1Department of Pathology; 2Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq (Correspondence to A.H. Razzak: [email protected]). 3Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq. ABSTRACT To identify the true contribution of toxoplasmosis to fetal loss and bad obstetric history, we tested 310 women, 77.4...

Estimation of runoff volume and sediment load is a problem that directly affects the performance of dams due to the reduction in the storage capacity of their reservoirs and their effect on dam efficiency and operation schedule. The simulation models can be considered for evaluation of sediment potential if the continuous field measurements are not available. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWA...

Background Child mental health and child and adolescent psychiatry is increasingly becoming an indicator for any modern society to bring up child perspectives preparing for prosperous future. This field was lacking as an own medical speciality in the Middle East until the establishment of the Department of Child Mental Health at the College of Medicine, University of Duhok in 20 September 2001....

The aim of this review is to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccination program in Duhok, determining negative and positive points, subsequently improving it. In Duhok,, across the 59 mass vaccination centers, vaccination coverage rates were investigated for all population aged  ≥ 18 years and population aged ≥ 12 years receiving the three available vaccines, namely: Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, and Pfizer b...

Maternal immunization with tetanus toxoid (TT) is the most effective was to prevent neonatal tetanus. In Duhok, Iraq data indicate low vaccination coverage. This study assessed TT immunization status among 600 randomly selected pregnant women attending Azadi teaching hospital, Duhok for delivery, by both tetanus antibody seroprevalence and TT history. WHO criteria for protective levels were use...

Infection with HCV is a public health problem and is a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. 1 HCV infection has been reported in 4.4% to 85.4% of subjects with thalassaemia especially in patients transfused before 1992 when screening of blood donors was still not available. In Duhok city, Iraq, the screening for HCV was only started in 2007 and most of the subjects caught the infection ...

BACKGROUND Due, in part, to family constraints in dealing with the economical burden of raising a family, a wave of street children is sweeping the developing world. Such children are prone to both somatic and mental illnesses. This is the first ever study that has been conducted to explore the psychopathology among street children in the Duhok Governorate. METHODS The study was conducted bet...

Most migration literature focuses on large scale movements of people across country borders, while the internal migration trends of countries are commonly neglected, despite the fact that the understanding of internal migration trends is crucial for planning the future for a country. In Iraq a major reason for migration has been security a direct result of its turbulent history since the 1980’s...

85 Abstract Objective: We intended to study the cellular proliferation by means of Ki-67 labeling index and the protein product overexpression of p53 in a series of oral intraepithelial lesions and squamous cell carcinoma, to evaluate the potential association between their histologic grades and the expression of the two markers. The expression of these markers on sections taken from hyperplast...

background recurrent urinary tract infection (uti) due to vesicoureteral reflux (vur) is common in iraq. endoscopic treatment of vur is used with advantages over antibiotic prophylaxis and ureteral reimplantation. objectives this study was performed to assess the efficacy of a new agent, dexell, for treating patients with vur and its ability to manage recurrent uti. materials and methods this r...