Assessment of knowledge, attitude, anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students: A multi-center cross-sectional study
Background: Despite the crucial role of nursing students in managing public health crises, their understanding and attitudes towards monkeypox (mpox) remain underexplored. This study aims to assess nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, anxiety levels, and perceived need for mental healthcare...
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| author | Mona Gamal Mohamed Md Rabiul Islam Sirwan Khalid Ahmed Shimaa Abdelrahim Khalaf Hanan Abdelrazik Abdelall Kochr Ali Mahmood Ekram M. Abdel Khalek Judie Arulappan Syed Masudur Rahman Dewan |
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| description | Background: Despite the crucial role of nursing students in managing public health crises, their understanding and attitudes towards monkeypox (mpox) remain underexplored. This study aims to assess nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, anxiety levels, and perceived need for mental healthcare support related to mpox across the UAE, Iraq, and Egypt. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 1,386 nursing students from three universities using non-probability purposive sampling. Participants completed a structured questionnaire covering sociodemographic information, knowledge of mpox, attitudes towards the disease, levels of anxiety, and perceived mental healthcare needs. Knowledge was categorized into poor, fair, and good, attitudes into negative, neutral, and positive, and anxiety into low, moderate, and high levels. Data were analysed for correlations using Pearson's correlation coefficient and statistical tests. We performed multivariate regression analysis to find odd ratios of assessed parameters against several sociodemographic variables. Results: Among the participants, 21.8 % demonstrated good knowledge of mpox, while 53.4 % had moderate or fair knowledge and 24.8 % had poor knowledge. Attitudes were predominantly neutral (44.7 %) or negative (36 %), and 57.2 % reported moderate anxiety. Approximately 33 % of students felt a significant need for mental healthcare support. Knowledge correlated positively with attitudes and negatively with anxiety and perceived mental healthcare needs. Attitudes also negatively correlated with perceived mental healthcare needs. Conclusion: The neutral or negative attitudes towards mpox suggest a need for enhanced educational interventions. Addressing these gaps through targeted training programs could improve knowledge, foster positive attitudes, and mitigate anxiety, thereby better preparing future healthcare professionals for emerging health threats. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ec8f601bcc241368cff86d5395ab1682025-08-20T02:36:09ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Global Transitions2589-79182024-01-01620321110.1016/j.glt.2024.10.001Assessment of knowledge, attitude, anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students: A multi-center cross-sectional studyMona Gamal Mohamed0Md Rabiul Islam1Sirwan Khalid Ahmed2Shimaa Abdelrahim Khalaf3Hanan Abdelrazik Abdelall4Kochr Ali Mahmood5Ekram M. Abdel Khalek6Judie Arulappan7Syed Masudur Rahman Dewan8Department of Adult Health Nursing, College of Nursing, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Al Juwais, Al Qusaidat, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author. College of Nursing, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Al Juwais, Al Qusaidat, Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.School of Pharmacy, BRAC University, Kha 224, Bir Uttam Rafiqul Islam Avenue, Merul Badda, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Raparin, Rania, Sulaymaniyah, 46012, IraqCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, EgyptDepartment of Nursing Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Wadi Alddawasir, Prince Sattam Bin Abdalaziz University, Saudi Arabia; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nusing, Assuit University, EgyptFaculty of Medicine, Koya University, Koya, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqFaculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, EgyptCollege of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Life Sciences, United International University, United City, Madani Avenue, Badda, Dhaka, 1212, BangladeshBackground: Despite the crucial role of nursing students in managing public health crises, their understanding and attitudes towards monkeypox (mpox) remain underexplored. This study aims to assess nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, anxiety levels, and perceived need for mental healthcare support related to mpox across the UAE, Iraq, and Egypt. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 1,386 nursing students from three universities using non-probability purposive sampling. Participants completed a structured questionnaire covering sociodemographic information, knowledge of mpox, attitudes towards the disease, levels of anxiety, and perceived mental healthcare needs. Knowledge was categorized into poor, fair, and good, attitudes into negative, neutral, and positive, and anxiety into low, moderate, and high levels. Data were analysed for correlations using Pearson's correlation coefficient and statistical tests. We performed multivariate regression analysis to find odd ratios of assessed parameters against several sociodemographic variables. Results: Among the participants, 21.8 % demonstrated good knowledge of mpox, while 53.4 % had moderate or fair knowledge and 24.8 % had poor knowledge. Attitudes were predominantly neutral (44.7 %) or negative (36 %), and 57.2 % reported moderate anxiety. Approximately 33 % of students felt a significant need for mental healthcare support. Knowledge correlated positively with attitudes and negatively with anxiety and perceived mental healthcare needs. Attitudes also negatively correlated with perceived mental healthcare needs. Conclusion: The neutral or negative attitudes towards mpox suggest a need for enhanced educational interventions. Addressing these gaps through targeted training programs could improve knowledge, foster positive attitudes, and mitigate anxiety, thereby better preparing future healthcare professionals for emerging health threats.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258979182400015XMonkeypoxmpoxNursing studentsKnowledgeAttitudeAnxiety |
| spellingShingle | Mona Gamal Mohamed Md Rabiul Islam Sirwan Khalid Ahmed Shimaa Abdelrahim Khalaf Hanan Abdelrazik Abdelall Kochr Ali Mahmood Ekram M. Abdel Khalek Judie Arulappan Syed Masudur Rahman Dewan Assessment of knowledge, attitude, anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students: A multi-center cross-sectional study Global Transitions Monkeypox mpox Nursing students Knowledge Attitude Anxiety |
| title | Assessment of knowledge, attitude, anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students: A multi-center cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Assessment of knowledge, attitude, anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students: A multi-center cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of knowledge, attitude, anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students: A multi-center cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of knowledge, attitude, anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students: A multi-center cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Assessment of knowledge, attitude, anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students: A multi-center cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | assessment of knowledge attitude anxiety level and perceived mental healthcare needs toward mpox infection among nursing students a multi center cross sectional study |
| topic | Monkeypox mpox Nursing students Knowledge Attitude Anxiety |
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