Articles, Book Chapters, Books
2021
Impact of direct-acting antivirals for HCV on mortality in a large population-based cohort study
Janjua, N. Z., Wong, S., Abdia, Y., Jeong, D., Buller-Tylor, T., Adu, P., Samji, H., Wilton, J., Pearce, M., Butt, Z. A., Yu, A., Binka, M., Barlett, S., Alvarez, M., Krajden, M.
Journal of Hepatology 2021 June 4
Impact of HCV infection and ethnicity on incident type 2 diabetes: findings from a large population-based cohort in British Columbia
Jeong, D., Karim, M. E., Wong, S., Wilton, J., Butt, Z. A., Binka, M., Adu, P. A., Bartlett, S., Pearce, M., Clementi, M., Yu, A., Alvarez, M., Samji, H., Garcia, H. A. V., Abdia, Y., Krajden, M., Janjua, N. Z.
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2021 June 1
Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study
Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators
The Lancet HIV 2021 June 1 S2352-3018(21)00051-5
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Chewing Tobacco Collaborators
Lancet Public Health 2021 May 27:S2468-2667(21)00065-7
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Tobacco Collaborators
Lancet 2021 May 27:S0140-6736(21)01169-7
Understanding the Differential Impact of Vegetation Measures on Modeling the Association between Vegetation and Psychotic and Non-Psychotic Disorders in Toronto, Canada
Abdullah, A. Y. M., Law, J., Butt, Z. A., Perlman, C. M.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021 Apr 28
Biobehavioral aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic: A review
Hall PA, Sheeran P, Fong GT, Cheah CSL, Oremus M, Liu-Ambrose T, Sakib MN, Butt Z, Ayaz H, Jandu N, Morita PP.
Psychosomatic Medicine 2021 Mar 12
Differences in risk factors for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus infection by ethnicity: A large population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada
Binka M, Butt ZA, McKee G, Darvishian M, Cook D, Wong S, Yu A, Alvarez M, Samji H, Wong J, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2021 Mar 23;106:246-253
Pattern discovery and disentanglement on relational datasets
Wong AKC, Zhou PY, Butt ZA.
Scientific Reports 2021 Mar 11;11(1):5688
Elevated risk of colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancers among HCV, HBV and/or HIV (co)infected individuals in a population based cohort in Canada
Darvishian M, Butt ZA, Wong S, Yoshida EM, Khinda J, Otterstatter M, Yu A, Binka M, Rossi C, McKee G, Pearce M, Alvarez M, Wong J, Cook D, Grennan T, Buxton J, Tyndall M, Woods R, Krajden M, Bhatti P, Janjua NZ.
Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology 2021 Feb 11;13:1758835921992987
What social media told us in the time of COVID-19: a scoping review
Tsao SF, Chen H, Tisseverasinghe T, Yang Y, Li L, Butt ZA.
