Current status and influencing factors of health care workers'cognition on monkeypox
10.12138/j.issn.1671-9638.20244908
- VernacularTitle:医护人员的猴痘认知水平现状及影响因素
- Author:
Chun-Mei HUANG
1
;
Ning WANG
;
Xue-Lian LI
;
Lan CHEN
;
Meng-Ling CHEN
;
Chen-Jie GU
Author Information
1. 上海市第一人民医院护理部,上海 201600
- Keywords:
health care worker;
monkeypox;
knowledge;
attitude;
influencing factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2024;23(7):852-859
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the influencing factors for the knowledge level,cognition willingness and atti-tude of health care workers(HCWs)towards monkeypox.Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted,from January to April 2023,700 HCWs were randomly selected from a tertiary hospital in Shanghai.Based on a self-de-signed questionnaire,the survey was conducted anonymously through the online platform"Wenjuanxing".Results A total of 612 questionnaires were collected,581 were valid,with a response rate of 87.43％and an effective rate of 94.93％.The mean score of the questionnaire was(128.80±27.70)points,with a score rate of 58.54％.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences in the knowledge level of mon-keypox among HCWs of different ages,occupations,departments,educational levels,years of working experience,professional titles,initiative cognition on monkeypox,and participation in monkeypox-related lectures organized by the units(all P＜0.05).Conclusion HCWs'cognition on monkeypox is at a moderate level.The training of HC-Ws on monkeypox knowledge should be strengthened to improve the emergency response capabilities during mon-keypox outbreaks.
