Huohuo Dai, Chao Sun, Jiyu Chen, Xieting Zhou, Hang Li, Peter Martin, Qing Zhang
The mediating effect of eHealth literacy on the relationship between health personality and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
assessment awareness knowledge general population regarding monkeypox rarely investigated global level world health organization reported lack knowledge monkeypox one main challenges facing authorities implementing effective preventive strategies study aims assess awareness knowledge general adult population monkeypox disease online populationbased crosssectional study carried jeddah saudi arabia among snowball sample adult persons 18 years old selfadministered online arabic english questionnaires utilized study consists three main parts sociodemographic characteristics patients perception towards monkeypox disease assessment knowledge monkeypox disease 23 multiplechoice questions yes dont know responses total 387 adults included study females represented 726 almost twothirds 638 aged 26 45 years half 556 participants believed monkeypox affect social economic life like covid19 pandemic 307 considered monkeypox conspiracy bioterrorism overall almost half 504 participants expressed excellent level knowledge whereas 44 poor level knowledge highest level excellent knowledge monkeypox disease observed among participants age group 2645 years 551 whereas lowest observed among age group 4660 years 397 p 0001 educated participants universitypostgraduates knowledgeable monkeypox disease 535 excellent level knowledge compared 333 secondary school educational level p 0047 knowledge general population monkeypox acceptable however defective knowledge observed regarding fact monkeypox new infection appeared year 2022 well availability monkeypox vaccine saudi arabia therefore recommended organize educational activities disease general population targeted mainly lower educated elderly subjects