Monkey Pox Concerns, Perspectives, and Vaccine Acceptance amongSample of the Egyptian Public: An Online Cross-sectional Study | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health | ||||
| Volume 20, Issue 2, July 2025, Page 75-87 PDF (533.89 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnh.2025.447960 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Eman Elfar* 1; Rehab Abdelhai1; Mariam Badreldien2; Moaaz A. Makled2; Mennatallah Said Hosney Shehata 1
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| 1Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. | ||||
| 2Medical Student, Cairo University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Monkey pox (Mpox) is a disease similar to smallpox but in a less severe form. WHO declared Mpox as a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ in August 2024. Vaccination with two doses, four weeks apart, is available for prevention. This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate Egyptian public perspectives on Mpox disease, their concerns, and their vaccine acceptance. The study participants were adult Egyptians who accepted to participate in the study recruited through non-random convenient sampling technique. The study included an anonymous online self-administered questionnaire in Arabic, constructed using complete, verified scales and distributed over social media. Seven hundred fifty-eight (758) Egyptians participated in the study. Their age ranged from 18 years to 75 years with mean and standard deviation of 37.9 ± 11.81 years. Nearly half (52.5%) of participants perceived Mpox as a serious disease. Median Knowledge score (out of 10) was 3 with interquartile range (1-5),with three-fourths of participants scored less than 5. Nearly one quarter (26%) reported their willingness to receive the Mpox vaccine, while nearly half of the participants (46.4%) hesitated to accept the vaccine. Lower levels of anxiety were scored by study participants, measured on GAD 7 anxiety scale. In conclusion, public anxiety and worry are low. Vaccination acceptance among the participants is low and further health education and communication campaigns are needed to fight misinformation and address any concerns. More research is needed to investigate factors affecting vaccine acceptance. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Mpox; Concerns; anxiety; vaccine acceptance; Egyptian public; GAD tool | ||||
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