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  1. Prevalence of and demographic, lifestyle, dietary factors associated with self-reported asthma in a non-probability sample of social-media-recruited adults residing in Kuwait

    Article • Discover Public Health, July 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  2. Hepatocellular carcinoma risk, net survival and relative survival ratio in a high-income country of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: 2008–2020

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, April 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  3. Generalized structural equation modeling of demographic disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among female schoolteachers in a middle eastern country

    Article • Infectious Agents and Cancer, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  4. Age at first marriage, menopause status and cervical cancer risk in a middle eastern country: a national cancer registry-based case–control study

    Article • Cancer Causes & Control, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  5. Vitamin D status during pregnancy modulates the effect of pre-pregnancy obesity on gestational diabetes mellitus risk: a birth cohort study

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, January 2026, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  6. The role of dietary and lifestyle factors in multiple sclerosis risk in a middle eastern country: A case-control study

    Article • Neuroepidemiology, November 2025, Karger Publishers

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  7. Population preventable fraction of total multiple sclerosis risk associated with non-specific effects of vaccinations against hepatitis B virus and influenza A and B viruses in a middle eastern country

    Article • Neurological Sciences, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  8. Anemia in pregnant women: findings from Kuwait birth cohort study

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  9. Prevalence of vaping, vaping-associated short-term symptoms of respiratory and cardiovascular morbidities, and factors associated with the initiation of vaping among young adults in Kuwait

    Article • Tobacco Induced Diseases, March 2025, E.U. European Publishing

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  10. Age-period-cohort modeling of oesophageal carcinoma risk in a middle eastern country: 1980–2019

    Article • Journal of Public Health, December 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  11. Diet, lifestyle factors, comorbidities, and hepatocellular carcinoma risk in a middle eastern country: a case-control study

    Article • BMC Cancer, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  12. Antenatal Depression and its Associated Factors: Findings from Kuwait Birth Cohort Study

    Article • April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  13. Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Among Female University Students of Health Sciences in a Middle Eastern Country

    Article • Women s Health Reports, April 2024, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  14. Prevalence of and factors associated with multimorbidity among adults in Kuwait

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  15. Exposure to household secondhand tobacco smoke and the odds of developing atopic dermatitis among adolescents: A causal mediation analysis

    Article • Tobacco Induced Diseases, February 2024, E.U. European Publishing

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  16. Impact of the first Gulf war on multiple sclerosis risk in Kuwait: a quasi-experimental study

    Article • BMC Neurology, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  17. Disparities in oesophageal cancer risk by age, sex, and nativity in Kuwait:1980–2019

    Article • BMC Cancer, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  18. Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine uptake and multiple sclerosis risk: A marginal structural modeling approach

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, February 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  19. A proportional odds model of risk behaviors associated with recurrent road traffic crashes among young adults in Kuwait

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  20. Human Papillomavirus (HPV): unawareness of the causal role of HPV infection in cervical cancer, HPV vaccine availability, and HPV vaccine uptake among female schoolteachers in a Middle Eastern country

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, May 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  21. Evaluation of disparities in multiple sclerosis risk by age, sex, and nativity in Kuwait:1980–2019

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, January 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  22. Prevalence of and factors associated with self-reported noncompliance with mandatory seatbelt-use law while driving among adults in Kuwait

    Article • Injury Epidemiology, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  23. Evaluation of a Technique for Reducing Chairside Occlusal Adjustment of Crowns

    Article • Journal of Prosthodontics, September 2020, Wiley

    Muawia Qudeimat, Professor Saeed Akhtar

  24. Correction to: A matched case-control study of risk factors associated with multiple sclerosis in Kuwait

    Article • BMC Neurology, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  25. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and prevalence of asthma among adolescents in a middle eastern country

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  26. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and prevalence of asthma among adolescents in a Middle Eastern country

    Article • May 2020, Research Square

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  27. A matched case-control study of risk factors associated with multiple sclerosis in Kuwait

    Article • BMC Neurology, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  28. Childhood leukaemia incidence and trends in a Middle Eastern country during 1980–2014: a population-based study

    Article • Cancer Causes & Control, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  29. Joinpoint Regression Analysis of Trends in Multiple Sclerosis Incidence in Kuwait: 1980–2019

