Assessment of the knowledge of healthcare workers on monkeypox in Nigeria
The study highlights the importance of continuous education for healthcare professionals in Nigeria to improve monkeypox outbreak management. Despite their moderate performance, there are knowledge gaps in critical areas among HCWs, necessitating further research to explore reasons and influencing factors for knowledge levels.
Authors
- Kenechukwu C. Ben‐Umeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-8561)
- Abdulmuminu Isah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-6434)
- Kelechi Martins Nworie
- Gerald Obinna Ozota
- Uche N. Eze
- Christian Asogwa
- Adaeze Ezeh
- Ann-Pearl Ilochonwu
- Samuel Ezeasor
- Ifeanyi Richard
- Mercy I. Aboh
- Nnenna Okafor
- Chineye Okorie
Institutions
- University of Nigeria (NG)
- Enugu State University of Science and Technology (NG)
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NG)
- University of Utah (US)
- National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NG)
- Botswana Predator Conservation Trust (BW)
- University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000493
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.29