Dr. Anum Arshad Beg

Name

Dr. Anum Arshad Beg

Designation

Assistant Professor / Head of Department & Chairperson

Email

anum.arshad@duhs.edu.pk

Office

Department of Family Medicine, Urban Health Centre, Mehmoodabad Road, Chanesar Goth.

Qualifications

  • MBBS
  • FCPS

Research

My research interests are multi-dimensional, however, I am primarily interested in adolescent and child health, particularly with regards to behavioral issues. I also have a special interest in conducting research on clinical conditions presenting in the community.

Research Gate/ORCID link 0000-0002-8342-7776

List of Selected Research Publications (with DOI citation)

  1. Beg AA, Kanwal S, Karmani VK, Anjarwala ZM. Resilience, coping and Personal Factors of medical students at a Public University; Karachi, Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2024 Feb;74(1 (Supple-2)):S14-S18. doi: 10.47391/JPMA-DUHS-S04. PMID: 38385465.
  2. Anjarwala ZM, Beg AA, Ali Y, Karmani VK, Ali S, Kanwal S. Use of Electronic Media and its Association with Teenager’s Behavior: An Analytical Cross-sectional Study in Community Clinics of Karachi. J Liaq Uni Med Health Sci [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 28 [cited 2024 Jun. 6];22(04):300-5.
  3. Beg AA, Beg MA, Siddiqi F, Haroon M, Abdullah A, Thrombocytopenia as a mortality predictor in septic patients. Pak J Surg 2022; 38(1):18-21.
  4. Anjarwala ZM, Ali N, Nanji K, Beg AA, Karmani VK. Sleep and its relation with academic performance. An analytical Cross sectional study in Gulshan Town, Karachi. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA): 2020; 70(11), 1948-1951.
  5. Beg AA, Andrades M, Anjarwala ZM, Karmani VK. Knowledge regarding pedestrian Injury preventIon among secondary school going children of Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Rawalpindi Medical University (JRMC): 2020;24(1):23-7.
  6. Knowledge and practices of mothers regarding food safety at a teaching hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Rawalpindi Medical University. 2019.
  7. Sabzwari SR , Andrades M , Ali SK , Bhanji S , Faruqi A. Do geriatric home visits enhance learning of post graduate trainees? – A qualitative study from Pakistan. Educ Med J. 2014 Mar;6(1):170. DOI:10.5959/eimj.v6i1.170.
  8. Shah I, Baig A, Razzaq A, Faruqi A, Ali A, Khan FQ. Trilateral retinoblastoma with unilateral eye involvement. J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Jul;63(7):910-2. PMID: 23901719.
  9. Nishtar NA, Sami N, Faruqi A, Khowaja S, Ul-Hasnain F. Myths and fallacies about male contraceptive methods: a qualitative study amongst married youth in slums of Karachi, Pakistan. Glob J Health Sci. 2012 Dec 4;5(2):84-93. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v5n2p84. PMID: 23445697; PMCID: PMC4776822.

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