Lancet Digit Health 2021 Jan
Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems
Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators
BMC Medicine 2021 Jan
Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries
Local Burden of Disease Vaccine Coverage Collaborators
Nature 2021 Jan 589(7842):415-419
2020
HCV reinfection rates after cure or spontaneous clearance among HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men
Adu P, Rossi C, Wong S, Binka M, Wilton J, Wong J, Butt ZA, Bartlett S, Jeong D, Pearce M, Darvishian M, Yu A, Alvarez M, Velásquez García H, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Liver International 2020 Dec
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study
Roth GA, Mensah GA, Johnson CO, Addolorato G, Ammirati E, Baddour LM, Barengo NC, Beaton AZ, Benjamin EJ, Benziger CP, Bonny A, Brauer M, Brodmann M, Cahill TJ, Carapetis J, Catapano AL, Chugh SS, Cooper LT, Coresh J, Criqui M, DeCleene N, Eagle KA, Emmons-Bell S, Feigin VL, Fernández-Solà J, Fowkes G, Gakidou E, Grundy SM, He FJ, Howard G, Hu F, Inker L, Karthikeyan G, Kassebaum N, Koroshetz W, Lavie C, Lloyd-Jones D, Lu HS, Mirijello A, Temesgen AM, Mokdad A, Moran AE, Muntner P, Narula J, Neal B, Ntsekhe M, Moraes de Oliveira G, Otto C, Owolabi M, Pratt M, Rajagopalan S, Reitsma M, Ribeiro ALP, Rigotti N, Rodgers A, Sable C, Shakil S, Sliwa-Hahnle K, Stark B, Sundström J, Timpel P, Tleyjeh IM, Valgimigli M, Vos T, Whelton PK, Yacoub M, Zuhlke L, Murray C, Fuster V; GBD-NHLBI-JACC Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Writing Group
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2020 Dec 3:S0735-1097(20)37775-5
Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Global Health 2020 Dec 1:S2214-109X(20)30489-7
Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Global Health 2020 Dec 1:S2214-109X(20)30425-3
In situ Measurement of Airborne Particle Concentration in a Real Dental Office: Implications for Disease Transmission
Building and Environment (Under review)
Drug-related deaths in a population-level cohort of people living with and without hepatitis C virus in British Columbia, Canada
Samji H, Yu A, Wong S, Wilton J, Binka M, Alvarez M, Bartlett S, Pearce M, Adu P, Jeong D, Clementi E, Butt Z, Buxton J, Gilbert M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
International Journal of Drug Policy 2020 Oct 19;86:102989
A Computable Phenotype Model for Classification of Men Who Have Sex With Men Within a Large Linked Database of Laboratory, Surveillance, and Administrative Healthcare Records
Salway T, Butt ZA, S Wong, Abdia Y, Balshaw R, Rich AJ, Ablona A, Wong J, Grennan T, Yu A, Alvarez M, Rossi C, Gilbert M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Frontiers in Digital Health 2020; 2(23)
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1223-1249
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1204-1222
Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Demographics Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1160-1203
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Viewpoint Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1135-1159
Concurrent hepatitis C and B virus and HIV infections are associated with higher mortality risk illustrating the impact of syndemics on health outcomes
Butt ZA, Wong S, Rossi C, Binka M, Wong J, Yu A, Darvishian M, Alvarez M, Chapinal N, Mckee G, Gilbert M, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020 Aug 13;7(9):ofaa347
Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Universal Health Coverage Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Aug 27:S0140-6736(20)30750-9
The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000-18: a geospatial analysis
Local Burden of Disease 2019 Neglected Tropical Diseases Collaborators
Lancet Glob Health 2020 Sep;8(9):e1186-e1194
Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17
Local Burden of Disease WaSH Collaborators
Lancet Glob Health 2020 Sep;8(9):e1162-e1185
Syndemic profiles of people living with hepatitis C virus using population-level latent class analysis to optimize health services
Clementi E, Bartlett S, Otterstatter M, Buxton JA, Wong S, Yu A, Butt ZA, Wilton J, Pearce M, Jeong D, Binka M, Adu P, Alvarez M, Samji H, Abdia Y, Wong J, Krajden M, Janjua NZ; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020 Aug 15;100:27-33
Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17
Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators.
Lancet Global Health 2020 Aug;8(8):e1038-e1060
Automatic Extraction of Risk Factors for Dialysis Patients from Clinical Notes Using Natural Language Processing Techniques
Michalopoulos G, Qazi H, Wong A, Butt Z, Chen H.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 2020;270:53-57.
Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD Chronic Respiratory Disease Collaborators
Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2020 Jun;8(6):585-596
Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Jun 6;395(10239):1779-1801
Considerations for an Individual-Level Population Notification System for Pandemic Response: A Review and Prototype
Sakib MN, Butt ZA, Morita PP, Oremus M, Fong GT, Hall PA.
Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020 Jun 5;22(6):e19930
Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
Local Burden of Disease Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators
Nature Medicine 2020 May;26(5):750-759
The impact of SVR from direct-acting antiviral- and interferon-based treatments for HCV on hepatocellular carcinoma risk
Janjua NZ, Wong S, Darvishian M, Butt ZA, Yu A, Binka M, Alvarez M, Woods R, Yoshida EM, Ramji A, Feld J, Krajden M.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2020 Mar 18
Real-world effectiveness of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in British Columbia, Canada: A population-based cohort study
Wilton J, Wong S, Yu A, Ramji A, Cook D, Butt ZA, Alvarez M, Binka M, Darvishian M, Jeong D, Bartlett SR, Pearce M, Adu P, Yoshida EM, Krajden M, Janjua NZ
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020 Feb 29;7(3):ofaa055
Global and regional burden of cancer in 2016 arising from occupational exposure to selected carcinogens: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Occupational Carcinogens Collaborators
Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020 Mar;77(3):151-159
Global and regional burden of chronic respiratory disease in 2016 arising from non-infectious airborne occupational exposures: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Occupational Chronic Respiratory Risk Factors Collaborators
Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020 Mar;77(3):142-150
Why Do I Trust Your Model? Building and Explaining Predictive Models for Peritoneal Dialysis Eligibility
Michalopoulos G, Chen H, Yang Y, Subendran S, Quinn R, Oliver M, Butt Z, Wong A.
Journal of Computational Vision and Imaging Systems 2020; 5(1)
The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Cirrhosis Collaborators
Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2020; 5(3):245-266
Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries
Local Burden of Disease Child Growth Failure Collaborators
Nature 2020 Jan;577(7789):231-234
2019
Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries
Local Burden of Disease Educational Attainment Collaborators
Nature 2019 Dec 25
Loss to follow-up: a significant barrier in the treatment cascade with direct-acting therapies
Darvishian M, Wong S, Binka M, Yu A, Ramji A, Yoshida EM, Wong J, Rossi C, Butt ZA, Bartlett S, Pearce ME, Samji H, Cook D, Alvarez M, Chong M, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2019 Oct 30
Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017
Local Burden of Disease Collaborators
Nature 2019 Oct;574(7778):353-358
Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration
JAMA Oncology 2019 Sep 27
The population level care cascade for hepatitis C in British Columbia, Canada as of 2018: Impact of Direct Acting Antivirals
Bartlett SR, Yu A, Chapinal N, Rossi C, Butt Z, Wong S, Darvishian M, Gilbert M, Wong J, Binka M, Alvarez M, Tyndall M, Krajde, M, Janjua NZ
Liver International 2019 Aug 24
Sustained Virologic Response from Interferon-based Hepatitis C regimes is associated with Reduced risk of Extrahepatic Manifestations
Rossi C, Jeong D, Wong S, McKee G, Butt ZA, Buxton J, Wong J, Darvishian M, Bartlett S, Samji H, Yu A, Binka M, Alvarez M, Adu PA, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
Journal of Hepatology 2019 Aug 6
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017
GBD 2017 HIV collaborators
Lancet HIV 2019 Aug 19
Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Naghavi M; Global Burden of Disease Self-Harm Collaborators
BMJ 2019 Feb 6;364:l94
Effectiveness of a School Based Smokeless Tobacco Intervention: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Rozi S, Zahid N, Roome T, Lakhdir MPA, Sawani S, Razzak A, Butt ZA
Journal of Community Health 2019 Jul 2 [Co-PA]
What is killing people with hepatitis C virus infection? Analysis of a population-based cohort in Canada
Krajden M, Cook DA, Wong S, Yu A, Butt ZA, Rossi C, Darvishian M, Alvarez M, Buxton JA, Tyndall M, Janjua NZ.
