BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic's aftermath has made it clear that it's important to pay great attention to how the general populace reacts to an outbreak. Thus, it is critical to understand the general public's knowledge and attitudes concerning the recent monkey pox outbreak and monkey pox prevention. A core informed population is provided by university students in health faculties, and this population can be used to investigate public health. Assessing students' knowledge of and attitudes toward emerging zoonotic viral diseases can assist enhance their coursework and taught material if knowledge gaps are found.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate nursing students' knowledge of and attitudes toward monkey pox infection at xxx University in xxx.
METHODS
Pre/posttest quasi-experimental research methodology was used in the current inquiry, which involved 250 nursing students, at the faculty of xxx, one of the health colleges inside xxx University-. A standardized, anonymous, and closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect the information. It comprised three sections: one for participant sociodemographic information, another for an assessment of their knowledge of the monkey pox virus, and a third for an assessment of their attitudes toward it.
RESULTS
Two hundred fifty (250) students in all took part in the study. 50.8% of the studied sample aged 20+ years old with Mean± SD of 20.8±13.5, 56% are female and 48% are in the 3rd academic year. The overall knowledge score on the monkey pox dramatically increased from 45.43±6.29 before the intervention to 65.03±2.93 after it, from 56.62 prior to intervention to 70.65 following it, the overall Monkey pox attitude score increased significantly. Additionally, the results demonstrated that there were substantial statistically significant disparities in the knowledge and attitudes of the study group about monkey pox. Additionally, when considering all demographic details of the study group, the mean difference in scores for both knowledge and attitude is statistically significant. The study intervention was independently reliable and statistically significant as a positive predictor of the study sample's knowledge and attitude.
CONCLUSIONS
Following the program's execution, the current study found that the targeted students had a good knowledge of the disease and a positive attitude toward it.
CLINICALTRIAL
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