Faculty Profile
- Ms. Tahreem Hussain
- Designation
- Senior Lecturer & Program Director MSPH Nutrition SPH
- Qualification
MPhil. Food and Nutrition, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan,
M.Sc. & B.Sc in Home Economics, Govt. College of Home Economics, Lahore, Pakistan.
- tahreem.hussain@duhs.edu.pk
- Office Location
- School of Public Health (SPH) (2nd FLOOR), Gulzar-e-Hijri Scheme 33, Ojha Campus, DUHS
Research Interest
Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Nutritional Assessment.
Research Publications
- • Tahreem Hussain, Nida Jawed, Kashif Shafique. “Public Perception of Isolation, Quarantine, Social Distancing and Community Containment during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Community based Online Survey. BMC Public Health, 2022.
- • Tahreem Hussain, Nilofer Fatimi Safdar and Sumera Inam. Effectiveness of Interactive Nutrition Education on Knowledge of Adolescent Females Regarding Vitamin D. EC Nutrition 16.9 (2021): 27-35.
- • Maqbool, A., Hussain, T., Iqbal, S., Ahmad, M.-ud-din., Maqbool, S. (2020). Effect of nutrition education on dietary intake of prediabetics. Nutrition & Dietetics, 77(S1), 7–110. https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12627
- • Tahreem Hussain and Nilofer Fatimi Safdar. “For Better or for Worse: Organic Versus Conventional Foods”. EC Nutrition 14.6 (2019): 493-494.
Others
Major Research Grants/Projects:
- Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Management App for Pakistani Pregnant Women: A Randomized Control trial to evaluate the impact of App use on maternal health and pregnancy outcomes” 2022-2024. as a Co-Principal Investigator.
- Impact of Ketogenic Diet in Children with Refractory Epilepsy- A Randomized Control Trial in Pakistan- 2021 as a Co-Principal Investigator.
Membership of Professional Organizations:
- Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society (PNDS)