International Journal of Drug Policy 2019 Oct;72:114-122
Effectiveness of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir and Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir in People Who Inject Drugs and/or Those in Opioid Agonist Therapy
Janjua NZ, Darvishian M, Wong S, Yu A, Rossi C, Ramji A, Yoshida EM, Butt ZA, Samji H, Chong M, Chapinal N, Cook D, Alvarez M, Tyndall M, Krajden M; British Columbia Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
Hepatology Communications 2019 Jan 10;3(4):478-492
Detection of rifampicin resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using multiplex allele specific polymerase chain reaction (MAS-PCR) in Pakistan
Ullah I, Ahmad W, Shah AA., Shahzada A, Tahir, Z, Qazi O, Hasan F, Ayub N, Badar M, Butt ZA, Basit S.
Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2019 Jul;71:42-46
Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Neurology Collaborators
Lancet Neurology 2019 May;18(5):459-480
2018
Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis, 1990–2016: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2016 Study
GBD Tuberculosis Collaborators
Lancet Infectious Diseases 2018; 18: 1329–49
Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Meningitis Collaborators
Lancet Neurology 2018; 17: 1061–82
Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):2091-2138
Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Population and Fertility Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1995-2051
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1923-1994
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1789-1858
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1736-1788
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1859-1922
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1684-1735
Risk of adverse treatment outcomes among new pulmonary TB patients co-infected with diabetes in Pakistan: A prospective cohort study
Mukhtar F, Butt ZA.
PLoS One. 2018 Nov 8;13(11):e0207148
Syndemic Characterization of HCV, HBV, and HIV Co-infections in a Large Population Based Cohort Study
McKee G, Butt ZA, Wong S, Salway T, Gilbert M, Wong J, Alvarez M, Chapinal N, Darvishian M, Tyndall MW, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
EClinicalMedicine 2018 Nov 5;4-5:99-108 [Co-PA]
Applying core theory and spatial analysis to identify Hepatitis C Virus infection 'core areas' in British Columbia, Canada
Butt ZA, Mak S, Gesink D, Gilbert M, Wong J, Yu A, Wong S, Alvarez M, Chong M, Buxton J, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2018 Nov 17
Effect of opioid-substitution therapy and mental health counseling on HIV risk among hepatitis C-infected individuals
Butt ZA, Shrestha N, Gesink D, Murti M, Buxton JA, Gilbert M, Balshaw RF, Wong S, Kuo M, Wong J, Yu A, Alvarez M, Samji H, Roth D, Consolacion T, Hull MW, Ogilvie G, Tyndall MW, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Clinical Epidemiology 2018 Aug 31;10:1127-1145
Hepatitis C virus reinfection after successful treatment with direct-acting antiviral therapy in a large population-based cohort
Rossi C, Butt ZA, Wong S, Buxton JA, Islam N, Yu A, Darvishian M, Gilbert M, Wong J, Chapinal N, Binka M, Alvarez M, Tyndall MW, Krajden M, Janjua NZ; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
Journal of Hepatology 2018 Aug 22
Estimating the impact of early hepatitis C virus clearance on hepatocellular carcinoma risk
Darvishian M, Janjua NZ, Chong M, Cook D, Samji H, Butt ZA, Yu A, Alvarez M, Yoshida E, Ramji A, Wong J, Woods R, Tyndall M, Krajden M.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2018 Jul 26
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Alcohol Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Sep 22;392(10152):1015-1035
Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Jun 2;391(10136):2236-2271
Differing profiles of people diagnosed with acute and chronic Hepatitis B virus infection in British Columbia, Canada: implications for prevention and treatment
Mawuena B, Butt ZA, Wong S, Chong M, Buxton J, Chapinal N, Yu A, Alvarez M, Darvishian M, Wong J, Gilbert, M, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua N.
World Journal of Gastroenterology Mar 21, 2018; 24(11): 1216-1227
Identifying injection drug use and estimating population size of people who inject drugs using healthcare administrative datasets
Janjua NZ, Islam N, Kuo M, Yu A, Wong S, Butt ZA, Gilbert M, Buxton J, Chapinal N, Samji H, Chong M, Alvarez M, Wong J, Tyndall MW, Krajden M; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
International Journal of Drug Policy 2018 Feb 23;55:31-39
Are people getting quality thalassemia care in twin cities of Pakistan? A comparison with international standards
Tanveer T, Masud H, Butt ZA.
