ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Health Workers' Knowledge and Attitude towards Monkeypox in Southwestern Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Knowledge and attitude toward monkeypox (mpox) among healthcare providers in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Assessment of Mpox knowledge and attitudes among health workers in Egypt and Arab countries based on a national survey and a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Global knowledge and attitudes towards mpox (monkeypox) among healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International health · 2024Pooled it
- Sources of information on monkeypox virus infection. A systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Knowledge and Attitudes of Healthcare Workers Toward the Re-Emergence of Human Monkeypox Virus Infection in Public Health Facilities in the Central Ethiopia Region: An Online Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Mpox Awareness and Knowledge Among Residents of the Northern Border Region, Saudi Arabia: Implications for Community Preparedness.Journal of community health · 2026Article
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- Mapping Mpox vaccine hesitancy using an integrated machine learning and structural equation modeling approach.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Knowledge and attitudes toward mpox among the Lebanese population during the second wave and their attitudes toward vaccination.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Knowledge level regarding mpox among nurses in China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Assessment of healthcare workers' knowledge and attitudes toward mpox and acceptance of its vaccine: a health belief model-based analysis in the Gulf region.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
- The mediating role of e-health literacy in nursing students' knowledge and anxiety about monkeypox: a cross-sectional study from Türkiye.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of medical students toward Mpox in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Investigating the level of awareness and attitude toward human monkeypox disease and its related factors among health, treatment, and administrative personnel of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Factors related to nursing students' behavior for personal protection against Monkeypox at Western University, Buriram Campus, Thailand.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Knowledge, willingness to provide service and preparedness for monkeypox infection among medical practitioners working in Bangladesh: a multicentred cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Assessment of knowledge and attitude of healthcare professionals towards Mpox in a Nigerian hospital.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMonkeypox outbreaks in non-endemic countries emphasize the importance of being prepared to prevent its progression to a pandemic. To effectively control monkeypox, healthcare providers must have sufficient knowledge and good attitudes and practices to limit its spread. We initiated this project to assess the factors associated with health workers' knowledge and attitude toward monkeypox in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
methodsWe included 398 eligible health workers working at various health facilities. Data was collected using an online survey, and participants had an opportunity to consent. We conducted descriptive statistics for all variables and used chi-square statistics,
resultsThe mean age was 30.93 ± 8.25 years for the included participants, and most of them were between 22 and 29 years, male, single, nurses, working in government hospitals, and had worked for at least five years. The chi-square and
conclusionsThis study found low knowledge levels and high good attitude levels of monkeypox among the participants. As such, there is a need to support health workers in understanding monkeypox epidemiology, prevention, and treatment. Therefore, Saudi Arabia will be making significant strides to being well prepared and ready to handle future monkeypox outbreaks.
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