Public Knowledge and Perceptions about the Emerging Human Mpox in Jordan : A Cross-Sectional Study
Hundreds of human mpox cases are spreading outside of Western and Central Africa, which could be considered a significant world health problem. In this study, we sought to assess public knowledge and perceptions of human mpox. The study was a cross-sectional survey conducted in Jordan in September-October 2022. All participants were approached through social media portals. A total of 1195 participants agreed to participate in this study. The participants showed a low median knowledge score about human mpox (4.0 out of 15.0, IQR = 5.0), with only 27.9% of the participants (n = 334) correctly identifying that human mpox is not a bacterial disease, and around half of them (n = 589, 49.3%) knowing that this disease affects both genders. Higher monthly income (≥400 JD/month) was significantly associated with better knowledge about the disease. Social media was the most comprehensive source of information about mpox (n = 1018, 85.2%). Finally, 57.3% of the participants (n = 685) believed that mpox would affect social and economic life, like the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings highlight the urgent need for systematic strategies that should be promoted to increase public knowledge of mpox, which will be critical in improving the capacity to respond to the disease.
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E-Artikel |
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2023 |
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2023 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8 |
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Tropical medicine and infectious disease - 8(2023), 1 vom: 05. Jan. |
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Englisch |
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Abu-Farha, Rana K [VerfasserIn] |
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Human mpox virus |
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Date Revised 01.02.2023 published: Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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10.3390/tropicalmed8010041 |
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