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Causes Of Neonatal Mortality In Neonatal Care Units Al-Diwaniya Province –Iraq 2013, Nazhat Jassab Hamza Mar 2026

Causes Of Neonatal Mortality In Neonatal Care Units Al-Diwaniya Province –Iraq 2013, Nazhat Jassab Hamza

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Neonatal mortality refers to death of a new born within the first 28 days of life. A child’s risk of death in the first four weeks of life is nearly 15 times greater than any other time before his or her first birthday. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to review records of neonatal deaths that took place in all neonatal care units in AL- Daiwynia province during the year 2013. Data collection form was designed to collect the demographic data, data concerning pregnancy and delivery and any complication during pregnancy, delivery and perperium, mode of delivery, place …

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School Performance Among Diabetic Children And Adolescents, Ahmed Kadem Jlab, Abbas Saab Hasan Mar 2026

School Performance Among Diabetic Children And Adolescents, Ahmed Kadem Jlab, Abbas Saab Hasan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

 Type 1 Diabetes millets it has a direct impact on cognitive functions. For prevent this problem, needs a good glycemic control, which can do by self-measurement blood glucose or need assistant from parents or teachers. The child’s school performance will be best if the blood sugar remains in the acceptable range. Left untreated both high and low blood sugar levels can affect the child’s ability to concentrate on schoolwork and participate in school activities. The cross section study was conducted on 100 diabetic patients aged between 8-18 years from Aldiwaniyah diabetic center, in Aldiwanyia city, from period of 1st March …

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Detection Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis And Rifampicin Sensitive -Resistant Patients Diagnosed By The Genexpert Mtb/Rif Test In Al-Diwaniyah Province, Alaa Abdelkadhim Jawad, Hassan Shareef Hussain, Hayder Naji Ayyez Mar 2026

Detection Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis And Rifampicin Sensitive -Resistant Patients Diagnosed By The Genexpert Mtb/Rif Test In Al-Diwaniyah Province, Alaa Abdelkadhim Jawad, Hassan Shareef Hussain, Hayder Naji Ayyez

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

To date, tuberculosis (TB) is still a disease of big concern to humanity because it leads to losses in various life aspects such as people lives and economics. Because the long time and hard efforts needed to diagnose the disease, we have conducted this study to better detect the disease in patients in Al-Diwaniyah province, Iraq. Moreover, we have also launched this research to identify rifampicin-sensitive and -resistant patients. To fulfill our aims, we have recruited GeneXpert system for performing the Xpert MTB/RIF test that identifies specific DNAsequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) and rifampicin-resistant patients. For this, 179 patients who visited …

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Study Of Neural Tube Defects At Al-Diwaniyah Province / Iraq, Abdulaziz Wannas Abd, Meethak Ali Ahmed, Mahmood Jasim Mohammed Mar 2026

Study Of Neural Tube Defects At Al-Diwaniyah Province / Iraq, Abdulaziz Wannas Abd, Meethak Ali Ahmed, Mahmood Jasim Mohammed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: The Neural tube defects NTDs refers to defect ocurr at birth resulting from defect in  closure of the neural tube during early intra uterine life after conception; these anomalies  are usually divided into cephalic and spinal forms. They include three main type , anencephaly, spina bifida and encephalocele ,  These NTDs are considered important causes of morbidity and mortality in infancy, childhood, and even young adulthood . Objective: The aim of study is to study the type and incidence of the neural tube defect and it is it is risk factors and other associated variable. Methods :  This  descriptive …

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Epidemiological And Molecular Characteristics Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Al-Diwanyiah Hospital, Suhad Jassim Abdlkadhim Mar 2026

Epidemiological And Molecular Characteristics Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Al-Diwanyiah Hospital, Suhad Jassim Abdlkadhim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aims of study: The current study aimed to epidemiological identification and molecular detection of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Diwanyiah province by using the nested PCR method.  Material and methods: The present study include (145) patient came to the dermatology lab. of Al-Diwanyiah hospital with suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis at period from (September 2016 to the April 2017).  Epidemiological  finding including study of age, sex and periods of infection, than, (50) suspected patient samples  out of (145) patients samples undergo to performed  Nested PCR technique, the frozen skin lesion samples  were exposed to genomic DNA extraction step and  Nested PCR was carried out …

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Valuation Of Some Viral Kinetics Of Lytic Bacteriophages Infecting Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Mrsa), Dina M. R. Alkhafaf Mar 2026

