| Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection among children in an urban slum of Karachi V Mehraj, J Hatcher, S Akhtar, G Rafique, MA Beg PloS one 3 (11), e3680, 2008 | 399 | 2008 |
| Hepatitis B and C: prevalence and risk factors associated with seropositivity among children in Karachi, Pakistan W Jafri, N Jafri, J Yakoob, M Islam, SFA Tirmizi, T Jafar, S Akhtar, S Hamid, ... BMC infectious diseases 6, 1-10, 2006 | 225 | 2006 |
| Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in male adults in Rawalpindi–Islamabad, Pakistan A Bari, S Akhtar, MH Rahbar, SP Luby Tropical medicine & international health 6 (9), 732-738, 2001 | 192 | 2001 |
| Prevalence of and risk factors associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in prisoners, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan H Hussain, S Akhtar, D Nanan International journal of epidemiology 32 (5), 794-799, 2003 | 144 | 2003 |
| Correlates of cigarette smoking among male college students in Karachi, Pakistan S Rozi, ZA Butt, S Akhtar BMC public Health 7, 1-8, 2007 | 125 | 2007 |
| Risk of relapse phenotype recurrence in multiple sclerosis T Kalincik, K Buzzard, V Jokubaitis, M Trojano, P Duquette, G Izquierdo, ... Multiple Sclerosis Journal 20 (11), 1511-1522, 2014 | 103 | 2014 |
| Prevalence and risk factors for intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Karachi, Pakistan S Akhtar, T Moatter, SI Azam, MH Rahbar, S Adil Journal of viral hepatitis 9 (4), 309-314, 2002 | 102 | 2002 |
| 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 S Akhtar, AA Sheikh, HU Qureshi European Journal of Cancer 48 (5), 655-661, 2012 | 97 | 2012 |
| Injection use in two districts of Pakistan: implications for disease prevention NZ Janjua, S Akhtar, YJF Hutin International Journal for Quality in Health Care 17 (5), 401-408, 2005 | 91 | 2005 |
| Areca nut chewing and esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma risk in Asians: A meta-analysis of case–control studies S Akhtar Cancer Causes & Control 24, 257-265, 2013 | 89 | 2013 |
| Redesigned immunization card and center-based education to reduce childhood immunization dropouts in urban Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial HR Usman, S Akhtar, F Habib, I Jehan Vaccine 27 (3), 467-472, 2009 | 86 | 2009 |
| Prevalence and determinants of asthma in adult male leather tannery workers in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study K Shahzad, S Akhtar, S Mahmud BMC public health 6, 1-7, 2006 | 81 | 2006 |
| Population beliefs about the efficacy of injections in Pakistan's Sindh province NZ Janjua, YJ Hutin, S Akhtar, K Ahmad Public health 120 (9), 824-833, 2006 | 81 | 2006 |
| Prevalence and factors associated with current smoking among high school adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan S Rozi, S Akhtar, S Ali, J Khan Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 36 (2), 498-504, 2005 | 81 | 2005 |
| Prevalence and predictors of smokeless tobacco use among high-school males in Karachi, Pakistan S Rozi, S Akhtar EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 13 (4), 916-924, 2007, 2007 | 78 | 2007 |
| Injections in health care settings: a risk factor for acute hepatitis B virus infection in Karachi, Pakistan HR Usman, S Akhtar, MH Rahbar, S Hamid, T Moattar, SP Luby Epidemiology & Infection 130 (2), 293-300, 2003 | 78 | 2003 |
| Prevalence and risk factors associated with tuberculin skin test positivity among household contacts of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Umerkot, Pakistan K Rathi S, S Akhtar, H Rahbar M, I Azam S The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 6 (10), 851-857, 2002 | 78 | 2002 |
| Hepatitis C virus infection in asymptomatic male volunteer blood donors in Karachi, Pakistan S Akhtar, M Younus, S Adil, SH Jafri, F Hassan Journal of viral hepatitis 11 (6), 527-535, 2004 | 77 | 2004 |
| Epidemiologic study of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in male volunteer blood donors in Karachi, Pakistan S Akhtar, M Younus, S Adil, F Hassan, SH Jafri BMC gastroenterology 5, 1-9, 2005 | 70 | 2005 |
| Seasonality in pulmonary tuberculosis among migrant workers entering Kuwait S Akhtar, HGHH Mohammad BMC infectious diseases 8, 1-6, 2008 | 67 | 2008 |
