Saima Afaq

475 total citations
39 papers, 224 citations indexed

About

Saima Afaq is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Saima Afaq has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 224 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Epidemiology, 7 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Saima Afaq's work include Chronic Disease Management Strategies (9 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (6 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (6 papers). Saima Afaq is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Disease Management Strategies (9 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (6 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (6 papers). Saima Afaq collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United Kingdom and United States. Saima Afaq's co-authors include Zia Ul Haq, Najma Siddiqi, Naeem Ullah, Aatik Arsh, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Naseem Khan, Muhammad Shahzad, Khalid Rehman, Claire Carswell and Marie Loh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Saima Afaq

30 papers receiving 221 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saima Afaq Pakistan	8	66	62	47	30	27	39	224
Farhad Moradpour Iran	10	38 0.6×	76 1.2×	28 0.6×	42 1.4×	52 1.9×	44	306
Michelle Grunauer Ecuador	9	78 1.2×	27 0.4×	26 0.6×	37 1.2×	23 0.9×	51	297
Wouter J. Meijer Netherlands	9	53 0.8×	123 2.0×	44 0.9×	46 1.5×	56 2.1×	18	430
Pragya Kumar India	11	44 0.7×	49 0.8×	22 0.5×	63 2.1×	14 0.5×	51	341
Liliana Antunes Portugal	11	44 0.7×	76 1.2×	36 0.8×	47 1.6×	40 1.5×	26	290
Wasef Na’amnih Israel	10	47 0.7×	79 1.3×	23 0.5×	30 1.0×	18 0.7×	34	282
Sundus Iftikhar Pakistan	12	38 0.6×	47 0.8×	22 0.5×	90 3.0×	24 0.9×	53	314
Tadao Ooka Japan	11	49 0.7×	66 1.1×	67 1.4×	52 1.7×	10 0.4×	58	384
Olujide Arije Nigeria	10	40 0.6×	55 0.9×	16 0.3×	82 2.7×	13 0.5×	37	356
Rebecca Filipowicz United States	11	115 1.7×	120 1.9×	14 0.3×	27 0.9×	34 1.3×	14	386

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20 of 20 papers shown

Afaq, Saima, et al.. (2025). Prevalence of communicable, non-communicable diseases, disabilities and related risk factors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan: Findings from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Population and Health Survey (2016–17). PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0308209–e0308209. 2 indexed citations

Hakim, Muhammad Luqman, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and associated factors of parental refusal rates for routine immunisation: a cross-sectional study in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan-2024. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 369–369. 1 indexed citations

Saramago, Pedro, Naveed Ahmed, Saima Afaq, et al.. (2025). Modelling diabetes and depression in Pakistan: using economic modelling to inform intervention design and a clinical trial of a behavioural activation intervention. BMJ Open. 15(5). e092158–e092158.

Afaq, Saima, Romaina Iqbal, Marc Suhrcke, et al.. (2025). Consumption of commercial and traditional sugar-sweetened beverages among adolescents in Pakistan: evidence from a national survey. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1679917–1679917.

Todowede, Olamide, et al.. (2025). Developing an integrated depression and tuberculosis care pathway using a co-design approach in a low-resource setting. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 19(1). 15–15.

Ullah, Naeem, et al.. (2024). Cytomorphological changes of oral mucosal cells among smokeless tobacco users in low and middle-income country settings: new findings from Pakistan. BMC Oral Health. 24(1). 1541–1541.

Siddiqi, Najma, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness, barriers, and facilitators of interventions delivered by traditional healers for the treatment of common mental disorders: A systematic review. Transcultural Psychiatry. 61(6). 885–904.

Afaq, Saima, et al.. (2024). Depression care integration in tuberculosis services: A feasibility assessment in Pakistan. Health Expectations. 27(1). e13985–e13985. 3 indexed citations

Jennings, Hannah Maria, Saima Afaq, Naveed Ahmed, et al.. (2024). Living with depression and diabetes: A qualitative study in Bangladesh and Pakistan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). e0002846–e0002846. 1 indexed citations

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Ullah, Naeem, et al.. (2023). Association and comparison of periodontal and oral hygiene status with serum HbA1c levels: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 23(1). 8 indexed citations

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Haq, Zia Ul, Kashif Nawaz, Naeem Ullah, et al.. (2023). Oral health behind the bars: oral health seeking behavior among jail prisoners at central jail of Peshawar, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 23(1). 979–979. 1 indexed citations

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Zavala, Gerardo A., Hannah Maria Jennings, Saima Afaq, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness and implementation of psychological interventions for depression in people with non-communicable diseases in South Asia: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Mental Health. 52(3). 260–284. 5 indexed citations

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Haq, Zia Ul, et al.. (2023). Healthcare workers safety in the COVID-19 era: the impact of pre-pandemic personal protective equipment (PPE) training in Pakistan. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1). 1256–1256. 4 indexed citations

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Zavala, Gerardo A., Saima Afaq, Naveed Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Adaptation of a Behavioural Activation Intervention for Depression in People with Diabetes in Bangladesh and Pakistan: DiaDeM Intervention. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 3(1). 44–55. 1 indexed citations

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Afaq, Saima, et al.. (2023). Patient Satisfaction and Utilization of Ambulance Services in Prehospital Services at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Air Medical Journal. 42(4). 239–245. 2 indexed citations

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Asim, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Diabetic ketoacidosis amongst patients with COVID‐19: A retrospective chart review of 220 patients in Pakistan. Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism. 5(3). e00331–e00331. 4 indexed citations

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Jarde, Alexander, Eugenia Romano, Saima Afaq, et al.. (2022). Prevalence and risks of tuberculosis multimorbidity in low-income and middle-income countries: a meta-review. BMJ Open. 12(9). e060906–e060906. 21 indexed citations

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Jarde, Alexander, Saima Afaq, Muhammad Irfan, et al.. (2022). Addressing TB multimorbidity in policy and practice: An exploratory survey of TB providers in 27 high-TB burden countries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(12). e0001205–e0001205. 4 indexed citations

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Hakim, Muhammad Luqman, et al.. (2021). Perceptions of COVID–19-related Risks and Deaths Among Health Care Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Study. INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing. 58. 2846661203–2846661203. 6 indexed citations

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Rehman, Khalid, Muhammad Shahzad, Naeem Ullah, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of Parental refusal rate and its associated factors in routine immunization by using WHO Vaccine Hesitancy tool: A Cross sectional study at district Bannu, KP, Pakistan. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 104. 117–124. 52 indexed citations

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