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Assessment of Mpox knowledge and attitudes among health workers in Egypt and Arab countries based on a national survey and a meta-analysis.

Neamat Hamdy Elsawy, Rasha Ashmawy, Alaa Abd Elkader Abd Elhady Elmallah, Moshira Mansour Abd Ellatif, Sarah Magdy Amin Mokhtar, Ramzeya Mohamed Abdelwahab, Samar Saeed Abdo Elsronbaw, Aisha Elsharkawy, Ehab Kamal, Marwa Rashad Salem

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Neamat Hamdy Elsawy *Clinical Pharmacy Inspection, Fowa Health Administration, Ministry of Health and Population, Kafr Elsheikh, Egypt.
Rasha Ashmawy *PhD student at Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. mri.rasha.m.informatics19@alexu.edu.eg.
Alaa Abd Elkader Abd Elhady ElmallahScientific Committees' Department at the Egyptian Health Council, Cairo, Egypt.
Moshira Mansour Abd EllatifHead of Pharmacy Department, Akhmim Health Administration, Ministry of Health and Population, Sohag, Egypt.
Sarah Magdy Amin MokhtarPICU Clinical Pharmacy, Mansheyet El Bakry General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
Ramzeya Mohamed AbdelwahabDepartment of Clinical Research, Abou-kir General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Population, Alexandria, Egypt.
Samar Saeed Abdo ElsronbawDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fuwa, Health Insurance Organization, Survey Collection&Methodology, Kafr ElSheikh, Egypt.
Aisha ElsharkawyEndemic Medicine and Hepatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ehab KamalMedical Research Division, National Research Center (NRC), Giza, Egypt.
Marwa Rashad SalemDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent Mpox outbreaks in non-endemic countries have highlighted the importance of global health preparedness. Combined national survey and pooled analysis were conducted to assess the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers (HCWs) toward Mpox in Egypt and the Arab region. An online survey was distributed to HCWs in Egypt, and a literature search of PubMed and other sources was performed to identify relevant studies from Arab countries. Descriptive statistics were utilized for all variables, with chi-square and t-tests used for comparisons. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed, with heterogeneity assessed using the I

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Attitude of Health PersonnelDisease OutbreaksHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelMpox, MonkeypoxAdultEgyptFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesArab countriesAttitudeEgyptHealth care workersKnowledgeMeta-analysisMpox; monkeypoxPublic health preparedness

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PMCPMC12680710

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