The "KMUJ: KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL " is the official journal of KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY (KMU), Peshawar Pakistan, and is published from Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 

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KMUJ (KMJ) is Indexed & abstracted in: Web of Science, Scopus, WHO IMEMR Current Contents, CAB Abstract & Global Health UK, SafetyLit, Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC), Pakmedinet 

Recognized by: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, Pakistan Medical & Dental Council, & College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSP) Pakistan (for submission of paper(s) in lieu of dissertations for trainees).
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ISSN (Print): 2305-2643 ISSN (Online): 2305-2651

KMUJ is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics and follows the COPE guidelines regarding publication ethics and malpractices.

KMUJ also follows the ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

 

Current Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2026): KMUJ 2026; Vol 18; Issue 1 - Jan - Mar

Published: 2026-03-31

Editorial

Violence against doctors: a wound as old as medicine

Shiraz Jamal Khan

1-3

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24383

Original Articles

Clinical epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in the Aran region of Azerbaijan

Rahim R. Aliyev, Shahla N. Mehtiyeva, Rana K Shiraliyeva

4-12

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24036

Living with HIV/AIDS in Balochistan: gendered stigma, social challenges and quality of life among women

Shabana Fazal, Nabiha Farasat Khan, Muhammad Saim, Usama Saeed

13-8

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24135

Intolerance of uncertainty and cyberchondria among Pakistani young adults

Syed Zain Abbas, Nelofar Kiran Rauf

19-25

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23513

Prevalence of dental caries and its association with nutritional status among school-going children from remote, rural communities of Pakistan

Muhammad Shahzad, Ziad Khan, Syed Touseef Aman, Khalid Iqbal, Ahsan Saidal

26-34

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24087

Correlation of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness with optic disc parameters and disc damage likelihood scale in primary open-angle glaucoma: a cross-sectional study

Hina Khalid, Tayyaba Gul Malik, Fatima Khalid, Rabail Alam, Muhammad Muslim, Iqra Aslam

35-9

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23724

Evaluation of pulmonary arteries and source of pulmonary blood supply in children with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect using CT angiography

Zia Ullah, Kamran Khattak, Yasir Rehman

40-5

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24000

Awareness and practice of breast self-examination among women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

Wahab Zia, Syed Abdur Rehman Shah, Aqsa Haider, Muhammad Adeel Khan, Junaid Imran, Rubeena Gul

46-52

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23706

Comparison of iron, zinc and ferritin among the mothers of small for gestational age and appropriate for gestational age: a case control study

Nida Khan, Sadia Fatima, Rubina Nazli, Jamila Haider, Faryal Shams

53-60

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24055

Impact of diabetes mellitus on pain intensity and health-related quality of life in knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

Muhammad Sabir, Muhammad Waqas Ghauri, Mahad Saleem, Shabana Rahim, Muhammad Aamir, Ali Akbar

61-6

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23559

Effect of Bruegger’s and Egoscue exercise on anterior pelvic tilt in lower crossed syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

Azka Batool, Muhammad Affan Iqbal

67-72

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24118

Tube cholecystostomy as a bridge to cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis: a retrospective study

Zahid Amin Khan, Ahmed Moqeet, Amna Mehboob, Atif Iqbal Rana, Jamshaid Anwar, Maria Rauf

73-7

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23802

Impact of HbF inducers use on anti-cardiolipin and anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibody levels in beta-thalassemia patients: a pilot study

Gulab Fatima Rani, Hazrat Bilal, Komal Khan, Ahmad Al-Ibad

78-84

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24051

Nursing faculty perception on simulation-based education: a qualitative exploratory study at public and private nursing schools

Saira Mehboob Ali Lalani, Salma Rattani, Zohra Kurji, Sadaf Zindani, Barbara Wilson-Keates

85-93

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23899

V-set immunoregulatory receptor gene mutation and neonatal combined immunodeficiency in a consanguineous family

Muhammad Imran, Laibah Mariam Akbar, Harris Romaan Raja, Maria Batool, Rabea Nasir, Muhammad Hussain, Syed Irfan Raza

94-9

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24174

Digital professionalism and social media use among healthcare workers in tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

Ishfaq Ali, Humera Adeeb, Fawad Iqbal, Ayesha Khan

100-7

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23865

Narrative Review Article

Treatment approaches for traumatized youth in low- and middle-income countries

Cynthia Kaplan, Kelly V Klein, Ella Cannon, Leila Sachner, Blaise Aguirre

108-12

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23550

Viewpoint

The use of multiple true/false and single-best-answer questions across the medical curriculum: strengths and limitations from an evidence-informed perspective

Marwan Saad Azzubaidi

113-6

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.23962

Artificial intelligence and the future of physicians: replacement or partnership?

Farooq Azam Rathore, Fareeha Farooq

117-20

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24271

Letter to the Editor

Flossing and stroke prevention: an overlooked public health opportunity

Enis Veseli

121

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24245

Surge of episiotomies in Pakistan: a call for better practices

Mohammad Osama, Rida Asghar, Nawazish Ali

122-3

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35845/kmuj.2026.24375
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