Mohsen Fallah Zavareh, Milad Mehdizadeh, Trond Nordfjærn
"If I know when you will arrive, I will let you walk to school:" The role of information technology
Journal of safety research
recently monkeypox mpox considered rare zoonotic infection restricted central west africa however july 2022 world health organization declared mpox public health emergency international concern several outbreaks nonendemic countries study assessed information channels used individuals accessing telefono verde aids e infezioni sessualmente trasmesse istituto superiore di sanit national institute health italy regard mpox also evaluated awareness knowledge mpox focusing transmission prevention crosssectional study conducted telefono verde aids e infezioni sessualmente trasmesse users january april 2023 target population helpline users older 18 years age phoning service first time ie phoned last 12 months participants interviewed using questionnaire containing 19 questions filled interviewer collected data analysed descriptive statistics significance testing january april 2023 telefono verde aids e infezioni sessualmente trasmesse received 2389 phone calls 216 participated study male 852 n186 single 792 n171 employment 722 n156 awareness mpox high 713 n154 central southislands regional areas highest percentage participants heard virus 843 n43 vs 724 n42 p0078 television frequently mentioned source information mpox participants 63 n97 p0001 medium also preferred source information mpox 39 n60 p0109 majority participants stated know mpox 676 n146 less half knew preventable 424 n89 stated mpox preventable illness less half knew existence vaccine 449 n40 p0001 study provides insights awareness knowledge prevention tools information channels individuals contacted telefono verde aids e infezioni sessualmente trasmesse useful indications defining future information campaigns obtained