Research Studies

Title: Public Private Partnership in RH for Rural Women
Type: Qualitative Study
Population Group: Rural Women Visiting BHU’s
Time Period: 6 Months
Year: 2006
Survey Sites: Rural Lahore
Supporting Organization: Society for International Development

Title: Rapid Assessment of Women in Earthquake Camps
Type: Qualitative Study
Population Group: women living in tented villages in Mansehra etc.
Year: December 2005
Survey Sites: district Mansehra NWFP
Supporting Organization: Shirkat Gah

Title: Maternal Health Research conducted in Pakistan in the last 10 years.
Type: Literature Review
Sample Size: all published data on maternal mortality in the last 10 years was reviewed
Population Group: secondary data
Year: 2001
Survey Sites: Punjab and NWFP provinces
Supporting Organization: National committee on maternal health (NCMH), Pakistan.

Title: Monitoring the Progress of the Assessment of Immunization Coverage in the Punjab.
Type: Monitoring Check List
Sample Size: Random selection of sites where the Immunization Assessment had already been carried out
Population Group: Household Members of Immunized Children
Year: 2000
Survey Sites: Punjab Province
Supporting Organization: UNICEF, Punjab.

Title: Determinants of Child Labor in Carpet Industry in Rural Punjab and Sindh.
Type: Qualitative study- FGDs and key informant interviews
Sample Size: FGDs & in-depth interviews
Population Group: carpet manufacture, household members in the carpet industry
Year: 1997
Survey Sites: Punjab and Sindh provinces
Supporting Organization: AKIDA and Carpet manufactures association of Pakistan

Title: Determinants of Child Labor in Carpet Industry in Rural Punjab and Sindh.
Type: Qualitative study- FGDs and key informant interviews
Sample Size: FGDs & In-Depth Interviews
Population Group: Carpet Manufacture, Household Members in the Carpet Industry
Year: 1997
Survey Sites: Punjab and Sindh Provinces
Supporting Organization: AKIDA and Carpet Manufactures Association of Pakistan

Title: World Health Survey
Type: Household survey for health status and attitude towards health including knowledge of HIV/ AIDS
Sample Size: 5000
Population Group: General Population
Time Period: 2 Months
Year: 2004
Survey Sites: All districts of Punjab
Supporting Organization: World Health Office, Geneva

Title: Prevalence of Arsenicosis due to ingestion of arsenic through drinking water
Type: An epidemiological survey conducted to determine the arsenic level in water sources and prevalence of arsenic related skin
Sample Size: 12960 household
Population Group: General Population
Time Period: 2 Months
Year: 2004
Survey Sites: 10 districts of Punjab viz; Gujrat, Sargodha, Jhelum, Bahawalpur, Jhang, Layyah, Muzaffgarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahimyar Khan, Multan
Supporting Organization: UNICEF, Punjab office, Pakistan.

Title: Assessment of Factors Affecting Case Funding Of Tuberculosis Patients and Compliance with Treatment- Development of a Health Education Model
Type: The Study was conducted in Gujranwala. The purpose of this study is to identify a signs and symptoms of tuberculosis recognized and factors that impede or facilitate access to tuberculosis treatment. Moreover to develop a health education model based upon the findings.
Time Period: 12 Months
Year: 2004
Supporting Organization: Assessment of Factors Affecting Case Funding of Tuberculosis Patients and Compliance with Treatment- Development of a Health Education Model

Title: Social Assessment of Vulnerable Groups for the Enhanced HIV/ AIDS Programme
Type: An Exploratory Qualitative Study- Methods used was Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions.
Sample Size: 17 FGDS and 32 In-Depth Interviews
Population Group: Street Youth, Low Income Women, Refugees, Prisoners, Drug Addicts, PLWHA
Time Period: 4 Months
Year: 2002
Survey Sites: Districts of Lahore and Peshawar
Supporting Organization: National Aids Prevention and Control Program

Title: Social and Geographical Mapping of Sexual Practices amongst Street Children in Lahore
Type: An Exploratory Qualitative Study - methods used was Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions.
Population Group: Male Street Children aged 8-12 years
Time Period: 4 Months
Year: 2003
Survey Sites: Lahore City
Supporting Organization: Message (NGO) and NORAD.

News & Updates

A meeting of Leadership Development Mechanism (LDM)

A meeting of Leadership Development Mechanism (LDM) for Reproductive Health was held at the headquarter of Centre for Health and Population Studies (CHPS), Lahore, on May 26, 2010. The agenda of meeting was “Looking at LDM Sustainability”.
12 LDM fellows were actively engaged in the meeting to open new horizons for the future of LDM

Completion of 12 days short course on “Survey Methodology”

Centre for Health and Population Studies (CHPS) has successfully completed a 12 days short course on “Survey Methodology” from 19th to 30th April 2010. The well experienced Resource Persons transmitted their knowledge, experiences and skills to the selected participants. Resource Persons and Participants worked in Synergy to target the desired objectives. This course will help participants to […]

A Contract signed between World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva and Centre for Health and Populatio Studies (CHPS), Pakistan

Centre for Health and Population Studies (CHPS) proposes to conduct one research training course of 15 days, funded by World Health Organization (WHO). The course is targeted at mid to senior level health managers from the public and private sector.
The activity aims to address the issue of limited scientific research skills in the health sector […]

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programmes (CCP)

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programmes (CCP);
In 2008, CHPS signed a MOU with the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programmes (CCP) and its partners on implementation of the Knowledge for Health (K4H) project if the CCP team is selected to implement this activity.