Level of Knowledge regarding Monkeypox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction: Monkeypox has become a public health emergency given the rapid spread of the disease worldwide. Due to the high incidence of this disease in Peru and the poor knowledge about monkeypox among healthcare workers in non-endemic countries, it is crucial to determine the knowledge status of...
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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 M. 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 M. 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 M. 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: Monkeypox has become a public health emergency given the rapid spread of the disease worldwide. Due to the high incidence of this disease in Peru and the poor knowledge about monkeypox 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 monkeypox, 49.0% of participants knew about monkeypox 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 monkeypox (aPR: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.72) was associated with a higher knowledge (> p50) while living in the jungle (aPR: 0.61; 95% CI: 0.41 to 0.91) was associated with lower knowledge (< p50). Conclusions Our study showed a high level of knowledge about monkeypox among Peruvian physicians. However, educational campaigns may be necessary, especially for physicians from the jungle and those who do not have clinical experience in monkeypox. |
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| spelling | oai:cris.upeu.edu.pe:20.500.15037/1672026-11-02T22:00:04ZLevel of Knowledge regarding Monkeypox 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, Raysa M.Murrieta-Ruiz, ValentinaMorocho-Alburqueque, NoeliaCaira‐Chuquineyra, BrendaFernandez‐Guzman, DanielCcami‐Bernal, FabricioQuispe‐Vicuña, CarlosAlarcon-Parra, MarianoPinedo-Soria, AntonyAlave Rosas, Jorge LuisIntroduction: Monkeypox has become a public health emergency given the rapid spread of the disease worldwide. Due to the high incidence of this disease in Peru and the poor knowledge about monkeypox 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 monkeypox, 49.0% of participants knew about monkeypox 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 monkeypox (aPR: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.72) was associated with a higher knowledge (> p50) while living in the jungle (aPR: 0.61; 95% CI: 0.41 to 0.91) was associated with lower knowledge (< p50). Conclusions Our study showed a high level of knowledge about monkeypox among Peruvian physicians. However, educational campaigns may be necessary, especially for physicians from the jungle and those who do not have clinical experience in monkeypox.Preprinthttps://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-2156493/latest.pdfhttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2156493/v110.21203/rs.3.rs-2156493/v1https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/167W4304807910enResearch Square2022-10-122026-06-13T07:48:46Z2026-06-13T07:48:46Z |
| spellingShingle | 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 M. 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 Monkeypox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title | Level of Knowledge regarding Monkeypox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Level of Knowledge regarding Monkeypox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Level of Knowledge regarding Monkeypox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Level of Knowledge regarding Monkeypox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Level of Knowledge regarding Monkeypox among Peruvian Physicians during the 2022 Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | level of knowledge regarding monkeypox among peruvian physicians during the 2022 outbreak a cross sectional study |
| url | https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-2156493/latest.pdf https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2156493/v1 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/167 |
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