Dr. Maria Atif

Dr. Maria Atif

Name

Dr. Maria Atif

Designation

Assistant Professor & Director BS- Public Health Program SPH

Email

maria.atif@duhs.edu.pk

Office

School of Public Health (SPH) (2nd FLOOR), Gulzar-e-Hijri Scheme 33, Ojha Campus, DUHS

Qualifications

PhD (Public Health), The School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia,
MPH, Baqai Madical University, Karachi, Pakistan,
MBBS, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Research

  • A qualitative exploration of experiences and perceptions in recent parents screening positive for perinatal depression in Karachi, Pakistan (Accepted for publication- JPMA).
  • Atif, M., Halaki, M., Chow, C. M., & Raynes‐Greenow, C. (2022). Risk factors of paternal postnatal depression in Pakistan: findings from an urban sample. Nursing & Health Sciences https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12954
  • Maternal and child Atif, M., Halaki, M., Chow, CM., Raynes, CG. Perinatal depression in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analyses. Birth. 2021; 48: 149– 163. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12535