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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Resident Physicians' Knowledge and Preparedness Regarding Human Monkeypox: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia.

Ali Mohammad Shafei, Khalid M Al-Mosaa, Najm Z Alshahrani, Mohammed Hassan Mohammed ALAmmari, Mashael Obaid Othman Almuhlafi, Nasser Hassan Awdah Al Draim, Afnan Misfer Alwadie, Abdullah Ibrahim Alghrab

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ali Mohammad ShafeiAsir Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha 62461, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid M Al-MosaaConsultant of Preventive Medicine, Saudi Board of Preventive Medicine-Aseer Region, Ministry of Health, Abha 62527, Saudi Arabia.
Najm Z AlshahraniDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2163-004X
Mohammed Hassan Mohammed ALAmmariPublic Health Department, Wadi Bin Hashbel Sector, Ministry of Health, Khamis Mushait 61961, Saudi Arabia.
Mashael Obaid Othman AlmuhlafiPublic Health Department, Khamis Mushait Health Sector, General Directorate of Health Affairs in Asir Region, Ministry of Health, Khamis Mushait 62458, Saudi Arabia.
Nasser Hassan Awdah Al DraimVector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases Administration, Public Health Department, General Directorate of Health Affairs in Asir Region, Ministry of Health, Abha 62458, Saudi Arabia.
Afnan Misfer AlwadieKing Fahad Armed Forces Hospitals Southern Region, Khamis Mushait 64262, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Ibrahim AlghrabRiyadh Third Health Cluster, Diriyah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 7717, Saudi Arabia.
Ministry of Health · SAArmed Forces Hospital · SANational Guard Health Affairs · SASaudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control · SAUniversity of Jeddah · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate knowledge about monkeypox and confidence in dealing with monkeypox diagnosis and management among resident physicians in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia. The data of this cross-sectional study were collected online through a structured questionnaire (N = 315). Knowledge about monkeypox was assessed by 24 questions and a three-item scale assessed confidence in managing monkeypox cases. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the associations. Overall, two-thirds of the respondents (67.3%) showed good knowledge about monkeypox and the rest of them (32.7%) had poor knowledge. Respondents who received a copy of the Saudi MOH protocol for monkeypox and attended any conference or lecture about monkeypox were more likely to have good knowledge about monkeypox. Moreover, almost two-thirds of the participants were not confident that they could diagnose or manage the monkeypox. Respondents who received information about monkeypox during residency or medical school had higher confidence in managing monkeypox cases. It can be concluded that the Saudi healthcare system has scope to take necessary steps to contain the monkeypox endemic. The Saudi MOH should arrange conferences and educational programs on monkeypox so that healthcare professionals can improve their knowledge and be confident in the management and diagnosis of monkeypox cases.

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confidenceknowledgemonkeypoxMpoxphysicianspreparednessSaudi Arabia

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