Vol. 21 No. 2 (2025): Kufa Medical Journal-December-2025

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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: 249 , PDF Download: 280
    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: 210 , PDF Download: 220
    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: 252 , PDF Download: 274
    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: 318 , PDF Download: 273
    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: 173 , PDF Download: 202
    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: 203 , PDF Download: 224
    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: 188 , PDF Download: 180
    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: 215 , PDF Download: 263
    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: 249 , PDF Download: 231
    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: 223 , PDF Download: 248
    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: 224 , PDF Download: 211
    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: 185 , PDF Download: 203
    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: 243 , PDF Download: 305
    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: 203 , PDF Download: 194
    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: 342 , PDF Download: 370
    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: 354 , PDF Download: 202
    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: 184 , PDF Download: 220
    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: 191 , PDF Download: 207
    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: 261 , PDF Download: 216
    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: 224 , PDF Download: 205
    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: 197 , PDF Download: 195
    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: 176 , PDF Download: 211
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v21.i2.21933