Naheed feroz Ali

Department of Nursing and Midwifery, MSCN, Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamabad, Pakistan

Publications

• Research Article   
  Perceptions Regarding Hepatitis B and C Diseases, and their Risk Factors among Ward Boys Working in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Islamabad
  Author(s): Muhammad Abdullah*, Ejaz Ahmed Khan, Amar Javed, Faisal Ameen, Hafiz Abdul Wajid, Naheed feroz Ali, Aziza Shaheen and Aqeel Abbas
  
  Background: Hepatitis is a serious public health issue in the present era. More than 2 billion population is suffering from Hepatitis infection. Similarly, there are about 36 million healthcare professionals globally, out of which approximately 3 million per year get an injury from some sharps, thus resulting in 2 million subjects being infected with HBV and 1 million with HCV (WHO). A systematic study of 2015 showed HCV seroprevalence in the adult population of Pakistan was 6.8 whereas individuals infected with HCV were 6%. Methods: A qualitative study, with Phenomenological approach, was conducted among wardboys of Islamabad. Two Tertiary care hospitals of Islamabad, one in the public sector and the other in the private healthcare sector were selected as a study site. In-depth interviews with purposely and conveniently with selected ward-boys working in .. Read More»