Valuation Of Some Viral Kinetics Of Lytic Bacteriophages Infecting Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Mrsa), Dina M. R. Alkhafaf

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

   Background: Bacteriophages represent important groups of viruses that drive the bacterial populations in the ecosystems directly and control their numbers, unlike antibiotics they can kill the bacterial host without damaging or any harm to the normal microbial flora, so bacterial resistance to antibiotics is no more valuable problem if the use of phages becomes more efficient in use. Aim: The purpose of this study was to isolate and characterizing the phages that  able to infect methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and determination of phages kinetics. Methods: Different techniques were used to isolate and propagate the MRSA phages, then phage kinetics …

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Identification Of Fungal And Bacterial Contamination In Local And Imported Chips And Juices In Al-Diwaneyah Province, Saba Abdulameer Kadhim, Lujain Ebrahim, Hussein R.Mahmood Mar 2026

Identification Of Fungal And Bacterial Contamination In Local And Imported Chips And Juices In Al-Diwaneyah Province, Saba Abdulameer Kadhim, Lujain Ebrahim, Hussein R.Mahmood

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

20 samples of chips and juices local and imported were collected from the local markets of AL-Diwaniyah province, including 10 samples of juices (Al-shahir, Teama apple, Natura apple, Tazech orange, Ghalia, Yomme, Our kid, Sunich, Tazaech choctel, Tazaech Red grapes ) and 10 samples of chips (Popcorn Al-Batal, Chips Dunya, Hendereen, Chips Al-Fawaz, Chips Salwan, Sakr Babil). Max, Lay's, Hala, Popcorn and Panda). The microbiological examinations were conducted to investigate the bacteria and fungi related with the contamination of chips and juices. The results showed that most of the products were contaminated with different bacterial species and in varying numbers. …

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The Study Of The Effect Of Serum Zinc Level In The Mothers And Neonates On Neonatal Jaundice In Al-Diwanyia, Nasma Naji Al-Hajjiah Mar 2026

The Study Of The Effect Of Serum Zinc Level In The Mothers And Neonates On Neonatal Jaundice In Al-Diwanyia, Nasma Naji Al-Hajjiah

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background : Zinc has a role in normal growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and is needed for the proper sense of taste and smell. Studies on animals, adolescents and low birth weight neonates showed that oral zinc salt intake decreased serum bilirubin level, probably through inhibition of the bilirubin enterohepatic circulation. Objective : To study the effect of serum zinc level of the newborn and their mothers on neonatal jaundice. Patient and methods A case control study included a total 130, 65 with jaundice and 65 healthy neonates with their mothers. The study was carried out from May to …

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Association Between Antibiotic Resistance And Integron Class2 Among Commonsal Escherichia Coli Genotypic Groups, Manal M. Khadhim, Meraim A. Kazaal Mar 2026

Association Between Antibiotic Resistance And Integron Class2 Among Commonsal Escherichia Coli Genotypic Groups, Manal M. Khadhim, Meraim A. Kazaal

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Antibiotic therapies can not affect only on the pathogenic bacteria, but also commensal microorganisms in the humans gut, which might serve as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes. fecal Escherichia coli (E. coli) is often considered as a good indicator for selection pressure imposed by antimicrobial use. The goal of this study was to determine genotyping groups of commonsal E. coli and  investigate the frequency of integrons class 2 and antibiotic resistance among them. So detect the association of integron class2 with antibiotic resistance (single and multiple drug resistance) that may be transport horizontally in bacterial populations. In this study …

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Patterns Of Acute Poisoning Among Children Admitted To Maternity And Children, Teaching Hospital, Al Diwaniyah City, Iraq, Adel J. Hussein Mar 2026

Patterns Of Acute Poisoning Among Children Admitted To Maternity And Children, Teaching Hospital, Al Diwaniyah City, Iraq, Adel J. Hussein

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Acute poisoning, a common pediatric emergency, is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in children, especially in developing countries. The patterns of poisoning usually differ from country to country and from province to another within the same country. The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of acute chemical and drug poisoningcases admitted to the emergency department (ED) of maternity and children, teaching hospital in Al- Diwaniyah city and to compare poisoning characteristics between different age groups in the region. A review of medical records of 125 poisoning cases under 7 years of age, except …

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Molecular Profile Of Scpa And Sdab Virulence Genes In Streptococcus Pyogenes Isolated From Pharyngitis, Saad S Hamim, Khwam R Hussein, Younus Younus A Kamel Mar 2026

