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Article History

Received: 9 October 2024

Accepted: 15 January 2025

First Online: 20 January 2025

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, the Research and Ethics Committee of the College of Applied Sciences, Hajjah University (Reference No. 087/2023, on 9 December 2023) approved the ethical statement for conducting this analysis. Moreover, the Hajjah University also wrote an official letter to the MoPHP, outlining the purpose of 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. To ensure the protection of the personal information of the cases, confidential codes were used, and the data collected were analyzed as anonymous.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.