    Article • Neuroepidemiology, January 2020, Karger Publishers

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  30. Risk of relapses during pregnancy among multiple sclerosis patients

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, September 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  31. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and respiratory morbidity among adolescents in a Middle-Eastern country

    Article • August 2019, Research Square

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  32. Diet, obesity and colorectal carcinoma risk: results from a national cancer registry-based middle-eastern study

    Article • BMC Cancer, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  33. Plasma 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D is not Associated with Acne Vulgaris

    Article • Nutrients, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  34. Period prevalence and factors associated with road traffic crashes among young adults in Kuwait

    Article • Injury, May 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  35. Chronic urinary tract infection and bladder carcinoma risk: a meta-analysis of case–control and cohort studies

    Article • World Journal of Urology, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  36. A longitudinal study of JC virus serostatus stability among multiple sclerosis patients

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, February 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  37. Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Self-Rated Morbidities Among South Asian Migrant Gas Station Workers in Kuwait

    Article • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  38. Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis among Adolescents in Kuwait

    Article • Dermatology, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  39. Pregnancy outcome variables and associated factors in different nationalities living in Kuwait

    Article • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, October 2017, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  40. Age-Period-Cohort Modeling of Multiple Sclerosis Incidence Rates in Kuwait: 1980–2014

    Article • Neuroepidemiology, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  41. Is Time to Reach EDSS 6.0 Faster in Patients with Late-Onset versus Young-Onset Multiple Sclerosis?

    Article • PLOS One, November 2016, PLOS

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  42. Retrospective Cohort Study of Gender Differential in Risk of Multiple Sclerosis in Kuwait

    Article • Neuroepidemiology, January 2016, Karger Publishers

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  43. JC virus seroprevalence and seroconversion in multiple sclerosis cohort: A Middle-Eastern study

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  44. Secondary progression in a paediatric-onset MS

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis Journal, October 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  45. Incidence and prevalence of pediatric onset multiple sclerosis in Kuwait: 1994–2013

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  46. Clinical predictors of disease progression in multiple sclerosis patients with relapsing onset in a nation-wide cohort

    Article • International Journal of Neuroscience, November 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  47. Non-parametric analysis of seasonality in birth and multiple sclerosis risk in second generation of migrants in Kuwait

    Article • BMC Neurology, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  48. Month of birth and risk of multiple sclerosis in Kuwait: A population-based registry study

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis Journal, August 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  49. Impact of the Penalty Points System on Severe Road Traffic Injuries in Kuwait

    Article • Traffic Injury Prevention, August 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  50. Daily contact with a patient and poor housing affordability as determinants of pulmonary tuberculosis in urban Pakistan

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, March 2013, Medknow

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  51. Stochastic modelling of intra-household transmission of hepatitis C virus: Evidence for substantial non-sexual infection

    Article • Journal of Infection, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  52. Risk Factors for Multiple Sclerosis in Kuwait: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

    Article • Neuroepidemiology, January 2013, Karger Publishers

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  53. Areca nut chewing and esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma risk in Asians: A meta-analysis of case–control studies

    Article • Cancer Causes & Control, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  54. Incidence and trend of road traffic injuries and related deaths in Kuwait: 2000–2009

    Article • Injury, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  55. Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in urban Pakistan: A multicenter case–control study

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, September 2012, Medknow

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  56. Chewing areca nut, betel quid, oral snuff, cigarette smoking and the risk of oesophageal squamous-cell carcinoma in South Asians: A multicentre case–control study

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  57. Time series cross-correlation analysis of HIV seropositivity and pulmonary tuberculosis among migrants entering Kuwait

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, March 2012, Medknow

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  58. Knowledge and Self-Reported Practice of Universal Precautions among Kuwait University Medical Students in Their Clinical Years

    Article • Medical Principles and Practice, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  59. Redesigned immunization card and center-based education to reduce childhood immunization dropouts in urban Pakistan: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Vaccine, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  60. An autoregressive integrated moving average model for short-term prediction of hepatitis C virus seropositivity among male volunteer blood donors in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2009, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  61. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Children in an Urban Slum of Karachi

    Article • PLOS One, November 2008, PLOS

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  62. Nonlinear pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis among migrants at entry in Kuwait: 1997–2006