International Society for Quality in Health Care 2018 Apr 1;30(3):200-207
Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Transportation Injuries Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):187-198
Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cancer Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):151-164.
Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Adolescent Health Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):79-96
Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Maternal Mortality Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):47-61
Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Intentional Injuries Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):39-46
Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Vision Loss Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):199-210
Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region HIV/AIDS Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):123-136
The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Mental Health Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):25-37
Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Lower Respiratory Infections Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):97-108
Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cardiovascular Disease Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):137-149
Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):177-186
Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diarrhea Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):109-121
Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):11-23.
2017
The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD Tuberculosis Collaborators
Lancet Infectious Diseases 2017 Dec 6
Establishing a cohort in a developing country: Experiences of the diabetes-tuberculosis treatment outcome cohort study
Mukhtar F, Butt ZA.
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health 2017 Dec;7(4):249-254
Knowledge and practices of teachers associated with eye health of primary school children in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Habiba U, Ormsby GM, Butt ZA, Afghani T, Asif M.
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology 2017 Jan-Mar;7(1):28-33
Predictors of poor treatment outcomes in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients: A retrospective cohort study
Javaid A, Ullah I, Masud H, Basit A, Ahmad W, Butt ZA, Qasim M.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2017 Sep 29. pii: S1198-743X(17)30525-6
Hepatitis C cross-genotype immunity and implications for vaccine development
Islam N, Krajden M, Shoveller J, Gustafson P, Gilbert M, Wong J, Tyndall MW, Janjua NZ; The BC-HTC Team
Scientific Reports 2017 Sep 26;7(1):12326
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1345-1422
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 DALYs and HALE Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1260-1344
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1211-1259
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Causes of Death Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1151-1210
Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1084-1150
Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1423-1459
A syndemic approach to assess the effect of substance use and social disparities on the evolution of HIV/HCV infections in British Columbia
Butt ZA, Shrestha N, Wong S, Kuo M, Gesink D, Gilbert M, Wong J, Yu A, Alvarez M, Samji H, Buxton JA, Johnston JC, Cook VJ, Roth D, Consolacion T, Murti M, Hottes TS, Ogilvie G, Balshaw R, Tyndall MW, Krajden M, Janjua NZ; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort
PLOS One 2017 Aug 22;12(8):e0183609
Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Jul 15;390(10091):231-266
Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) Patients Suspected to Have Drug Resistant TB in Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB Unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Javaid A, Ullah I, Ali M, Basit A, Ahmad W, Younis F, Afsar Khan, Shah Z, Butt ZA.
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology 2017 ;10(9):e14492
Status of cold chain in routine immunisation centres of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Quetta, Pakistan
Buledi R, Butt ZA, Ahmed J, Alizai AA.
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2017 May;67(5):739-744
Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in extrapulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear-negative pulmonary suspects using Xpert MTB/RIF
Ullah I, Javaid A, Masud H, Ali M, Basit A, Ahmad W, Younis F, Yasmin R, Khan A, Jabbar A, Husain M, Butt ZA.
Journal of Medical Microbiology 2017 Apr;66(4):412-418 [Co-PA]
Shift in disparities in Hepatitis C treatment from interferon to DAA era: A population-based cohort study
Janjua NZ, Islam N, Wong J, Yoshida EM, Ramji A, Samji H, Butt ZA, Chong M, Cook D, Alvarez M, Darvishian M, Tyndall M, Krajden M.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2017 Jan 27
Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Tobacco Collaborators
Lancet 2017 May 13;389(10082):1885-1906
Long-term effect of sustained virological response on hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C in Canada
Janjua NZ, Chong M, Kuo M, Woods R, Wong J, Yoshida EM, Sherman M, Butt ZA, Samji H, Cook D, Yu A, Alvarez M, Tyndall M, Krajden M.