Molecular Profile Of Scpa And Sdab Virulence Genes In Streptococcus Pyogenes Isolated From Pharyngitis, Saad S Hamim, Khwam R Hussein, Younus Younus A Kamel

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Group A Streptococci (GAS) or Streptococcus pyogenes is an important pathogen which causes a wide-ranging of diseases for human. This study was carried out in Ear Nose Throat (ENT) department in Al–Habboby Teaching Hospital, Thi-Qar province, south of Iraq during the period from October 2015 to April 2016. Two hundred and ten swabs were collected from patients infected with pharyngitis. 152 (72.3 %) showed positive growth with S. pyogenes. GAS isolates were subjected to detect two virulence genes (scpA and sdaB) by conventional PCR technique using specific primer pairs and DNA sequencing analysis. The sequencing of PCR products produced from …

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Antibiotics Resistance And Integron Class 1 Among Commonsal Escherichia Coli, Manal M. Khadhim, Meraim A. Kazaal Mar 2026

Antibiotics Resistance And Integron Class 1 Among Commonsal Escherichia Coli, Manal M. Khadhim, Meraim A. Kazaal

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Normal intestinal microbiota are a reservoir for antibiotic resistance (genes) especially Escherichia coli (E. coli). The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of integrons class 1 and antibiotic resistance among commensal E. coli isolates and detect the association of integron class 1 with antibiotic resistance (single or multiple drug resistance) that may be transport horizontally to other bacteria. Three hundred one E. coli isolates from stools were obtained from healthy individuals (age from 1to 80 years). All isolates were tested for their susceptibility against 16 antimicrobial agents using standard disc diffusion method and for the presence of …

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Risk Factors Of Congenital Anomalies In Karbala, Khalid K. Alaarji Mar 2026

Risk Factors Of Congenital Anomalies In Karbala, Khalid K. Alaarji

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

BACKGROUND; Congenital anomalies can be defined as structural or functional abnormalities present at birth. They are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in infants. Various risk factors have been identified as contributing factors to these defects. The objectives of the present study are to determine the frequency of different structural congenital anomalies and possible risk factors responsible for these anomalies. METHODS; This case - control study was carried out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Kerbala teaching hospital for children in Karbala / Iraq. The study was conducted over 18 month’s period from January 1, 2014 to May …

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Breast Feeding And Asthma In Children In Diwanyiah, Nasma Naji Al-Hajjiah Mar 2026

Breast Feeding And Asthma In Children In Diwanyiah, Nasma Naji Al-Hajjiah

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:     the protective effect of  and the association between breastfeeding and  asthma has raised substantial interest and is a subject of debate. Objectives:  to study the relationship between asthma and  feeding pattern in children up to the age of 12 years in Diwaniah, Iraq with a focus on breast feeding. Patients and methods: this is a prospective study accomplished  in the maternity and children teaching hospital in Diwaniah ,Iraq during the period from January 2015 to March 2016. The study involves 1242 patients with the diagnosis of asthma and control group of 1350 healthy infants and children were chosen for …

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Phylogenetic Analysis Of Merscov In Human And Camels In Iraq, Saba F. Al Salihi, Mohsen A. Alrodhan Mar 2026

Phylogenetic Analysis Of Merscov In Human And Camels In Iraq, Saba F. Al Salihi, Mohsen A. Alrodhan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The present study was conducted to evaluate the genetic relationship among Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERSCoV) of human and camels origin at the period from October 2015 to February 2016.One hundred samples were collected from camel and 100 from human. Nighty four from nasal swabs and six from oropharyngeal swabs Camel samples secerned by immunochromatographic assay (ICA) for detection of viral antigen. The total percentage of ICA positivity was 28%. Human and camel samples subjected to Revers transcription real time- PCR and carried out by RNA extraction by using specific primers and Taq- Man-Probe for detection of nucleocapsid gene …

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Chromosomal Aberration Study Of Human Lymphocytes Exposed To Americium -241 In Vitro, Sarab Hussen Khalel, Khalid Ibrahim Riah, Rabab Hajwal Mar 2026

Chromosomal Aberration Study Of Human Lymphocytes Exposed To Americium -241 In Vitro, Sarab Hussen Khalel, Khalid Ibrahim Riah, Rabab Hajwal

