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May 14, 2026Health Science ReportsOpen Access

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Monkeypox and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Healthcare Students in Ethiopia, 2025: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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EAEsubalew Muluneh AligazBahir Dar UniversityZMZekarias MarkosWako UniversityFDFikadu Tadesse DiressBahir Dar University

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Implication

Cross-sectional study assesses monkeypox awareness in healthcare students, highlighting knowledge gaps and implications for training.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate awareness and preparedness regarding monkeypox among undergraduate healthcare students in Ethiopia.
  • Cross-sectional study involving 410 undergraduate healthcare students.
  • Data collected through self-administered questionnaires assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
  • Logistic regression analyses used to identify associated factors with statistical significance at p < 0.05.
  • 85% of students had heard of monkeypox; 92.6% identified it as a viral disease.
  • Only 26.8% had knowledge about vaccination, while 41.4% misidentified treatment options.
  • 76.1% exhibited good preventive practices, with prior awareness and knowledge linked to better practices.

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Aligaz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a05685ca550a87e60a20d50https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.72513
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