Table 5 Factors associated with poor preparedness, poor knowledge, and negative attitude towards Monkeypox among healthcare professionals.
Characteristic | Poor readiness (scored < median score) | Poor knowledge (scored < median score) | Negative attitude ï(scored < median score) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
Engaged in previous pandemic response | |||||||||
Yes (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
No | 3.19 (2.48–4.09) | 2.11 (1.60–2.78) | < 0.001 | 1.41 (1.11–1.80) | 1.40 (1.08–1.81) | 0.011 | 1.73 (1.35–2.21) | 1.36 (1.04–1.77) | 0.024 |
Use of digital health records at work | |||||||||
Yes (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
No | 3.95 (3.03–5.15) | 3.14 (2.35–4.18) | < 0.001 | 1.21 (0.94–1.55) | 1.084 (0.83–1.42) | 0.551 | 1.80 (1.39–2.32) | 1.56 (1.18–2.05) | 0.001 |
Primary source of information about Mpox | 1.00 | ||||||||
Published articles (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||
Health officials | 0.697 (0.47–1.03) | 0.75 (0.49–1.13) | 0.172 | 1.12 (0.78–1.61) | 1.15 (0.80–1.67) | 0.441 | 0.67 (0.50–0.98) | 0.70 (0.47–1.03) | 0.067 |
Social media | 2.96 (2.05–4.27) | 2.38 (1.61–3.53) | < 0.001 | 1.33 (0.93–1.90) | 1.23 (0.85–1.76) | 0.267 | 1.51 (1.05–2.15) | 1.32 (0.92–1.91) | 0.136 |
Colleagues | 1.58 (0.91–2.72) | 1.52 (0.85–2.71) | 0.157 | 1.23 (0.72–2.11) | 1.19 (0.69–2.04) | 0.534 | 1.78 (1.04–3.06) | 1.73 (1.00–3.00) | 0.049 |
Online health portals | 2.42 (1.52–3.85) | 2.21 (1.35–3.62) | 0.002 | 0.91 (0.57–1.45) | 0.87 (0.54–1.38) | 0.550 | 1.17 (0.74–1.86) | 1.09 (0.68–1.74) | 0.731 |
Workshops | 0.42 (0.22–0.78) | 0.36 (0.19–0.70) | 0.002 | 2.55 (1.50–4.32) | 2.55 (1.50–4.33) | 0.001 | 0.33 (0.17–0.62) | 0.32 (0.17–0.60) | < 0.001 |