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study was intended to decide the impact of ?-partcales for acceptance of chromosome deviation. The venous blood sample was drawn from 30 years old healthy male donor. The blood sample after cultured in RPMI was divided into two groups, the first was as control and the second was exposed to radiation from Am-241 to detect the effect of it on chromosomal aberration (CA). The cultures exposed to Am-241 have dicentric (52.8%), breaks (20%) , fragments(18.5%) and (6.8%) ring chromosomes . There was significant differences (p ? 0.5 ) compared with control sample. Dicentric show high percentage of chromosomal aberration …

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N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide In Apparently Healthy Smokers., Seenaa Badr Mohammed, Zainab Falah Hassan, Thanaa Mohammed Juda, Maan Abdulameer Kitab, Zinah Abbass Ali Mar 2026

N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide In Apparently Healthy Smokers., Seenaa Badr Mohammed, Zainab Falah Hassan, Thanaa Mohammed Juda, Maan Abdulameer Kitab, Zinah Abbass Ali

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background and objective Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases. N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a valid negative biomarker of left ventricular (Lv) dysfunction. The current study investigated whether smoking has an effect on NT-proBNP serum level. Methods: A total of 44subjects 22smokers and 22 non smokers as controls were enrolled in the study. History of cardiovascular or pulmonary disease was an exclusion criterion. Serum levels of NT-proBNP were measured using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Results: Analysis of data showed that there was a significant difference (P < 0.05, in serum NT-proBNP between smokers and controls.proBNP were 410 and 111 pg/ml in smokers and controls, respectively. Also, serum NT-proBNP level correlated with both average number of daily cigarettes smoked and body mass index of smokers. Conclusion These results showed that smoking could increase serum levels of NT-proBNP. Accordingly, an elevated NT-proBNP could be a strong predictor of Left ventricular dysfunction in smokers.

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The Levels Of Testosterone, Fsh And Lh In Pregnant Women With Chronic Toxoplasmosis In Najaf Province, Raad A. Al-Asady Mar 2026

The Levels Of Testosterone, Fsh And Lh In Pregnant Women With Chronic Toxoplasmosis In Najaf Province, Raad A. Al-Asady

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Infection with the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is widely prevalent in human and vertebrate animals. A wide range effects of toxoplasmosis has been studied, but there are still unknown aspects which must be explored The present study investigates the changes of testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in pregnant women with chronic toxoplasmosis using mini-VIDAS technique. A total number of 59 toxoplasma-IgG positive pregnant women and 28 healthy toxoplasm-IgG seronagative pregnant women were involved. The results showed that pregnant women with Toxoplasma chronic infection revealed insignificant higher levels of testosterone and LH (0.44 ng/ml, 1.74 mIU/ml …

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Truncus Arteriosus Type Ii, Shakir K.Gatea, Adnan K.Aljanabi, Hassam H. Hussein Mar 2026

Truncus Arteriosus Type Ii, Shakir K.Gatea, Adnan K.Aljanabi, Hassam H. Hussein

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background : Truncus arteriosus (TA) is an uncommon congenital cardiovascular anomaly that is characterized by a single arterial trunk arising from the normally formed ventricles by means of a single semilunar valve (ie, truncal valve).Case presentation : A 3-month-old female infant product of spontaneous vaginal delivery complaining from dyspnea , tachypnea , mild cyanosis since birth , decrease in feeding and activity ,She was admitted twice in different hospitals and diagnose as a case of VSD with pulmonary hypertention , given treatment but no response , the family picked her to Babylon for maternity and children hospital . ECHO and …

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Incidence And Causes Of Emergency Cesarean Sections In Diwaniyah City, Abd Al Y. Jasem Mar 2026

Incidence And Causes Of Emergency Cesarean Sections In Diwaniyah City, Abd Al Y. Jasem

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In Diwanyah city more than 30 % of women admitted for labor in Diwanyah maternity teaching hospital between January 2013 and January 2014 delivered by cesarean section , the rate of cesarean section is high in Diwanyah city & is increasing in other cities of Iraq , it is also increasing all over the world including the developing & developed countries

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The Impact Of Maternal Diabetes On Newborns Admitted To Neonatal Care Unit Of Maternity And Children Teaching Hospital In Al-Diwaniya City, Hulal Saleh Saheb, Muaid Hameed, Salam Jasim Al-Fatlawi Mar 2026

