The National Journal of Health Sciences (NJHS) is the official journal of the National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan. Its aim is to provide a platform for the scientific community, facilitating substantial and reliable contributions to health sciences. NJHS will publish scholarly articles on a broad spectrum of research disciplines as Open Access. The journal offers an efficient and well-organized submission system, providing speed and convenience in the publication process. Additionally, we ensure the publication of high-quality manuscripts through a rigorous double-blind peer review process.

The manuscripts published in NJHS will be freely accessible to all readers, benefiting both authors and the broader scientific community. We are committed to advancing scientific knowledge through the widest possible dissemination of credible information and will support researchers as one of our top priorities. The journal will provide free access to a wealth of content for scholars and researchers in the health sciences field. Clinically relevant manuscripts will be made publicly available in each issue.

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2024)

Published: 2024-09-24

Incidence of Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Need for Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients who have Undergone Elective PCI in the Last 3 Years in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Kaneez Zehra, Namirah Iftikhar, Ghulam Hussain Soomro, Muhammad Osama Rehan Khalid, Ashar Ekhlaq Ahmed, Michelle Farooq

156-161

Weight Regain Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbid Obesity

Allauddin, Ghulam Siddiq, Muhammad Sohaib Khan, Gulalai Rehman, Tehreem Zahid

162-167

The Prevalence of Migraine Headache and the Health-Seeking Behavior of Medical Undergraduates in Punjab

Noreen Maqbool Bokhari, Ayesha Khalid, Fatima Khalid, Ayma Azhar, Muhammad Maaz Arif, Hammad Hassan

173-177

Impact of Metallic Brackets on Self-Perception of Orthodontic Patients

Hareem Sultan, Ramal Jawaid, Hana Pervez, Sara Shah, Sadia Shabbir, Ujala Kumari

178-183

Association of Hand Dominance with Mechanism and Type of Hand Trauma in Patients Presenting at Civil Hospital Karachi

Rabeeaa Farrukh, Faisal Akhlaq Ali Khan, Waqas Sami, Erum Naz, Mehak Ali Memon, Sumaira Sattar

192-196

Trend of Infectious Disease Positivity in Exchange and Voluntary Blood Donors at Regional Blood Centre, Karachi

Samra Waheed, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Shumaila Qamar, Syeda Madiha Shah, Erum Rafiq

204-208

Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of Pursuing Nursing in Central Karachi

Muhammad Hasnain Shaikh, Rizwan Ali, Afsha Bibi, Ismail Khan, Shamsher Ali Khan, Waqar Ahmad, Dar-l-Islam

209-213

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