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| author | HISHAM ALSHAIKHLI REDHWAN AL-NAGGAR LUTFI ALMAKTARI SLALEM MADRAM REYADH R. AL-RASHIDI |
| author_facet | HISHAM ALSHAIKHLI REDHWAN AL-NAGGAR LUTFI ALMAKTARI SLALEM MADRAM REYADH R. AL-RASHIDI |
| contents | <p><strong><em><span lang="EN-US">Abstract</span></em></strong></p> <p><em><span lang="EN-US">In<span> </span>Yemen,<span> </span>the<span> </span>first<span> </span>COVID-19<span> </span>confirmed<span> </span>case<span> </span>was<span> </span>reported<span> </span>on<span> </span>10<span> </span>April<span> </span>2020.<span> </span>The<span> </span>OBJECTIVE<span> </span>of this<span> </span>study is<span> </span>to identify the<span> </span>epidemiological<span> </span>characteristics<span> </span>of COVID-19<span> </span>patients<span> </span>in<span> </span>Yemen.<span> </span>METHODOLOGY:<span> </span>From<span> </span>May 20<span> </span>to<span> </span>31, 2020,<span> </span>the<span> </span>data were<span> </span>obtained<span> </span>from<span> </span>the<span> </span>National Center<span> </span>of Public<span> </span>Health Laboratories,<span> </span>Ministry of Health and <span>Population,</span><span> </span><span>Aden,</span><span> </span><span>Yemen.</span><span> </span><span>A</span><span> </span><span>retrospective</span><span> </span><span>study was used</span><span> </span><span>to</span><span> </span><span>determine</span><span> </span><span>the</span><span> </span><span>epidemiological</span><span> </span><span>characteristics</span><span> </span><span>of the</span><span> </span><span>first</span><span> </span><span>53 </span>confirmed<span> </span>cases<span> </span>of<span> </span>patients<span> </span>with<span> </span>COVID-19.<span> </span>This<span> </span>data<span> </span>includes<span> </span>the<span> </span>date<span> </span>of<span> </span>diagnosis,<span> </span>gender,<span> </span>age,<span> </span>governorates, and<span> </span>clinical symptoms.<span> </span>Data analyzed<span> </span>using<span> </span>SPSS version 22.<span> </span>RESULTS: A<span> </span>total number<span> </span>of 53<span> </span>confirmed<span> </span>cases were<span> </span>obtained<span> </span>from<span> </span>the<span> </span>National Center<span> </span>of Public<span> </span>Health Laboratories,<span> </span>Ministry of Health and<span> </span>population,<span> </span>Aden, Yemen.<span> </span>The<span> </span>majority of the<span> </span>participants<span> </span>were<span> </span>male<span> </span>(72%),<span> </span>their<span> </span>ages<span> </span>were<span> </span>less<span> </span>than 39 years<span> </span>(40%) and from Aden governorate<span> </span>(43%).<span> </span>The<span> </span>commonest<span> </span>symptoms<span> </span>reported<span> </span>among<span> </span>the<span> </span>participants<span> </span>were<span> </span>fever<span> </span>(%),<span> </span>sore<span> </span>throat<span> </span>and cough.<span> </span>Conclusion:<span> </span>Male,<span> </span>less<span> </span>than<span> </span>39<span> </span>years<span> </span>old<span> </span>and<span> </span>from<span> </span>Aden<span> </span>is<span> </span>the<span> </span>trend<span> </span>of<span> </span>COVID-19<span> </span>in<span> </span>Yemen.<span> </span>The<span> </span>findings<span> </span>of this<span> </span>study may help provide<span> </span>guidance<span> </span>for<span> </span>frontline<span> </span>medical staff in the<span> </span>clinical management<span> </span>of the<span> </span>outbreak.</span></em></p> |
| format | Recurso digital |
| id | zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_17291580 |
| institution | Zenodo |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
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| spellingShingle | EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COVID-19 IN YEMEN: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY HISHAM ALSHAIKHLI REDHWAN AL-NAGGAR LUTFI ALMAKTARI SLALEM MADRAM REYADH R. AL-RASHIDI COVID-19, Yemen, Epidemiology. <p><strong><em><span lang="EN-US">Abstract</span></em></strong></p> <p><em><span lang="EN-US">In<span> </span>Yemen,<span> </span>the<span> </span>first<span> </span>COVID-19<span> </span>confirmed<span> </span>case<span> </span>was<span> </span>reported<span> </span>on<span> </span>10<span> </span>April<span> </span>2020.<span> </span>The<span> </span>OBJECTIVE<span> </span>of this<span> </span>study is<span> </span>to identify the<span> </span>epidemiological<span> </span>characteristics<span> </span>of COVID-19<span> </span>patients<span> </span>in<span> </span>Yemen.<span> </span>METHODOLOGY:<span> </span>From<span> </span>May 20<span> </span>to<span> </span>31, 2020,<span> </span>the<span> </span>data were<span> </span>obtained<span> </span>from<span> </span>the<span> </span>National Center<span> </span>of Public<span> </span>Health Laboratories,<span> </span>Ministry of Health and <span>Population,</span><span> </span><span>Aden,</span><span> </span><span>Yemen.</span><span> </span><span>A</span><span> </span><span>retrospective</span><span> </span><span>study was used</span><span> </span><span>to</span><span> </span><span>determine</span><span> </span><span>the</span><span> </span><span>epidemiological</span><span> </span><span>characteristics</span><span> </span><span>of the</span><span> </span><span>first</span><span> </span><span>53 </span>confirmed<span> </span>cases<span> </span>of<span> </span>patients<span> </span>with<span> </span>COVID-19.<span> </span>This<span> </span>data<span> </span>includes<span> </span>the<span> </span>date<span> </span>of<span> </span>diagnosis,<span> </span>gender,<span> </span>age,<span> </span>governorates, and<span> </span>clinical symptoms.<span> </span>Data analyzed<span> </span>using<span> </span>SPSS version 22.<span> </span>RESULTS: A<span> </span>total number<span> </span>of 53<span> </span>confirmed<span> </span>cases were<span> </span>obtained<span> </span>from<span> </span>the<span> </span>National Center<span> </span>of Public<span> </span>Health Laboratories,<span> </span>Ministry of Health and<span> </span>population,<span> </span>Aden, Yemen.<span> </span>The<span> </span>majority of the<span> </span>participants<span> </span>were<span> </span>male<span> </span>(72%),<span> </span>their<span> </span>ages<span> </span>were<span> </span>less<span> </span>than 39 years<span> </span>(40%) and from Aden governorate<span> </span>(43%).<span> </span>The<span> </span>commonest<span> </span>symptoms<span> </span>reported<span> </span>among<span> </span>the<span> </span>participants<span> </span>were<span> </span>fever<span> </span>(%),<span> </span>sore<span> </span>throat<span> </span>and cough.<span> </span>Conclusion:<span> </span>Male,<span> </span>less<span> </span>than<span> </span>39<span> </span>years<span> </span>old<span> </span>and<span> </span>from<span> </span>Aden<span> </span>is<span> </span>the<span> </span>trend<span> </span>of<span> </span>COVID-19<span> </span>in<span> </span>Yemen.<span> </span>The<span> </span>findings<span> </span>of this<span> </span>study may help provide<span> </span>guidance<span> </span>for<span> </span>frontline<span> </span>medical staff in the<span> </span>clinical management<span> </span>of the<span> </span>outbreak.</span></em></p> |
| title | EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COVID-19 IN YEMEN: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY |
| topic | COVID-19, Yemen, Epidemiology. |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17291580 |