ArticleTravel medicine and infectious disease
Hotel employees' knowledge of monkeypox's source, symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment in Egypt.
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- Mpox knowledge and perception in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Sources of information on monkeypox virus infection. A systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Clade Ib: a new emerging threat in the Mpox outbreak.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe re-emerging human monkeypox virus (MPXV) poses a global threat. The rising number of confirmed MPXV cases worldwide is a significant reason for concern. This study aims to investigate (1) hotel employees' knowledge in Egypt of MPXV source, signs/symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment, (2) the primary sources of their information about MPXV, (3) whether or not they received information about MPXV from their hotels, and (4) the differences of employees' knowledge in terms of gender, age, marital status, level of education, type of contract, professional category, hotel department, type of hotel, seniority in the hotel, and the number of hotel rooms.
methodsUsing a quantitative approach, we collected data from 453 employees in Egyptian hotels via a web-based questionnaire. The survey included questions regarding the MPXV source, signs/symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment, as well as its primary information sources. The questionnaire also included questions regarding participants' demographics and hotel characteristics.
resultsThe findings indicated that more than half of hotel employees have inadequate knowledge of MPXV. Additionally, the majority of employees selected social media as their primary source of MPXV-related information. Surprisingly, most participants reported that their hotels neglected to provide them with the MPXV's information. Age, marital status, education, professional category, and tenure in the hotel all have a significant impact on their MPXV knowledge level.
conclusionThe current paper presents significant implications for both theory and practice. This study provides government agencies and hotels with guidelines for preventing the outbreak of MPXV. According to our knowledge, this is the first study conducted with hotel employees in the MPXV Egyptian context.
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