Ali

    2020International Journal of Health Planning and Management26 citations Open access

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17. System within systems: challenges and opportunities for the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Pakistan

    Z. Haq, B. T. Shaikh, N. Tran, A. Hafeez +1 more

    2019Health Research Policy and Systems25 citations Open access

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18. Primary oral health care: a missing link in public health in Pakistan.

    Sarah Basharat, B. T. Shaikh

    2016Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit25 citations Open access

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19. Polio immunization in Pakistan: ethical issues and challenges

    Sarah Basharat, B. T. Shaikh

    2017Public Health Reviews23 citations Open access

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20. A case study of outsourced primary healthcare services in Sindh, Pakistan: is this a real reform?

    Sana Tanzil, Aysha Zahidie, Adeel Ahsan, A. Kazi +1 more

    2014BMC Health Services Research22 citations Open access

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21. The human resource information system: a rapid appraisal of Pakistan’s capacity to employ the tool

    Ramesh Kumar, B. T. Shaikh, J. Ahmed, Zulfiqar Khan +3 more

    2013BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making22 citations Open access

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22. Effectiveness, safety and acceptability of Sino-implant (II) during the first year of use: results from Kenya and Pakistan.

    A. Lendvay, Rose Otieno-Masaba, S. Azmat, A. Wheeless +6 more

    2014Contraception19 citations Open access

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23. Universal health coverage in Pakistan: exploring the landscape of the health system, health seeking behaviours, and utilization of health services

    B. T. Shaikh

    2024The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia18 citations

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24. Curing or causing? HIV/AIDS in health care system of Punjab, Pakistan

    M. A. Abdullah, B. T. Shaikh, Haider Ghazanfar

    2021PLoS ONE18 citations Open access

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25. Knowledge about hepatitis B vaccination among women of childbearing age: a cross-sectional study from a rural district of Punjab, Pakistan.

    N. Noreen, Ramesh Kumar, B. T. Shaikh

    2015Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit18 citations Open access

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26. What Do the Dental Students Know about Infection Control? A Cross-Sectional Study in a Teaching Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Mariam Khan Qamar, B. T. Shaikh, A. Afzal

    2020BioMed Research International17 citations Open access

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27. Predictors of diarrheal mortality and patterns of caregiver health seeking behavior in in Karachi, Pakistan

    F. N. Qamar, Umber Zaman, Farheen Quadri, Asia Khan +7 more

    2016Journal of Global Health17 citations Open access

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28. Strengthening health system building blocks: configuring post-COVID-19 scenario in Pakistan

    B. T. Shaikh

    2021Primary Health Care Research and Development16 citations Open access

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29. Community based saving groups: an innovative approach to overcome the financial and social barriers in health care seeking by the women in the rural remote communities of Pakistan

    B. T. Shaikh, Q. Noorani, S. Abbas

    2017Archives of Public Health16 citations Open access

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30. Are social determinants associated with depression among married women of reproductive age? A mixed methods study from urban slums of Islamabad, Pakistan

    M. A. Abdullah, B. T. Shaikh, Nargis Yousuf Sattar, Balaj Sarwar +2 more

    2024PLOS Global Public Health15 citations Open access

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31. 'Only systems thinking can improve family planning program in Pakistan': A descriptive qualitative study.

    S. Zafar, B. T. Shaikh

    2014International Journal of Health Policy and Management15 citations Open access

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32. Prescription practices of physicians, quality of care, and patients’ safety: A mixed methods comprehensive study

    M. A. Abdullah, Ameer Sikander Ahmed, B. T. Shaikh, Mohammad Kaleem +2 more

    2024International Journal of Health Sciences10 citations

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33. Supporting tuberculosis program in active contact tracing: a case study from Pakistan

    B. T. Shaikh, Ahmed Khan Laghari, Sulaiman Durrani, Alina Chaudhry +1 more

    2022Infectious Diseases of Poverty10 citations Open access

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34. Constitutional Reforms In Pakistan: Turning Around The Picture Of Health Sector In Punjab Province.

    Muhammad Arslan Mazhar, B. T. Shaikh

    2016Journal of Ayub Medical College9 citations

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35. Correction: Impact of Social Franchising on Contraceptive Use When Complemented by Vouchers: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Rural Pakistan

    S. Azmat, B. T. Shaikh, W. Hameed, G. Mustafa +5 more

    2014PLoS ONE9 citations Open access

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36. XDR typhoid in Pakistan: A threat to global health security and a wake-up call for antimicrobial stewardship

    M. A. Abdullah, B. T. Shaikh, M. Ashraf, S. A. Khan

    2025PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases8 citations Open access

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37. Role of development partners in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) programming in post-reform times: a qualitative study from Pakistan

    Farrah Pervaiz, B. T. Shaikh, Arslan Mazhar

    2015BMJ Open8 citations Open access

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38. Gender Difference of Burnout in Physicians Working in Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study.

    Mariam Khan Qamar, B. T. Shaikh, Ramesh Kumar, A. Qamar

    2024Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP7 citations Open access

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39. Capacity building on health diplomacy: a training experience from Pakistan.

    B. T. Shaikh, Saima Hamid, A. Hafeez

    2018Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit7 citations Open access

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40. Review of HIV response in Pakistan using a system thinking framework

    M. A. Abdullah, B. T. Shaikh

    2015Global Health Action6 citations Open access

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41. Adolescents’ eating habits: perspectives of students, parents, and staff in schools: a qualitative study from Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Humaira Mahmood, B. T. Shaikh, Farrah Pervaiz, Mehvish Idrees

    2025BMC Public Health5 citations Open access

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42. Breaking bad news: A mix methods study reporting the need for improving communication skills among doctors in Pakistan

    M. A. Abdullah, B. T. Shaikh, Kashif Khan, Muhammad Asif Yasin

    2024BMC Health Services Research5 citations Open access

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43. Out Of Pocket Expenditure On Thalassemia Major And Its Implications On The Household Economics.

    Mariam Khan Qamar, B. T. Shaikh

    2022Journal of Ayub Medical College5 citations Open access

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44. Pakistan's Health and Population Think Tank: a policy platform for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 national targets.

    B. T. Shaikh, A. Hafeez, N. Ali

    2019Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit5 citations Open access

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45. INDUCED ABORTIONS IN PAKISTAN: EXPOSITIONS, DESTINATIONS AND REPERCUSSIONS. A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY IN RAWALPINDI DISTRICT

    Z. Naveed, B. T. Shaikh, M. Nawaz

    2015Journal of Biosocial Science5 citations

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46. School-based Adolescent Nutrition Education Project (ANEP): A pre-post experimental study protocol developed for implementation in District Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Humaira Mahmood, B. T. Shaikh

    2025Nutrition and Health4 citations

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47. HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH IN PAKISTAN: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD.

    B. T. Shaikh

    2015Journal of Ayub Medical College4 citations

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48. Confusion and denial: need for systems thinking to understand the HIV epidemic in Pakistan.

    M. A. Abdullah, B. T. Shaikh

    2014Journal of Ayub Medical College4 citations

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49. Understanding the determinants of malnutrition among adolescent girls in Pakistan: What needs to be done?

    S. Zafar, B. T. Shaikh

    2025Nutrition research reviews3 citations Open access

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50. Determinants of school-going adolescent girls’ health and nutritional status in district Malir, Karachi: a baseline cross-sectional study

    S. Zafar, B. T. Shaikh, Z. Malik, A. M. R. Ahmad

    2025Frontiers in Nutrition3 citations

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