Dr Bismillah Sehar

Lecturer in Public Health

Email:: Bismillah.sehar@bcu.ac.uk

Sehar has a background in medicine and has been working with academics and in research for the last 10 years. She has diverse experience of teaching, ranging from medical universities to students of widening participation. Sehar is completing her PhD in Public Health, focusing on health inequalities within the health sector of low-income countries.

Prior to joining BCU, she has worked as a senior research fellow at other universities, where she conducted projects focusing on health inequalities within diverse communities and in underprivileged areas of the UK.

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Mehmood, A., Almajwal, A.M., Addas, A., Zeb, F., Alam, I. and Sehar, B., 2023. Exploring the relationship of cognitive function with and without COVID-19 recovered schizophrenic patients. Frontiers in Public Health, 11 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1306132
Nasrullah, P.R., Sehar, B., Safdar, M., Fatima, S., Zeb, F., Shah, J., Khalil, A.A.K., Ahmed, B., Alsubaie, A.S.R. and Zaman, M.H., 2023. Effect of Ajwa date pits powder (Phoenix dactylifera L.) on body composition, lipid profile and blood pressure in patients with hyperlipidemia: A randomized clinical trial. Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 13(2), p.143 doi:10.22038/AJP.2022.21316.
Sehar, B., Moazzam, M. and Jawasreh, M., 2023. Prevalence of Anemia during Pregnancy in Pakistan: Meta-analysis. Pioneer Journal of Biostatistics and Medical Research, 1(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.61171/xpkmed62
Basnet, T.B., GC, S., Basnet, R., Fatima, S., Safdar, M., Sehar, B., Alsubaie, A.S.R. and Zeb, F., 2023. Interaction between gut microbiota metabolites and dietary components in lipid metabolism and metabolic diseases. Access Microbiology, 5(6), p.000403 https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000403.
Sehar, B., Yaqoob, M., Hanif, A., Akhter, A.M. and Gilani, S.A., 2022. Development of Health Care Facilities in Rural Areas of District Bagh, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir: A study of the application of the WASH-FIT tool. Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College (JSZMC), 13(3), pp.23-23.
Alam, I., Ullah, R., Jan, A., Sehar, B., Khalil, A.A.K., Naqeeb, H., Ali, E.A., Wahab, Q.M.F., Safdar, M., Ali, A. and Zaman, M.H., 2022. Improvement in cardio-metabolic health and immune signatures in old individuals using daily chores (Salat) as an intervention: A randomized crossover study in a little-studied population. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, p.1009055. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1009055
Khan, F.S., Ullah, A., Khan, O.J., Sehar, B., Alsubaie, A.S.R., Asmat, S. and Zeb, F., 2022. Comparable Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic. The Open Public Health Journal, 15(1). DOI: 10.2174/18749445-v15-e2207290
Siddiqi, F.A., ul Hassan, N., Sehar, B., Khan, J.A., Asmat, F., Tareen, T.B. and Hassan, F., 2022. Presentation of COVID 19 Patients: An Experience at Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Life and Science, 3(2), pp.05-05. https://doi.org/10.37185/Lns.1.1.213
Sehar, B., Yaqoob, M., Hanif, A., Alsubaie, A.S.R. and Zeb, F., 2021. STATUS OF WASH IN RURAL HEALTH FACILITIES OF DISTRICT BAGH, AZAD KASHMIR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad-Pakistan, 33.
Waqar, A. and Sehar, B., 2021. The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on child-youth health: a cross-sectional study. Annals of PIMS-Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, 17(2), pp.151-157.DOI:10.48036/apims.v17i2.524
Ahmad, B., Ul Hassan, N., Sehar, B., Zeb, F., e Nayab, D. and Siddiqui, F.A., 2021. Effect of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine on Cytokine Release Syndrome in Patients with COVID-19. Clinical Medicine & Research, 19(4), pp.179-182. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2021.1659
Shah, J., Alsubaie, A.S., Sehar, B., Khan, F.S., Omer, E.O., Almoajel, A.M. and Zeb, F., 2021. Association of Cigarette Smoking with Hyperlipidemia in Male Individuals. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 12(10), pp.937-949. DOI: 10.4236/fns.2021.1210069
Sehar, B., Ashraf, I., Rasool, S. and Raza, A., 2018. Frequency of thumb pain among mobile phone user students. Jszmc, 9(2), pp.1406-8.