The Impact Of Maternal Diabetes On Newborns Admitted To Neonatal Care Unit Of Maternity And Children Teaching Hospital In Al-Diwaniya City, Hulal Saleh Saheb, Muaid Hameed, Salam Jasim Al-Fatlawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Diabetes has long been associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality It's one of the commonest and important metabolic disorder that affect the health of both mother and infant .Patient and methodsTotal number of patient involved were one hundred eighty four , Ninety-nine of them were infants of diabetic mother , they were admitted to the NCU of AL-Diwaniya teaching hospital from the 1st of October 2013 to the end of march 2014. Eight-five neonates were also enrolled in this study as control (infants of non-diabetic mothers)ObjectiveTo determine the morbidities and mortality among infants of diabetic mother and to compare …

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Knowledge, Attitude And Practice On Cholera Epidemic In Al-Diwaniya Province, Fatima A. Alkhaledi Mar 2026

Knowledge, Attitude And Practice On Cholera Epidemic In Al-Diwaniya Province, Fatima A. Alkhaledi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Cholera is an acute bacterial enteric disease characterized in a severe form by sudden onset, profuse painless watery stool (rice water stool) 1, nausea and profuse vomiting early in the course of illness. In untreated case, rapid dehydration, circulatory collapse, hypoglycemia in children, and renal failure can lead to death.The aim of study was to get the level of Knowledge, practice and attitude of the population of Al-diwaniya Province and their relation with them socio-demographic characteristics.Cross sectional study from 1st November 2015 to 1st march 2016 to get the knowledge, attitude and practice of dewaniyah population by interviewing them and …

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Estimation Of Peripheral Retinal Degenerations In Myopia., Haider Aswad Layikh Mar 2026

Estimation Of Peripheral Retinal Degenerations In Myopia., Haider Aswad Layikh

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to estimate the peripheral retinal degenerations rate in myopic subjects, and compare the results between different degrees of myopia.Methods: subjects with different degrees of myopia who attended the consultations in Al-Diwaniya teaching hospital during the period from 1st Dec. 2014 to 1st of March 2015 got involved in this study, they were examined and peripheral retinal degeneration assessed and recorded.Results: The study included 237 patients with a mean age of 41.93 ±13.16 years and an age range of 18-65 years. Male patients accounted for 131 (55.3%) whereas female patients accounted for 106 (44.7%) …

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Incidence Rate Of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies Of Neonates In Muthanna Province From 1/1/2008 To 1/1/2009, Ali Taha Hassan Al-Azzawi Mar 2026

Incidence Rate Of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies Of Neonates In Muthanna Province From 1/1/2008 To 1/1/2009, Ali Taha Hassan Al-Azzawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The aim of this study is to know the incidence rate of musculoskeletal congenital anomalies in Muthanna province at the period of 1/1/2008 to 1/1/2009 . The study compromised ( 218 ) live birth neonates ( 1 day – 1 year ) of musculoskeletal congenital anomalies at Hussein Teaching and obstetric and pediatric teaching hospitals . The overall incidence of various types of musculoskeletal congenital anomalies was ( 0.7 %) ( 7 per 1000) , and this is high incidence in comparison with the other countries .The fertility rate was ( 47 % ) and this is a good rate …

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A Comparison Of Conjunctival Rotation Flap And Autoconjunctival Graft Techniques In Pterygium Surgery At Aldiwaniah Teaching Hospital From 2007_2013, Hassanen Abdalameer Hadi, Hassanen Hassan Alrikabi Mar 2026

A Comparison Of Conjunctival Rotation Flap And Autoconjunctival Graft Techniques In Pterygium Surgery At Aldiwaniah Teaching Hospital From 2007_2013, Hassanen Abdalameer Hadi, Hassanen Hassan Alrikabi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

purpose: to compare the result of conjunictival flap and autograft in term of recurrence rate and complication in Pterygium surgery.Methods: A total of sixty patients(twenty five male and thirty five female) operated for pterygium with conjunctival autografts(in 25 eyes) or conjuctival flap(in 35 eyes) technique at diwanyia teaching hospital and with 18 months follow-up were registered. Patients were called for voluntary examinations of their respective ocular surface status.Result: Mean age was 42.5 years (range, 23–75), 58.33% of the patients were male, and 75% worked predominantly outdoors. Mean follow-up was 12 months (range, 3–18)Recurrence rate was 8%in graft,8.6%in flap, however edema …

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Impact Of Women’S Body Mass Index (Bmi) On The Outcomes Of Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperms Injection (Icsi), Ali Ibrahim Rahim Mar 2026

