Alhasan Khalid, Sallam Malik, Aljamaan Fadi, Ali Tariq, Al-Jedai Ahmed, Nazmi Ahmed, Ajlan Aziza, Aleid Hassan, Karar Enaam, Al-Awwami Moheeb, Almojalli Hamad, Shah Yaser Zahir, Mohammed Amir Eltayeb Ismail, Barry Mazin, Alsubaie Sarah, Altheaby Abdulrahman, Almaghrabi Reem S, Askandarani Sumayah, Memish Ziad A, Al-Tawfiq Jaffar A, Broering Dieter Clemens, Temsah Mohamad-Hani
Solid Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Feb 17;11(4):603. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11040603.
In response to the global Mpox outbreaks, this survey aimed to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and advocacy of Mpox vaccines among solid organ transplant healthcare workers (HCWs) in Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among solid organ transplant HCWs in Saudi Arabia from 15 August to 5 September 2022. A total of 199 responses were received from participants primarily working in the kidney (54.8%) and liver (14.6%) transplant units.
The survey found that most participants were aware of the 2022 Mpox outbreak, but the majority were more concerned about COVID-19 than Mpox. While the majority of participants thought laboratory personnel and HCWs in direct contact with Mpox patients should receive the vaccine, less than 60% believed that all HCWs should be vaccinated. Additionally, over half of the participants lacked knowledge of animal-human transmission of the virus.
The results highlight the need for increased education on Mpox among transplant HCWs in Saudi Arabia, particularly regarding the virus's transmission dynamics and vaccines. This education is crucial to improve HCWs' understanding of this emerging disease, especially given their vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic.
为应对全球猴痘疫情，本调查旨在评估沙特阿拉伯实体器官移植医护人员（HCWs）对猴痘疫苗的知识、认知及支持情况。
于2022年8月15日至9月5日对沙特阿拉伯的实体器官移植医护人员进行了一项横断面调查。主要从肾脏（54.8%）和肝脏（14.6%）移植科室的参与者中总共收到了199份回复。
调查发现，大多数参与者知晓2022年猴痘疫情，但大多数人更担心新冠病毒而非猴痘。虽然大多数参与者认为实验室人员和直接接触猴痘患者的医护人员应接种疫苗，但不到60%的人认为所有医护人员都应接种。此外，超过一半的参与者对该病毒的动物传人情况缺乏了解。
结果凸显了沙特阿拉伯移植医护人员中加强猴痘教育的必要性，特别是关于该病毒的传播动态和疫苗方面。鉴于他们在新冠疫情期间的易感性，这种教育对于提高医护人员对这种新出现疾病的理解至关重要。
