Al-Shehari, Wadee Abdullah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3375-0559
Fu, Yingmei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2526-6257
Zhang, Fengmin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5177-1927
Zhang, Xiaoli https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3642-4640
Edrees, Wadhah Hassan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7799-0466
Al-Hadheq, Ali Ahmed https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9541-5563
Qasem, Eglal Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7521-6971
Alariqi, Reem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7108-7954
Al-Haddad, Ahmed Mohammed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9844-7868
Article History
Received: 2 January 2025
Accepted: 19 May 2025
First Online: 14 January 2026
Declarations
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: This analysis was conducted in accordance with Yemeni public health laws and regulations as well as adhering to the Declaration of Helsinki. Furthermore, Research Ethics Committees of Ibb University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science (Reference No. IBBUNI.AC.YEM.2023.98, on 1 January 2023) approved the ethical statement for conducting this analysis. Accordingly, due to the retrospective nature of the study, the MoPHP granted permission for the use of database data for research purposes in line with Article 51 of the Yemeni Public Health Law No. (4) 2009, without the need for informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.