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  63. Factors Influencing Hepatitis C Virus Sero-prevalence among Blood Donors in North West Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Public Health Policy, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  64. Case-control study of risk factors associated with hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in hospitals of Karachi-Pakistan

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, March 2008, Wiley

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  65. Spectral analysis of HIV seropositivity among migrant workers entering Kuwait

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  66. Seasonality in pulmonary tuberculosis among migrant workers entering Kuwait

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  67. Temporal epidemiology of microfilaraemia among migrant workers entering Kuwait

    Article • BMC Research Notes, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  68. Correlates of cigarette smoking among male college students in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • BMC Public Health, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Zahid A Butt, Professor Saeed Akhtar

  69. Diagnostic Validity of Two Instruments for Assessing Anxiety and Depression Among Pregnant Women in Hyderabad, Pakistan

    Article • Health Care For Women International, June 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  70. Hyperendemic pulmonary tuberculosis in peri-urban areas of Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  71. Measuring Antenatal Depression and Anxiety: Findings from a Community-Based Study of Women in Hyderabad, Pakistan

    Article • Women & Health, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  72. HIV transmission among drug users in Larkana, Pakistan

    Article • Tropical Doctor, January 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  73. Prevalence and determinants of asthma in adult male leather tannery workers in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  74. Population beliefs about the efficacy of injections in Pakistan's Sindh province

    Article • Public Health, September 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  75. Hepatitis B and C: prevalence and risk factors associated with seropositivity among children in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  76. A chain-binomial model for intra-household spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a low socio-economic setting in Pakistan

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, June 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  77. Epidemiologic study of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in male volunteer blood donors in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  78. Injection use in two districts of Pakistan: implications for disease prevention

    Article • International Journal for Quality in Health Care, May 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  79. Space-time clustering of childhood leukaemia cases in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, March 2005, BMJ

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  80. Hepatitis C virus infection in asymptomatic male volunteer blood donors in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Viral Hepatitis, October 2004, Wiley

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  81. Intra-household clustering of hepatitis C virus infection in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  82. Smoking among high school adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, May 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  83. Prevalence of and risk factors associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in prisoners, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, October 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  84. Factors Associated with Heroin Addiction Among Male Adults in Lahore, Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, June 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  85. Injections in health care settings: a risk factor for acute hepatitis B virus infection in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, April 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  86. Clinical diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum among children with history of fever, Sindh, Pakistan

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  87. Prevalence and risk factors for intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Viral Hepatitis, June 2002, Wiley

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  88. Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in male adults in Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Pakistan

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, September 2001, Wiley

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  89. Direct observation for tuberculosis treatment

    Article • The Lancet, August 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  90. Bluetongue virus seropositivity in sheep flocks in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, February 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  91. Epidemiologic association between antibody titres against bovine virus diarrhoea virus, rinderpest disease virus and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus in a buffalo herd

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, September 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  92. Associations between Campylobacter fetus, Haemophilus somnus, Leptospira hardjo and bovine viral diarrhea virus antibody titers in dairy cattle from a California herd

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, July 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  93. Effect of storage on some constituents of camel serum

    Article • Australian Veterinary Journal, June 1995, Wiley

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  94. Risk indicators for Newcastle Disease outbreaks in broiler flocks in Pakistan

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, February 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  95. Monitoring of bovine health problems of small dairy herds in islamabad capital territory: Design, data and disease frequencies

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, December 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  96. Hydropericardium syndrome in broiler chickens in Pakistan

    Article • World s Poultry Science Journal, July 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  97. The association between antibody titres againstCampylobacter fetus and milk production efficiency in dairy cattle

    Article • Veterinary Research Communications, May 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  98. The association between antibody titres againstCampylobacter fetus and reproductive efficiency in dairy cattle

    Article • Veterinary Research Communications, March 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  99. The association between serological evidence of exposure to Campylobacter fetus and productivity in dairy cattle

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, December 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  100. Multivariate logistic analysis of repeated cross-sectional surveys of Campylobacter fetus in dairy cattle

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, December 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  101. The use of loglinear model to evaluate factors associated with sero-prevalence of in dairy cattle

    Article • Theriogenology, November 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Saeed Akhtar

  102. Computer simulation to compare three sampling plans for health and production surveillance in California dairy herds

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, September 1988, Elsevier

    Dr Ian A Gardner, Professor Saeed Akhtar