Research on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Males with Aga Khan University

Research on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Males

In 2017, Parwaz partnered with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, as a
community-partner to facilitate PhD research on Human papillomavirus (HPV) in men at risk, transgender women and people living with HIV in Pakistan funded by the Department of Global Public
Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and the Aga Khan University, Pakistan. Parwaz ensured the ethical
considerations, research fairness, and integrity components of the study. Also trained the study lead and
research team including healthcare providers on the use of appropriate pronouns and sensitization on
language and behaviors which could have been construed as stigmatizing and discriminatory by the study
participants. The following publications have been supported through this collaboration:

o Ejaz, M., Ekström, A. M., Ahmed, A., Haroon, A., Ali, D., Ali, T. S., & Salazar, M. (2022). Human
Papillomavirus associated prevention: Knowledge, attitudes, and perceived risks among men at risk and transgender women in Pakistan: A qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 378.

o Ejaz, M., Ekström, A. M., Ali, T. S., Salazar, M., Ahmed, A., Ali, D., … & Siddiqi, S. (2023). Integration of human papillomavirus associated anal cancer screening into HIV care and treatment program in Pakistan: perceptions of policymakers, managers, and care providers. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1034.

o Ejaz, M., Andersson, S., Batool, S., Ali, T., & Ekström, A. M. (2021). Anal human papillomavirus infection
among men at risk and transgender women living with and without HIV in Pakistan:
findings from a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 11(11), e052176.

o Ejaz, M. (2022). Human Papillomavirus in Men at Risk, Transgender Women and

People Living with HIV in Pakistan. Karolinska Institutet (Sweden).