ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2025
Mitigating the surge of mpox in Africa: capacity building through public outreach, sample and case management training for healthcare workers and veterinarians.
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The global mpox outbreak and the current surge in Africa underscore the need for innovative epidemic preparedness/response strategies. We describe a comprehensive One Health capacity-building program for mpox response/control for healthcare workers (HCWs) and veterinarians in West Africa. The study design entailed prospective pre- and post-intervention assessments during a train-the-trainer program. Between March and October 2022, four mpox workshops were conducted for HCWs and veterinarians in Nigeria and Guinea. Additionally, two step-down trainings were conducted in Nigeria. Training modules comprised didactic and practical sessions on human and veterinary mpox epidemiology and management. Participants' knowledge of mpox was assessed with self-administered pre- and post-training questionnaires. A 5-point Likert scale was used to capture participants' feedback on eight training outcome parameters. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to assess differences between pre-training and post-training scores. Of all participants (152), 146 participants (96.1%) completed all training components, including 104 HCWs (71.2%) and 42 veterinarians (28.8%). Participants' median age (interquartile range, IQR) was 43.0 (36.0-49.0) years, with 99 males (67.8%). Participant scores on mpox knowledge assessments improved from pre-training to post-training (median 55.0% [IQR 45.0-60.0%] to 80.0% [70.0-90.0%], p<0.001). High post-training satisfaction was observed: 83.3% (85/102) strongly agreed that "I am satisfied with the training event," while 64.1% (66/103) strongly agreed that "training quality and content met my expectations." Median scores improved during step-down trainings (N=66) from 65.0% (55.0-75.0%) at pre-training to 85.0% (75.0- 90.0%) post-training, p<0.0001. The train-the-trainer program successfully achieved its objectives and could serve as a model for regional/global mpox epidemic preparedness/response.
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