About the Journal

Kufa Medical Journal (KMJ) ISSN (Print): 1993-517X  ISSN (Online)  2709-4464 
KMJ is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original articles to advocate changes in, or illuminate aspects of, medical and health sciences. It accepts submission of state-of-the-art full-length research papers\articles, review articles, Case reports, and Communication articles. KMJ considers the double-blind peer-review system to assure the quality of the publication and tests plagiarism at two stages, at submission and after considering the reviewers' comments.

KMJ is issued biannually (2 issues per year) by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa, Iraq. considering that the first hard copy of the first issue was printed in 1999.

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Contact Details:
Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr. Arafat Aldujaili
Editorial Manager:  Asst. Prof. Dr. Wijdan Rajh Al-Kraity 
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa, P.O Box 21, Kufa, Najaf Governorate, Iraq.

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Current Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2025): Kufa Medical Journal-December-2025
View Vol. 21 No. 2 (2025): Kufa Medical Journal-December-2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2
Published: 15-12-2025

Original Articles

  • Attitude of Dental Students towards the Specialty of Oral Pathology: A Questionnaire-Based Survey

    Layla Sabri Yas, Lubna Mohammed Ismail, Fatimah J. Ismael, Shahad Yousif Rashid, Mina Ayad Taha
    1-9
    Abstract View: 125 , PDF Download: 123
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.19376

  • Evaluation of IGA And IGE In Atopic Dermatitis Paediatric Patients in Relation to the Type of Feeding

    Eshraq Haider Hussain Albalaghy, Fouad Shareef Dleikh Aljanabi
    10-19
    Abstract View: 121 , PDF Download: 90
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.19563

  • Identification of Bacterial Isolates from Urine Samples of Patients with Ascending Pyelonephritis at Al-Sadder Teaching Hospital

    Mariam Ahmed Abdulsahib Al-Najafi, Khawlah Abdallah Salman
    20-29
    Abstract View: 127 , PDF Download: 110
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.19696

  • High Prevalence of blaNDM and blaOXA Carbapenemases in Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Iraqi Hospital

    Ali Ahmed Kadhim Alkhawaja, Zainab Jabber Hadi
    30-41
    Abstract View: 162 , PDF Download: 132
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.19906

  • The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 as a Biomarker for Diagnosis and Disease Activity Assessment in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

    Noor Alaa Jasim Halboos, Raad Abdulameer Alasady
    42-53
    Abstract View: 93 , PDF Download: 79
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.19919

  • The Assessment of Serum Interleukin-18 (IL-18) Level and Its Role as a Biomarker for Psoriasis in Najaf Province

    Noor Saeed Abd Mohammed, Hawraa Ameer Mubark
    54-61
    Abstract View: 85 , PDF Download: 89
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.19978

  • Evaluation of Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 Activity with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Beta Thalassemia Major Patients

    Noura Alwan Mahdi, Saif Jabbar Yasir
    62-69
    Abstract View: 107 , PDF Download: 88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.19998

  • Vitamin D Status among Women of Childbearing Age Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Al-Najaf Governorate, Iraq

    Shaymaa Abdul Lateef Alfadhul, Taqwa Bayan Talib
    70-81
    Abstract View: 94 , PDF Download: 108
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20175

  • Assessment of Paediatric Antibiotic Prescriptions Practice Among Hospitalized Children Using WHO AWaRe Guidelines in Sulaimani City, Iraq

    Haidar Hamakhan M. Amin, Zhian Salah Ramzi
    82-92
    Abstract View: 116 , PDF Download: 110
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20181

  • Pattern of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding among Perimenopausal Women in Erbil City

    Intisar Shahab Mohammed, Jwan Muhammad Zangana
    93-107
    Abstract View: 131 , PDF Download: 115
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20214

  • Case-Control Study on KCNJ11 Gene Polymorphism and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Raghad Aabdulmahdi, Hasanat Aljabery
    108-115
    Abstract View: 107 , PDF Download: 97
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20215

  • Pattern of Patient Referrals from Family Healthcare Centers to Tertiary Centers in Erbil City

    Vian Fareq Obaid, Lana Adil Bakir
    116-126
    Abstract View: 100 , PDF Download: 96
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20259

  • Effects of Pirfenidone on Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a Mice Model: Reno-protective Effect

    Liqaa Ali Ahmed Almusawi, Bashaer M. Muhammad-Baqir
    127-143
    Abstract View: 127 , PDF Download: 170
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20623

  • Elevated Serum Cathepsin D Correlates with TNF-α, Insulin, and Myocardial Infarction in Type 2 Diabetes

    Mohammed H. Hassan, Ferdous A. Jabir
    144-151
    Abstract View: 109 , PDF Download: 85
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20678

  • Tirzepatide Protects the Kidney by Modulating Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis in an Induced Ischemia-Reperfusion Rat Model

    Layla Ameen Rasheed Alfatli, Thu-Alfeqar Razzaq Tweij
    152-166
    Abstract View: 145 , PDF Download: 132
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20688

  • Cryptosporidium Detection in Pediatric Diarrheal Cases: Microscopic, Immunological and Molecular Approaches in Kirkuk, Iraq

    Chawan Khalil Nori, Younis Sabir Abdullah
    167-180
    Abstract View: 251 , PDF Download: 93
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20782

  • LEPR Q223R Variant and Its Role in Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Among Iraqi Individuals

    Noor Najah Mohsin Fakhreldeen, Abdulhussein Alwan Aljanabi, Zahraa Najah Fakhreldain
    181-190
    Abstract View: 105 , PDF Download: 94
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20822

  • Analysis of Some Demographic, Hematological, and Immunological Parameters among Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Coronary Artery Disease in Iraq

    Rana Talib Fakher Al-Nafakh, Saif Jabbar Yasir
    191-201
    Abstract View: 104 , PDF Download: 88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.20875

  • A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Practice Education Sessions on Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Evidence-Based Practice

    Omar Hussein Shareef
    202-209
    Abstract View: 145 , PDF Download: 108
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.21152

  • Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head Following Closed Reduction in Cases of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Among Infants

    Kaidar AL-Hassawi
    210-216
    Abstract View: 120 , PDF Download: 95
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.21204

  • Prevalence of Severe Acute Bronchiolitis in Al-Ramadi Maternity and Children's Teaching Hospital

    Bara’a Nouri , Mohammed Maher Al-Ani , Raid M. Al-Ani, Asfar Alshibib
    217-227
    Abstract View: 112 , PDF Download: 79
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.21754

  • Gene Expressions of CTLA-4 and CCL2 in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Zahraa Falah AL-Fatlaawi, Raad Abdulameer Alasady
    228-241
    Abstract View: 103 , PDF Download: 97
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.21933
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