Journal of Hepatology 2017 Mar;66(3):504-513
2016
Burden of Diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Khalil I, Colombara DV, Forouzanfar MH, Troeger C, Daoud F, Moradi-Lakeh M, Bcheraoui CE, Rao PC, Afshin A, Charara R, Abate KH, Razek MM, Abd-Allah F, Abu-Elyazeed R, Kiadaliri AA, Akanda AS, Akseer N, Alam K, Alasfoor D, Ali R, AlMazroa MA, Alomari MA, Al-Raddadi RM, Alsharif U, Alsowaidi S, Altirkawi KA, Alvis-Guzman N, Ammar W, Antonio CA, Asayesh H, Asghar RJ, Atique S, Awasthi A, Bacha U, Badawi A, Barac A, Bedi N, Bekele T, Bensenor IM, Betsu BD, Bhutta Z, Abdulhak AA, Butt ZA, Danawi H, Dubey M, Endries AY, Faghmous ID, Farid T, Farvid MS, Farzadfar F, Fereshtehnejad SM, Fischer F, Fitchett JR, Gibney KB, Ginawi IA, Gishu MD, Gugnani HC, Gupta R, Hailu GB, Hamadeh RR, Hamidi S, Harb HL, Hedayati MT, Hsairi M, Husseini A, Jahanmehr N, Javanbakht M, Jibat T, Jonas JB, Kasaeian A, Khader YS, Khan AR, Khan EA, Khan G, Khoja TA, Kinfu Y, Kissoon N, Koyanagi A, Lal A, Latif AA, Lunevicius R, Razek HM, Majeed A, Malekzadeh R, Mehari A, Mekonnen AB, Melaku YA, Memish ZA, Mendoza W, Misganaw A, Mohamed LA, Nachega JB, Nguyen QL, Nisar MI, Peprah EK, Platts-Mills JA, Pourmalek F, Qorbani M, Rafay A, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Rahman SU, Rai RK, Rana SM, Ranabhat CL, Rao SR, Refaat AH, Riddle M, Roshandel G, Ruhago GM, Saleh MM, Sanabria JR, Sawhney M, Sepanlou SG, Setegn T, Sliwa K, Sreeramareddy CT, Sykes BL, Tavakkoli M, Tedla BA, Terkawi AS, Ukwaja K, Uthman OA, Westerman R, Wubshet M, Yenesew MA, Yonemoto N, Younis MZ, Zaidi Z, Zaki ME, Rabeeah AA, Wang H, Naghavi M, Vos T, Lopez AD, Murray CJ, Mokdad AH.
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016 Dec 7;95(6):1319-1329
Cohort profile: the diabetes-tuberculosis treatment outcome (DITTO) study in Pakistan
Mukhtar F, Butt ZA.
BMJ Open 2016 Dec 2;6(12):e012970
Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1775-1812
Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Child Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1725-1774
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Risk Factors Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1659-1724
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 DALYs and HALE Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1603-1658
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1545-1602
Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1459-1544
Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 SDG Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1813-1850
Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 HIV Collaborators
Lancet HIV 2016 Aug;3(8):e361-87
Association of tobacco use and other determinants with pregnancy outcomes: a multicentre hospital-based case-control study in Karachi, Pakistan
Rozi S, Butt ZA, Zahid N, Wasim S, Shafique K.
BMJ Open 2016 Sep 20;6(9):e012045 [Co-PA]
The Population Level Cascade of Care for Hepatitis C in British Columbia, Canada: The BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort (BC-HTC)
Janjua NZ, Kuo M, Yu A, Alvarez M, Wong S, Cook D, Wong J, Grebely J, Butt ZA, Samji H, Ramji A, Tyndall M, Krajden M.
