Sumera Aziz Ali

Employment

• University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellow Employee
  2024 - 2026
• Research Guide LLC Head of Research
  2020 - 2024
• Aga Khan University Assistant Professor
  2018 - 2018
• Aga Khan University Senior Instructor
  2015 - 2017
• Aga Khan University Instructor
  2013 - 2014

Education

• Columbia University MPhil in Epidemiology
  2019 - 2022
• Aga Khan University FCPS (Community Medicine)
  2013 - 2017
• Aga Khan University Hospital Masters in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  2010 - 2012
• Dow University of Health Sciences MBBS
  2003 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (14)

• Women with moderate anaemia prior to conception benefited most from nutrition interventions: a secondary analysis of the Women First preconception maternal nutrition trial
  BMJ Global Health 2026 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020160
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• Hemoglobin During Pregnancy Does Not Mediate the Relationship between Nutrition Supplements and Intrauterine Growth: A Secondary Data Analysis of Women First Preconception Nutrition Trial
  The Journal of Nutrition 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.04.036
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• Prevalence of hypertension and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  BMC Health Services Research 2025 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12481-7
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• Role of preconception nutrition supplements in maternal anemia and intrauterine growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
  Systematic Reviews 2025 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02726-7
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• Predictors of iron consumption for at least 90 days during pregnancy: Findings from National Demographic Health Survey, Pakistan (2017–2018)
  BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03825-2
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• Use of Smokeless Tobacco Before Conception and Its Relationship With Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Pregnancy in Thatta, Pakistan: Findings From Women First Study
  Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2021 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa215
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• Perceptions of women, their husbands and healthcare providers about anemia in rural Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative exploratory study
  PLOS ONE 2021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249360
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• Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care among married women of reproductive age in the rural Thatta, Pakistan: findings from a community-based case-control study
  BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03009-4
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• Hemoglobin concentrations and adverse birth outcomes in South Asian pregnant women: findings from a prospective Maternal and Neonatal Health Registry
  Sumera Aziz Ali, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem +8 more
  Reproductive Health 2020 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-01006-6
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• Prevalence and determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age in Thatta Pakistan: Findings from a cross-sectional study
  PLOS ONE 2020 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239320
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• Effects of Iron Therapy on the reduction of anemia among women of reproductive age in developing countries: A protocol for systematic review and Meta-analysis
  2020 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-27660/v1
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• Prevalence and determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age in developing countries of Asia and Africa: A systematic review protocol
  2020 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-24100/v1
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• Assessment of Dietary Compliance among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus Receiving Text Message (SMS) Reminders for improving adherence to healthy diet in Pakistan: A Randomized Control Trial
  2019 DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.11378/v1
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• Challenges of Implementing an Individual Randomized Controlled Trial (Women First: Preconception Maternal Nutrition Study) in a Rural Study Site: A Case Study From Pakistan
  Nutrition and Metabolic Insights 2019 DOI: 10.1177/1178638819852059
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