SynthesisPloS one2024
Knowledge and attitude towards mpox: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mpox knowledge and perception in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Mpox knowledge and positive attitudes in Sub-Saharan African healthcare workers after 2022 outbreak of disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 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
- The Role of Interleukin-23 and Interleukin-17 in Peri-Implant Crevicular Fluid of Subjects With Peri-Implant Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Peruvian patients with mpox: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- 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
- Stigma and Knowledge in Mpox Vaccine Willingness Among African Immigrants in the United States: The Role of Vaccine Confidence and Hesitancy.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Mpox Awareness and Infection Control Practices Among Hospital Nurses and Healthcare Workers in Bangladesh.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Genomic analysis identifies unreported adaptive mutations in monkeypox virus immune evasion genes.Virus genes · 2026Article
- Assessing mpox knowledge and sexual behaviours within high-risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Monkeypox and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Healthcare Students in Ethiopia, 2025: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Navigating the Mpox Outbreak: Insights on Vaccination Decisions and Psychosocial Impacts Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Prognostic Models for Predicting Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Knowledge Level, Attitudes and Practice Towards Mpox, and Willingness to Receive the Mpox Vaccine Among Family Physicians Working in Family Health Centers in Ankara Province.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2026Article
- Rapid Qualitative Approaches in Pandemic Research: Protocol for an Exploratory Qualitative Multimethod Study (VERDIQual) on Mpox in Italy, Nigeria, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- A Multisectoral Study of Mpox Epidemiology, Resistance Surveillance, and Policy Gaps: Toward a One Health Framework.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the Philippine general public towards human mpox (hMPX): a cross-sectional study.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- The Evolution of Monkeypox Vaccination Acceptance in Romania: A Comparative Analysis (2022-2025), Psychosocial Perceptions, and the Impact of Anti-Vaccination Rhetoric on Societal Security.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Knowledge and determinants of Mpox and infection prevention and control practices among primary health care workers in Osun State, Nigeria.BMC health services research · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe increase in mpox incidence underscores the crucial need to understand and effectively address prevention, early detection, and agile response to this disease. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the knowledge and attitude towards mpox.
methodsA systematic review and comprehensive literature meta-analysis were conducted using prominent databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and ScienceDirect, with an updated search until June 25, 2023. The quality of the included observational studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute's Statistical Meta-Analysis Review Instrument. The collected data were recorded in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and analyses were conducted using R software version 4.2.3. Additionally, Cochran's Q statistics were applied to assess the heterogeneity of the included studies.
resultsA total of 299 articles were retrieved from 5 databases. This study included 27 cross-sectional articles with a total sample of 22,327 participants, of which 57.13% were women. The studies were conducted in 15 countries through an online survey. All studies had a moderate level of quality. The combined prevalence of a good level of knowledge about mpox was 33% (95% CI: 22%-45%; 22,327 participants; 27 studies; I2 = 100%), and the combined prevalence of a positive attitude towards mpox was 40% (95% CI: 19%-62%; 2,979 participants; 6 studies; I2 = 99%). Additionally, as a secondary outcome, the combined prevalence of the intention to vaccinate against mpox was 58% (95% CI: 37%-78%; 2,932 participants; 7 studies; I2 = 99%).
conclusionGood knowledge and a positive attitude towards mpox were found to be low. The findings of this study highlight the need to identify gaps and focus on implementing educational programs on mpox. TERMS USED: Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-MAStARI), Prospective International Registry of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.