Publications by authors named "Khaled Abdullah Almoayed"
Article Synopsis
- - The study evaluates the impact of COVID-19 training on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Health Care Workers (HCWs) in Yemen, given the lack of prior evaluations on such trainings.
- - Conducted from April to December 2021 with 186 HCWs, the research employed various statistical tests to analyze KAP scores before and after training, revealing significant improvements in all three areas (knowledge, attitude, and practice).
- - Results showed a high response rate of 97.3%, with significant positive correlations between the changes in KAP scores, indicating that training effectively increased HCWs' preparedness for infection prevention and control.
COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for a well-trained public health workforce to save lives through timely outbreaks detection and response. In Yemen, a country that is entering its seventh year of a protracted war, the ongoing conflict severely limited the country's capacity to implement effective preparedness and response measures to outbreaks including COVID-19. There are growing concerns that the virus may be circulating within communities undetected and unmitigated especially as underreporting continues in some areas of the country due to a lack of testing facilities, delays in seeking treatment, stigma, difficulty accessing treatment centers, the perceived risks of seeking care or for political issues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rabies remains a neglected and poorly controlled disease throughout the developing world, particularly in Africa and Asia, where most human rabies deaths occur.
Objective: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of rabies exposures, its trend, and its geographical distribution in Yemen.
Methods: Cumulative data from a rabies surveillance system for the period 2011-2017 were obtained from the National Rabies Control Program as paper-based annual reports.
Background: The Neonatal Tetanus Surveillance System (NTSS) in Yemen was established in 2009 to identify high-risk areas, determine trends, and evaluate elimination activities. Since its launch, the NTSS had never been evaluated.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the performance of NTSS and determine its strengths and weaknesses to recommend improvements.
Background: Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance is an essential strategy for poliovirus eradication.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the AFP surveillance system in Yemen from 2010 to 2015, identify components that require strengthening, and compare the indicators by year and governorates.
Methods: This descriptive study was based on secondary analysis of AFP surveillance data reported during 2010-2015 from all Yemeni governorates.