Banna Md Hasan Al, Seidu Abdul-Aziz, Mallick Trisha, Rahman Nahidur, Sultana Mst Sadia, Mouly Humayra Alam, Alshahrani Najim Z, Akter Nargees, Mahmud Tareq, Hossain Susmita, Sheikh Anannya, Biswas Ashish, Sahrin Sumaia, Hassan Md Nazmul, Khan Md Shafiqul Islam
Department of Food Microbiology, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh.
Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
PLoS One. 2024 Dec 31;19(12):e0315677. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315677. eCollection 2024.
The recent human monkeypox (mpox) outbreak in 2022 has become a serious concern due to its rapid expansion to various non-endemic countries. There is limited information about the knowledge regarding mpox among the Bangladeshi population. Therefore, this study's objectives were to: (i) determine the level of knowledge regarding mpox among undergraduate and post-graduate students in Bangladesh, and (ii) assess the determinants of knowledge regarding mpox among the study sample.
An online-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 879 tertiary-level students from selected tertiary institutions (n = 13) in Bangladesh. The structured questionnaire consisted of two parts: (i) socio-demographic information and (ii) an assessment of knowledge regarding mpox. The Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney test, and multivariable quantile regression model were employed.
The median age of the study participants was 23 years (IQR: 25-22). Low knowledge of mpox was found among study participants (20.7%, 23.2% and 56.1% had good, moderate and poor knowledge, respectively). The overall median knowledge score for mpox was 11 (IQR: 16-6). The median knowledge score of mpox significantly differed by participants' gender, study major, and academic education about mpox. In the quantile regression analysis, the association between gender and mpox knowledge was observed at the 25th (β = 1.343), 50th (β = 2.00) and 75th (β = 1.59) quantiles with females having more knowledge compared to males. The effects of study group were significant at 25th (β = 1.746), 50th (β = 1.5), 75th (β = 1.361) and 90th (β = 1.248) quantiles. Thus, those in medical or public health programs were likely to have more knowledge about mpox relative to those who were in non-medical related study groups. Students who received information about mpox during their education were more knowledgeable compared to those who had not, with statistical significance occurring at 10th (β = 3.711), 25th (β = 6.656), 50th (β = 5.75), 75th (β = 3.404) and 90th (β = 2.592) quantiles.
These findings imply that educational interventions about mpox should consider the gender dynamics and program of study among the students in Bangladesh.
2022年最近爆发的人类猴痘疫情迅速蔓延至多个非流行国家，已成为严重关切的问题。孟加拉国人群中关于猴痘的知识信息有限。因此，本研究的目的是：（i）确定孟加拉国本科和研究生对猴痘的知识水平，以及（ii）评估研究样本中猴痘知识的决定因素。
对来自孟加拉国选定高等院校（n = 13）的879名大学生进行了一项基于网络的横断面研究。结构化问卷包括两部分：（i）社会人口信息，以及（ii）对猴痘知识的评估。采用了Kruskal-Wallis检验、Mann-Whitney检验和多变量分位数回归模型。
研究参与者的中位年龄为23岁（四分位间距：25 - 22）。研究参与者对猴痘的了解程度较低（分别有20.7%、23.2%和56.1%的人知识水平良好、中等和较差）。猴痘知识的总体中位得分是11分（四分位间距：16 - 6）。猴痘知识的中位得分因参与者的性别、专业和关于猴痘的学术教育而有显著差异。在分位数回归分析中，在第25百分位（β = 1.343）、第50百分位（β = 2.00）和第75百分位（β = 1.59）观察到性别与猴痘知识之间的关联，女性比男性知识更丰富。研究组的影响在第25百分位（β = 1.746）、第50百分位（β = 1.5）、第75百分位（β = 1.361）和第90百分位（β = 1.248）显著。因此，相对于非医学相关研究组的学生，医学或公共卫生专业的学生可能对猴痘有更多了解。在教育期间获得猴痘信息的学生比未获得信息的学生知识更丰富，在第10百分位（β = 3.711）、第25百分位（β = 6.656）、第50百分位（β = 5.75）、第75百分位（β = 3.404）和第90百分位（β = 2.592）具有统计学意义。
这些发现意味着关于猴痘的教育干预应考虑孟加拉国学生中的性别动态和学习专业。
