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Wafa Aftab
Researcher at Aga Khan University
Publications - 26
Citations - 376
Wafa Aftab is an academic researcher from Aga Khan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Population. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 23 publications receiving 215 citations.
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Role of mHealth applications for improving antenatal and postnatal care in low and middle income countries: a systematic review
TL;DR: It is suggested that mHealth solutions targeted at pregnant women and women in postnatal period can improve preventive maternal healthcare services, however, there is a need to conduct more controlled-trials and quasi-experimental studies to strengthen the literature in this research area.
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Exploring health care seeking knowledge, perceptions and practices for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia and their context in a rural Pakistani community.
Wafa Aftab,Leah Shipton,Fauziah Rabbani,Kashif Sangrasi,Shagufta Perveen,Aysha Zahidie,I. Naeem,Shamim Qazi +7 more
TL;DR: Taking into consideration caregiver concerns, adequate supply of medicines to LHWs, improved facility level care could improve care seeking practices and child health outcomes.
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Inspiring health worker motivation with supportive supervision: a survey of lady health supervisor motivating factors in rural Pakistan.
TL;DR: This study explored the motivation of Lady Health Supervisors, a cadre of community health workers, with particular attention to their views on supportive supervision, which are crucial to improving lady health supervisor motivation.
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Implementation of health and health-related sustainable development goals: progress, challenges and opportunities – a systematic literature review
Wafa Aftab,Fahad Javaid Siddiqui,Hana Tasic,Shagufta Perveen,Sameen Siddiqi,Zulfiqar A Bhutta +5 more
TL;DR: The authors' findings indicate that high-level political commitment is evident in most countries and HHSDGs are being aligned with existing national development strategies and plans, and a multisectoral, integrated approach is being adopted in institutional setups.
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Improving community health worker performance through supportive supervision: a randomised controlled implementation trial in Pakistan.
TL;DR: To assess the effect of enhanced supportive supervision of lady health workers (LHWs) by lady health supervisors on integrated community case management of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea.