Evaluation of monkeypox knowledge and attitudes among Chinese medical students

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作者
Yu, Liliang [1 ]
Shen, Yan [1 ]
Liu, Min [1 ]
Ma, Junchun [2 ]
Long, Jiang [3 ]
Zheng, Daikun [1 ]
机构
[1] Chongqing Three Gorges Med Coll, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[2] Wanzhou Dist Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[3] Chongqing Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Chongqing, Peoples R China
关键词
Monkeypox; Knowledge; Attitude; Chinese medical students; VIRUS;
D O I
10.1186/s12889-024-18259-6
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
BackgroundMonkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus and is increasingly recognized as a serious public health concern worldwide. Our aim was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of Chinese medical students regarding monkeypox.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 8,897 college students from China. An e-questionnaire was used to collect data on knowledge (17 items), attitudes (12 items), and baseline criteria. The relationships between a range of factors and knowledge and attitudes were studied using univariate and multivariate analyses.ResultsA total of 79.33% of the study participants were female, 89.10% were of Han ethnicity, 72.50% were from rural areas, 50.39% were in their first year, and 80.65% were medical majors. A total of 50.88% had good knowledge of monkeypox, and 57.11% had a positive attitude towards monkeypox knowledge. Univariate analysis revealed that origin and major were the factors affecting the knowledge level of monkeypox among participants. Rural students had more knowledge of monkeypox than urban students, and nonmedical students had greater awareness of monkeypox than did medical students. Moreover, sex and grade were the factors influencing participants' attitudes towards monkeypox; men had more positive attitudes than women did, and senior students had more positive attitudes than junior students did. Multivariate analysis revealed that major and the origin of the students independently influenced the monkeypox knowledge of Chinese medical students, while sex, grade and monkeypox knowledge were significantly related to attitudes towards monkeypox.ConclusionThis study revealed that nearly half of the Chinese medical students had good knowledge and a positive attitude towards monkeypox. Student origin and major independently influenced the knowledge of Chinese medical students of monkeypox, while sex, grade and knowledge were independently related to the attitudes of Chinese medical students towards monkeypox.
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