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Perceptions of Indian Healthcare Practitioners Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Monkeypox Disease
Introduction Although only a few cases of monkeypox have been reported in India so far, it is vital for healthcare practitioners to have sufficient knowledge about its epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the perception of Indian h...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10027578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36950001 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35157 |
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author | Betsy, Joseph George, Sherin George, Nebu KV, Baiju Sukumaran, Anil |
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description | Introduction Although only a few cases of monkeypox have been reported in India so far, it is vital for healthcare practitioners to have sufficient knowledge about its epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the perception of Indian healthcare practitioners regarding the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox disease. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 500 medical and dental practitioners from various regions of Kerala, India. The Chi-squared test for proportion was used to determine the significant difference in the knowledge levels of the participants. Binary logistic regression (multivariate) was used to understand the knowledge of healthcare professionals regarding the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox disease. Results A total of 424 healthcare professionals completed this survey. Overall, the level of knowledge was good in 64.9% and poor in 35.1% of the participants (p<0.01). Binary logistic regression analysis did not show any statistical significance (p > 0.05) in terms of demographic characteristics. However, in this sample, participants with 6-10 years of work experience were more likely to have improved knowledge scores (odd's ratio OR 1.764). Similarly, participants between the age of 30-40 years were also likely to have improved knowledge scores (OR: 1.065). Conclusions Indian healthcare professionals had an overall good level of knowledge regarding the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox. However, a low level of knowledge was found related to the clinical presentation and immunization of monkeypox. This may be due to the low prevalence of monkeypox in this region. |
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spelling | pubmed-100275782023-03-21 Perceptions of Indian Healthcare Practitioners Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Monkeypox Disease Betsy, Joseph George, Sherin George, Nebu KV, Baiju Sukumaran, Anil Cureus Pathology Introduction Although only a few cases of monkeypox have been reported in India so far, it is vital for healthcare practitioners to have sufficient knowledge about its epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the perception of Indian healthcare practitioners regarding the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox disease. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 500 medical and dental practitioners from various regions of Kerala, India. The Chi-squared test for proportion was used to determine the significant difference in the knowledge levels of the participants. Binary logistic regression (multivariate) was used to understand the knowledge of healthcare professionals regarding the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox disease. Results A total of 424 healthcare professionals completed this survey. Overall, the level of knowledge was good in 64.9% and poor in 35.1% of the participants (p<0.01). Binary logistic regression analysis did not show any statistical significance (p > 0.05) in terms of demographic characteristics. However, in this sample, participants with 6-10 years of work experience were more likely to have improved knowledge scores (odd's ratio OR 1.764). Similarly, participants between the age of 30-40 years were also likely to have improved knowledge scores (OR: 1.065). Conclusions Indian healthcare professionals had an overall good level of knowledge regarding the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox. However, a low level of knowledge was found related to the clinical presentation and immunization of monkeypox. This may be due to the low prevalence of monkeypox in this region. Cureus 2023-02-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10027578/ /pubmed/36950001 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35157 Text en Copyright © 2023, Betsy et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Pathology Betsy, Joseph George, Sherin George, Nebu KV, Baiju Sukumaran, Anil Perceptions of Indian Healthcare Practitioners Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Monkeypox Disease |
title | Perceptions of Indian Healthcare Practitioners Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Monkeypox Disease |
title_full | Perceptions of Indian Healthcare Practitioners Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Monkeypox Disease |
title_fullStr | Perceptions of Indian Healthcare Practitioners Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Monkeypox Disease |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions of Indian Healthcare Practitioners Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Monkeypox Disease |
title_short | Perceptions of Indian Healthcare Practitioners Regarding the 2022 Outbreak of Monkeypox Disease |
title_sort | perceptions of indian healthcare practitioners regarding the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox disease |
topic | Pathology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10027578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36950001 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35157 |
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