Shafia Arshad

Hepatitis B, C, and HIV Infections among blood Donors at Several Hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan

Shafia Arshad, Amina Arif, Rafique Ahmad, Zeemal Seemab, Faiqa Shaheen & Rida Tanveer · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

The study's objectives are to find out the frequency of hepatitis C, B, and HIV infection among blood donors at different hospitals of Lahore; to understand the relationship of demographic risk factors contributing to the positive cases of hepatitis C, B, and HIV. A cross-section...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i55A33814

Prevalence of Anemia, Iron Deficiency during the Second Trimester of Gestation in Pregnant Women: A Comparative Study of Walled and New Lahore City Population

Shafia Arshad, Amina Arif, Nessar Ahmed & Javed Iqbal Wattoo · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background: Anemia during pregnancy is common worldwide, and it is also reported in Lahore, Pakistan, but it is not well documented in women residing in the Walled City of Lahore (WC). The study was designed to compare the pregnant female population of walled and new Lahore (NC)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i53A33664

Identification of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type VI: A First Case Report from a Pakistani Family

Asia Parveen, Amina Arif, Shafia Arshad, Muhammad Shafeeq Ur Rahman, Faheem Ahmed Siddiqui & Muhammad Awais · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta type VI (OI type VI) is a rare autosomal recessive disease of bone mineralization characterized by multiple bone fractures after six months of age, without a history of other extra-skeletal complications. SERPINF1 (serpin inhibitor clade F1) is...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34910