EBioMedicine 2016 Oct;12:189-195
Towards safe injection practices for prevention of hepatitis C transmission in South Asia: Challenges and progress
Janjua NZ, Butt ZA, Mahmood B, Altaf A.
World Journal of Gastroenterology 2016 Jul 7;22(25):5837-52 [Co-PA]
Tackling the co-epidemic of diabetes and tuberculosis: from evidence to policy and practice
Mukhtar F, Butt ZA.
Journal of Ayub Medical College January 2016; 28(2):376-81
Panoramic view of challenges and opportunities for primary healthcare systems in Pakistan
Sharif H, Sughra U, Butt ZA.
Journal of Ayub Medical College January 2016; 23(3):550-554.
2015
Investigation of measles outbreak in a district of Baluchistan province, Pakistan
Saeed A, Butt ZA, Malik T.
Journal of Ayub Medical College 2015;27(4):900–3
Factors affecting presentation skills of Master of Science in Public Health Students in a postgraduate public health institute of Pakistan
Khan EA, Butt ZA, Rana SM, Hayat A.
Pak J of Public Health 2015 September Vol 5, No.3: 18-21
Spatial epidemiology of HIV-hepatitis co-infection in the state of Michigan: a cohort study
Butt Z, Grady S, Wilkins M, Hamilton E, Todem D, Gardiner J, Saeed M.
Infect Dis (Lond) 2015 Jul 16:1-10
2014
Assessment of the work environment of faculty of a Medical College in Pakistan
Saeed A, Butt ZA.
Journal of Ayub Medical College 2014 Oct-Dec;26(4):577-81
The knowledge translation status in selected eastern-mediterranean universities and research institutes
Maleki K, Hamadeh RR, Gholami J, Mandil A, Hamid S, Butt ZA, Saeed AB, Kheir DY, Saleem M, Maqsoud S, Safi N, Abdul-Majeed BA, Majdzadeh R.
PLoS One 2014 Sep 8;9(9):e103732
Prevalence and predisposition of smoking among the female university students of Islamabad, Pakistan
Jafferi HR, Khan EA, Butt ZA, Hafeez A.
Pakistan Journal of Public Health 2014 September Vol. 4 No. 3:1-7
Risk factors for bloodborne viral hepatitis in healthcare workers of Pakistan: a population based case-control study
Gorar ZA, Butt ZA, Aziz I.
BMJ Open 2014 Jul 24;4(7):e004767
2013
Survival of HIV Positive Individuals with Hepatitis B and C infection in Michigan
Butt ZA, Wilkins MJ, Hamilton E, Todem D, Gardiner J, Saeed M.
Epidemiology and Infection 2013 Nov 29:1-9
Hepatitis B and C co-infection in HIV/AIDS population in the state of Michigan
Butt ZA, Wilkins MJ, Hamilton E, Todem D, Gardiner JC, Saeed M.
Epidemiology and Infection 2013 Mar 12:1-8
Public Health and Ophthalmology in Pakistan: opportunities and challenges (Editorial)
Zahid A Butt.
Al-Shifa Journal of Ophthalmology 2013; 9(1): 6-7
2007
Correlates of cigarette smoking among male college students in Karachi, Pakistan
Rozi S, Butt ZA, Akhtar S.
BMC Public Health 2007 Nov 1;7:312.
Application of Neurobiologic Risk Score in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan
Usman S, Butt ZA, Rattani S, Somani N.
Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2007 Oct;22(5):419-423
2005
Association of ACE polymorphisms with left ventricular hypertrophy
Saeed M, Siddiqui S, Khan A, Butt ZA, Parvez SH, Frossard PM.
Neuroendocrinology Letters 2005 Aug;26(4):393-6
Quality of Pharmacies in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
Butt ZA, Gilani AH, Nanan D, Sheikh AL,White F.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2005 Aug;17(4): 307-13
2001
Corrosive Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Shafique M, Ahamed MA, Ather MN, Butt ZA.
Journal of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences 2001;8(12):566-72