Level of Knowledge Regarding Mpox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction: Due to the high incidence of mpox in Peru and the poor knowledge about this disease among healthcare workers in non-endemic countries, it is crucial to determine the knowledge status of Peruvian physicians. Methodology: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study based on an onlin...
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| author | Gonzales-Zamora, Jose Soriano‐Moreno, David R. Soriano Moreno, Anderson Nelver Elías Ponce-Rosas, Linda Sangster-Carrasco, Lucero De-Los-Rios-Pinto, Abraham Benito-Vargas, Raysa Murrieta-Ruiz, Valentina Morocho-Alburqueque, Noelia Caira‐Chuquineyra, Brenda Fernandez‐Guzman, Daniel Ccami‐Bernal, Fabricio Quispe‐Vicuña, Carlos Alarcon-Parra, Mariano Pinedo-Soria, Antony Alave Rosas, Jorge Luis |
| author_browse | Alarcon-Parra, Mariano Alave Rosas, Jorge Luis Benito-Vargas, Raysa Caira‐Chuquineyra, Brenda Ccami‐Bernal, Fabricio De-Los-Rios-Pinto, Abraham Fernandez‐Guzman, Daniel Gonzales-Zamora, Jose Morocho-Alburqueque, Noelia Murrieta-Ruiz, Valentina Pinedo-Soria, Antony Ponce-Rosas, Linda Quispe‐Vicuña, Carlos Sangster-Carrasco, Lucero Soriano Moreno, Anderson Nelver Elías Soriano‐Moreno, David R. |
| author_facet | Gonzales-Zamora, Jose Soriano‐Moreno, David R. Soriano Moreno, Anderson Nelver Elías Ponce-Rosas, Linda Sangster-Carrasco, Lucero De-Los-Rios-Pinto, Abraham Benito-Vargas, Raysa Murrieta-Ruiz, Valentina Morocho-Alburqueque, Noelia Caira‐Chuquineyra, Brenda Fernandez‐Guzman, Daniel Ccami‐Bernal, Fabricio Quispe‐Vicuña, Carlos Alarcon-Parra, Mariano Pinedo-Soria, Antony Alave Rosas, Jorge Luis |
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| description | Introduction: Due to the high incidence of mpox in Peru and the poor knowledge about this disease among healthcare workers in non-endemic countries, it is crucial to determine the knowledge status of Peruvian physicians. Methodology: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study based on an online survey from August to September 2022. Physicians who had a medical license and lived and practiced medicine in Peru were included. To evaluate the factors associated with a higher level of knowledge, we used crude (cPR) and adjusted (aPR) prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) using Poisson regression. Results: We included 463 physicians. The mean age was 36.6 (SD: 10.3) years, and most were male (58.1%). Regarding knowledge, the median knowledge score was 14 [IQR: 13 to 15] out of 17 points. In terms of knowledge gaps, only 60.7% of the participants knew that there was an FDA-approved vaccine for mpox, 49.0% of participants knew about mpox proctitis and 33.3% acknowledged that it could be transmitted by the bite of an infected rodent. We found that taking care of patients with mpox (aPR: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.72) was associated with higher knowledge (>p50), while living in the eastern macro-region (aPR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.42 to 0.93) was associated with lower knowledge (≤p50). Conclusions: Our study showed a high level of knowledge about mpox among Peruvian physicians. However, educational campaigns may be necessary, especially for physicians from the eastern region and those who do not have clinical experience with mpox. |
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| spelling | oai:cris.upeu.edu.pe:20.500.15037/1632026-11-02T12:57:04ZLevel of Knowledge Regarding Mpox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional StudyGonzales-Zamora, JoseSoriano‐Moreno, David R.Soriano Moreno, Anderson Nelver ElíasPonce-Rosas, LindaSangster-Carrasco, LuceroDe-Los-Rios-Pinto, AbrahamBenito-Vargas, RaysaMurrieta-Ruiz, ValentinaMorocho-Alburqueque, NoeliaCaira‐Chuquineyra, BrendaFernandez‐Guzman, DanielCcami‐Bernal, FabricioQuispe‐Vicuña, CarlosAlarcon-Parra, MarianoPinedo-Soria, AntonyAlave Rosas, Jorge LuisKnowledgePhysiciansMonkeypoxPeru (Mesh Terms)Introduction: Due to the high incidence of mpox in Peru and the poor knowledge about this disease among healthcare workers in non-endemic countries, it is crucial to determine the knowledge status of Peruvian physicians. Methodology: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study based on an online survey from August to September 2022. Physicians who had a medical license and lived and practiced medicine in Peru were included. To evaluate the factors associated with a higher level of knowledge, we used crude (cPR) and adjusted (aPR) prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) using Poisson regression. Results: We included 463 physicians. The mean age was 36.6 (SD: 10.3) years, and most were male (58.1%). Regarding knowledge, the median knowledge score was 14 [IQR: 13 to 15] out of 17 points. In terms of knowledge gaps, only 60.7% of the participants knew that there was an FDA-approved vaccine for mpox, 49.0% of participants knew about mpox proctitis and 33.3% acknowledged that it could be transmitted by the bite of an infected rodent. We found that taking care of patients with mpox (aPR: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.72) was associated with higher knowledge (>p50), while living in the eastern macro-region (aPR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.42 to 0.93) was associated with lower knowledge (≤p50). Conclusions: Our study showed a high level of knowledge about mpox among Peruvian physicians. However, educational campaigns may be necessary, especially for physicians from the eastern region and those who do not have clinical experience with mpox.Articlehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36680012https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/1/167/pdf?version=1673845055https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010167PMC986058810.3390/vaccines11010167https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/16336680012W4316039117enVaccines2076-393X2023-01-122026-06-13T07:48:41Z2026-06-13T07:48:41Z |
| spellingShingle | Knowledge Physicians Monkeypox Peru (Mesh Terms) Gonzales-Zamora, Jose Soriano‐Moreno, David R. Soriano Moreno, Anderson Nelver Elías Ponce-Rosas, Linda Sangster-Carrasco, Lucero De-Los-Rios-Pinto, Abraham Benito-Vargas, Raysa Murrieta-Ruiz, Valentina Morocho-Alburqueque, Noelia Caira‐Chuquineyra, Brenda Fernandez‐Guzman, Daniel Ccami‐Bernal, Fabricio Quispe‐Vicuña, Carlos Alarcon-Parra, Mariano Pinedo-Soria, Antony Alave Rosas, Jorge Luis Level of Knowledge Regarding Mpox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title | Level of Knowledge Regarding Mpox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Level of Knowledge Regarding Mpox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Level of Knowledge Regarding Mpox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Level of Knowledge Regarding Mpox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Level of Knowledge Regarding Mpox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | level of knowledge regarding mpox among peruvian physicians during the 2022 outbreak a cross sectional study |
| topic | Knowledge Physicians Monkeypox Peru (Mesh Terms) |
| topic_facet | Knowledge Physicians Monkeypox Peru (Mesh Terms) |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36680012 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/1/167/pdf?version=1673845055 https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010167 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/163 |
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