Impact Of Women’S Body Mass Index (Bmi) On The Outcomes Of Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperms Injection (Icsi), Ali Ibrahim Rahim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Obesity is one of major health problems across the world that negatively impact many body systems and organs including reproductive system. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of body-mass index (BMI) on the outcomes of intra-cytoplasmic sperms injection (ICSI). Eighty five women entering an ICSI program in the fertility center of Al-Sadr medical city / Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf, from January till April 2015, were enrolled in this study and divided according to BMI to normal weight group [(BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) (n=22)], overweight group [(BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2) (n=43)] and obese group [(BMI≥30 kg/m2) (n=20)]. The patients underwent standard …

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Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude And Practice In A Sample Of Iraqi Type 2 Diabetic Patients, Saied Quraish Kareem Abbas, Haydar F. Al-Tukmagi, Tawfeeq F. Al-Auqbi Mar 2026

Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude And Practice In A Sample Of Iraqi Type 2 Diabetic Patients, Saied Quraish Kareem Abbas, Haydar F. Al-Tukmagi, Tawfeeq F. Al-Auqbi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:  knowledge; attitude and practice backgrounds affect much the outcome of diabetes. Non-compliance imposes a considerable health care and financial burden on the health system. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice background of type 2 diabetes Iraqi patients toward their disease by using the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) questionnaire. Results: Mean knowledge score was 6.48+2.66, attitude score was 5.28+2.07 and practice score was 4.62+1.49. males showed significantly higher KAP scores than females (P<0.001). Patients with higher significant education had the highest knowlegde score in comparison with those with  secondary eduction; the difference was statistically highly significant (P<0.001). Patients  living in urban areas showed significantly higher mean score than those living in rural areas (P<0.001). Patients who had jobs experienced a significantly higher knowledge score than those without job (P<0.001). Smoker patients had significantly higher KAP scores than non-smoker patients (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study concluded that low/ moderate knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetes among the diabetic patients, which need more effort and role to be played by clinical pharmacist to fulfill this gap.

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Intussusceptions Analysis Of 57 Cases Of Intussusceptions At Alkarama Teaching Hospital Wassit-Al-Kut, Haider Ibraheem Khaleel, Hussein Ali Abed Ahmad Mar 2026

Intussusceptions Analysis Of 57 Cases Of Intussusceptions At Alkarama Teaching Hospital Wassit-Al-Kut, Haider Ibraheem Khaleel, Hussein Ali Abed Ahmad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

      This is a prospective study of 57 cases of intussusception who were admitted to the Alkarama Teaching Hospital   inAl-kut   from the 1st of October 2011 to the 1st of March  2014.       Age ranging was from one month to three years and the mean age was (6 months); the commonest age group affected was those between (6-12) months , the male: female ratio was (1.7:1) , the disease was more prevalent in  spring time  .         The  cardinal  symptoms  were  abdominal  pain in 55 patients (96.5%), followed by the passage of red currant jelly stool in 50 patients (87.7%)   and  vomiting  was …

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Detection Of Major Virulence Factor Of Entamoeba Histolytica By Using Pcr Technique, Ail T.Nimnim Al-Damerchi, Henadi N.Al-Ebrahimi Mar 2026

Detection Of Major Virulence Factor Of Entamoeba Histolytica By Using Pcr Technique, Ail T.Nimnim Al-Damerchi, Henadi N.Al-Ebrahimi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aim of the study: This study was undertaken to detect the major virulence factors of the intestinal parasite E.histolytica by using PCR technique, and to study the prevalence of this parasite in Al-Diwanyia Governorate. Patients and method: Stool samples were collected from one hundred eighty- six patients suffering from acute diarrhea, 146 of them had bloody diarrhea. Their ages vary from one to seventy six years old at the period between (December 2011 and June 2012). Microscopic examination with wet mount and concentration method as general stool examination (GSE) were done to all samples, ELISA assay and PCR were done …

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Pathological Study Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Al-Diwaniya Province, Khairy A. Dawood, Al-Mu’Tasimbellah F. Al-Jeboori Mar 2026

Pathological Study Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Al-Diwaniya Province, Khairy A. Dawood, Al-Mu’Tasimbellah F. Al-Jeboori

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In the present study, 42 patients were observed, as cutaneous leishmaniasis, from 1 September 2012 until the end of August 2013. They divided to 25 (595. %) males and 17 (40.5%) females, and the diagnosis was depend on clinical examination, pathological lesions and parasitic isolation. Lesions were classified depending on number, so the patients who have multiple lesions were (64.3%), while (35.7%) have single lesion, the number of lesions per patient ranged from one to 12 lesions. Most of the lesions were located on face (40.5%), but some lesions were on the face & hand   (21.4%), while few were found …

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