Yusra Habib Khan

ORCID: 0000-0002-9479-6147
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Research Areas
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Acute Kidney Injury Research
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Jouf University
2019-2024

Jamia Millia Islamia
2024

Karachi Medical and Dental College
2024

Taylor's University
2020-2024

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2022-2024

University of Washington
2022-2024

Jilin Province Development and Reform Commission
2023

Xi'an Jiaotong University
2023

University of Karachi
2023

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2023

Immediately after declaring COVID-19 as a pandemic, numerous wild conspiracy theories sprouted through social media. Pakistan is quite vulnerable to such narratives and has experienced failures of polio vaccination programs because claims. Recently, two well-known political figures raised against vaccines in Pakistan, stating that grand illusion Muslim countries. This theory much discussed the local community, supporting vaccine hesitancy. We urge healthcare authorities take necessary...

10.4269/ajtmh.20-0654 article EN other-oa American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020-06-23

The incidence of dengue is rising steadily in Malaysia since the first major outbreak 1973. Despite aggressive measures taken by relevant authorities, still facing worsening crisis over past few years. There an urgent need to evaluate cases for better understanding clinic-laboratory spectrum order combat this disease. A retrospective analysis patients admitted a tertiary care teaching hospital during period six years (2008 – 2013) was performed. Patient's demographics, clinical and...

10.1186/s12879-015-1141-3 article EN cc-by BMC Infectious Diseases 2015-09-30

High levels of stress are expected when crises affect people's lives. Therefore, this Web-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among university students from Pakistan to investigate the psychological impairment and coping strategies during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Google Forms were used disseminate online questionnaire assess anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9), (Brief-COPE). A total 1134 responses (age, 21.7 ± 3.5...

10.1017/dmp.2020.397 article EN cc-by Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2020-10-22

The aim of this study is to ascertain the psychological impacts coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Pakistani health care workers (HCWs) and their coping strategies.

10.1017/dmp.2022.4 article EN Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2022-01-10

Background Dengue induced acute kidney injury (AKI) imposes heavy burden of illness in terms morbidity and mortality. A retrospective study was conducted to investigate incidence, characteristics, risk factors clinical outcomes AKI among dengue patients. Methodology total 667 patients (2008–2013) were retrospectively evaluated stratified into non-AKI groups by using AKIN criteria. Two compared appropriate statistical methods. Results There 95 (14.2%) who had AKI, with AKIN-I, AKIN-II...

10.1371/journal.pone.0138465 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2015-09-30

Background Despite promising role of diuretics to manage fluid overload among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, their use is associated with adverse renal outcomes. Current study aimed determine the extent deterioration diuretic therapy. Methods A total 312 non-dialysis dependent CKD (NDD-CKD) patients were prospectively followed-up for one year. Fluid was assessed via bioimpedance spectroscopy. Estimated GFR (eGFR) calculated from serum creatinine values by using Chronic Kidney...

10.1371/journal.pone.0159335 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2016-07-21

Dengue imposes substantial economic, societal and personal burden in terms of hospital stay, morbidity mortality. Early identification dengue cases with high propensity increased stay death could be value isolating patients need early interventions. The current study was aimed to determine the significant factors associated dengue-related prolonged hospitalisation death.Cross-sectional retrospective study.Tertiary care teaching hospital.Patients confirmed diagnosis were stratified into two...

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016805 article EN cc-by-nc BMJ Open 2017-07-10

Vaccines are considered to be the most beneficial means for combating COVID-19 pandemic. Although vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have demonstrated excellent safety profiles in clinical trials, real-world surveillance of post-vaccination side effects is an impetus. The study investigates short-term following administration Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional quantitative was conducted among general population with age ≥ 18 years, from five regions (Central,...

10.3390/vaccines10060924 article EN cc-by Vaccines 2022-06-10

Background Influenza vaccine hesitancy is a significant threat to global maneuvers for reducing the burden of seasonal and pandemic influenza. This study estimated uptake, barriers, willingness influenza vaccines among university students in Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted health science (HS) non-health (NHS) students. 31-item questionnaire used ascertain vaccination rate, flu vaccine. Results included 790 (mean age: 21.40 ± 1.94 years), 246 (31.1%) from HS 544...

10.7717/peerj.13959 article EN cc-by PeerJ 2022-09-28

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus is a major public health concern with an alarming global growth rate. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Saudi Arabia ranks seventh in world and second Middle East for largest estimated burden of diabetic cases. Evidence shows that pharmacist-led care programs can be beneficial effective treatment diabetes mellitus. Current study was aimed evaluate impact Pharmacist-Based Diabetic Intervention (PDIM) patients on knowledge disease, adherence medications...

10.3390/ijerph191610060 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-08-15

Obesity, hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are among the multifactorial disorders that occur at higher prevalence in a population. This study aims to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) patients with obesity, HTN T2D individually form multimorbidity. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional was conducted 15 private clinics Punjab, Pakistan. stratified random sampling technique used collect data from or their comorbidity. total 1350 responded by completing questionnaire. The...

10.1371/journal.pone.0289502 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2023-08-04

Abstract Background Dengue Viral Infection (DVI) has become endemic in Pakistan since the first major outbreak Karachi 1996. Despite aggressive measures taken by relevant authorities, been dealing with a worsening dengue crisis for past two decades. DHF is severe form of infection which linked significant morbidity and mortality. Early identification infections can reduce In this context we planned current study find out different factors related as well clinical laboratory features compare...

10.1186/s12879-024-09384-z article EN cc-by BMC Infectious Diseases 2024-05-17
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