Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Health behaviour change intervention research
- Behavioural tobacco treatment
- Quantitative methods (systematic reviews, secondary data analysis, RCTs, survey designs)
- Niche tobacco product use
- Methods for measuring intervention fidelity
- Tobacco control policy evaluation
- Patient communication and engagement in health behaviour change
- Tobacco cessation in lung health conditions
- Sugar Sweetened Beverages policy landscape in LMIC
Employment History
Before York, I worked in the Non-Government, not-for-profit sector of Public Health in Pakistan.
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(2007/8) Assistant Manager Community Health, Tuberculosis Control Unit, Greenstar Social Marketing
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(2010/12) Epidemiologist/Trial coordinator for ASSIST trial, Association for Social Development
- (2005/6) I also held a clinical post as House officer in Medicine, at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and tertiary care hospital, Islamabad
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
Oct 2012 → Dec 2016
Award Date: 6 Jan 2017
Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice (PGCAP) and Fellowship (FHEA), University of York
Oct 2019 → Feb 2021
Departmental studentship for doctoral study (competitive), University of York
2012 → 2015
Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Aug 2008 → May 2010
Fulbright J. William Master scholarship (Competitive), USAID
2008 → 2010
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery), Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences, Pakistan
Jun 2000 → May 2005
External positions
External examiner, Global Public Health and Policy programme, Institute of Population Health Sciences (IPHS), Queen Mary University London
2021 → 2024
Honorary Fellow, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK.
1 Jan 2019 → 30 Dec 2024
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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An evidence-based guide to smoking cessation therapies
Marshall, A., Siddiqui, F. & Dogar, O. F., 3 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Prescribing Practice. 5, 8, p. 326-335 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Is tobacco use associated with risk of recurrence and mortality among people with tuberculosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Vidyasagaran, A., Readshaw, A. E., Jarde, A., Siddiqui, F., Marshall, A., Akram, J., Golub, J. E., Siddiqi, K. & Dogar, O. F., 23 Aug 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Chest.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The global impact of tobacco control policies on smokeless tobacco use: a systematic review
Arora, M., Chugh, A., Jain, N., Vidyasagaran, A., Readshaw, A. E., Sheikh, A., Eckhardt, J., Siddiqi, K., Chopra, M., Mishu, M. P., Kanaan, M., Rahman, M. A., Mehrotra, R., Huque, R., Forberger, S., Dahanayake, L., Khan, Z., Boeckmann, M. & Dogar, O. F., 1 Jun 2023, In: The Lancet Global Health. 11, 6, p. E953-E968 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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Identifying the drivers of Sugar Sweetened Beverages intake in Bangladesh to prioritise public health policies
Dogar, O. F., Doran, T. & Huque, R.
1/08/23 → 30/04/24
Project: Research project (funded) › Internal pump-priming
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Implementing smoking cessation in tuberculosis (TB) clinics- engagement with a private healthcare provider in Pakistan
Dogar, O. F., Siddiqi, K., Maitrot, M. & Eckhardt, J.
15/11/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Other project (funded) › HEFCE-funded project
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CFH2a Priming - TB & Tobacco PLUS: A plan to integrate and scale up tobacco cessation within TB programmes in Bangladesh and Pakistan
Siddiqi, K., Maitrot, M. & Dogar, O. F.
1/06/18 → 31/05/19
Project: Other project › Other internal award
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Generating community-based research for rehabilitating climate-affected children from psycho-social trauma
Omara Fatima Dogar (Consultant)
1 Nov 2023 → 29 Feb 2024Activity: Consultancy › Consultancy (paid)
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PhD examination: Behaviour Change Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco (ST) Cessation Delivered by Dentists in a Dental Setting: A Feasibility Study
Omara Fatima Dogar (Examiner (external))
Jul 2023Activity: Examination › PhD
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Adapting complex interventions to LMIC context
Omara Fatima Dogar (Invited speaker)
7 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Datasets
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Data underpinning [Action to Stop Smoking in Suspected Tuberculosis (ASSIST) in Pakistan- A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial]
Dogar, O. F. (Creator), Siddiqi, K. (Owner) & Kanaan, M. (Contributor), University of York, 2018
DOI: 10.15124/aa95e43a-b84b-4959-85dd-579448924084
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Prizes
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Departmental Annual Student Prize
Dogar, Omara Fatima (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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SRNT full scholarship for oral presentation
Dogar, Omara Fatima (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)