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Assessing healthcare workers' confidence level in diagnosing and managing emerging infectious virus of human mpox in hospitals in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: multicentre institution-based cross-sectional study.

Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Abathun Temesegen, Gashaw Melkie, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Abebaw Mola, Hiwot Tesfa, Aschale Shimels, Mengist Asmamaw, Anley Shiferaw, Dejen Tsegaye and 3 more

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  4. The emergence of Mpox in Ethiopia: implications for public health action.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2025
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Almaw Genet Yeshiwas *Department of Environmental Health, Injibara University, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia yeshiwas690@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1803-5450
Abathun TemesegenDepartment of Environmental Health, Injibara University, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Gashaw Melkie *Department of Environmental Health, Injibara University, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Tilahun Degu TsegaDepartment of Public Health, Injibara University, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-2388-3171
Abebaw MolaDepartment of Public Health, Injibara University, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Hiwot TesfaDepartment of Public Health, Injibara University, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-2533-339X
Aschale ShimelsDepartment of Environmental Health, Injibara University, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Mengist AsmamawDepartment of Environmental Health, Injibara University, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Anley ShiferawDepartment of Epidemology, Bichena Hospital, Injibara, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Dejen TsegayeDepartment of Public Health, West Gojjam Zone, Finoteselam, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Esubalew MuchieDepartment of Public Health, Dangila Primary Hospital, Dangila, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Derseh TesfayeDepartment of Public Health, Dejen Primary Hospital, Dejen, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Chalachew YenewDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Public Health, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

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Abstract

objectiveTo assess healthcare workers' (HCWs) confidence level in diagnosing and managing mpox disease and its associated factors in hospitals in the Amhara Region.

designInstitution-based cross-sectional study.

settingHospitals in the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia.

participantsA total of 640 HCWs, with a response rate of 96.9%, participated from 1 October to 30 December 2022. A multistage stratified random sampling technique with proportional allocation was used to recruit study participants. Data were collected using the KoboCollect toolbox and exported to STATA V.17 for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to describe data. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of confidence level to diagnose and manage mpox at p<0.05. PRIMARY OUTCOME: HCWs' confidence level in diagnosing and managing mpox disease and its associated factors.

resultsThe overall proportion of HCWs who had high confidence level in diagnosing and managing mpox disease was found to be 31.5% (95% CI: 27.9%, 35.2%). Similarly, 26.8% (95% CI: 23.2%, 30.3%) and 41.8% (95% CI: 38.1%, 45.4%) of HCWs expressed medium and low confidence level to diagnose and manage the disease, respectively. The odds of higher confidence versus lower or medium confidence level in diagnosing and managing mpox were greater for HCWs who regularly visit amenable websites (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.59, 95% CI: 1.16, 2.2), were physicians (AOR=1.9, 95% CI: 1.32, 2.73), were aged 30-35 years old (AOR=1.64, 95% CI: 1.12, 2.39), had got public health emergency epidemic disease management training (AOR=2.8, 95% CI: 1.94, 4.04) and had positive attitudes (AOR=1.72, 95% CI: 1.26, 2.36) compared with their counterparts.

conclusionThe overall confidence level of HCWs in diagnosing and managing mpox disease in the study area was low. Therefore, the HCWs should be regularly updated about mpox disease through morning sessions and training in the diagnosis and clinical management of mpox disease including infection prevention and control.

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Health PersonnelAdultCommunicable Diseases, EmergingCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedMpox, MonkeypoxYoung Adulthealth & safetyhealth workforceinfectious diseasesinfectious diseases & infestationsorganisation of health servicespublic hospitals

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