Post COVID attitude, intent, awareness and preparedness of public to combat monkeypox infection in Odisha state, India.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Pub Date : 2025-08-31 DOI:10.3855/jidc.21212

Abdullah S Alanazi, Dibya S Panda, Ranjan K Giri, Iswori P Padhy, Ameeduzzafar Zafar, Pratap K Sahu, Shaliputra P Magar

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Abstract

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the importance of public knowledge, vaccination, government preparedness, and a strong healthcare system in managing infectious diseases. Recently, monkeypox (mpox) cases have emerged globally. This study aimed to assess: (i) the public knowledge related to COVID-19 and its translation into preventive behavior, and (ii) the preparedness of the government and healthcare providers in addressing mpox.

Methodology: An online survey was conducted among the adults in Odisha, India. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.

Results: Most participants recognized mpox as a viral infection transmitted between animals and humans. Awareness of its cause and symptoms was generally good. However, knowledge about vaccine availability and treatment was limited. The COVID-19 experience positively influenced attitudes toward vaccination, trust in the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance, preventive behavior, and digital health adoption. Despite this, participants felt that the government's response to mpox lacked sufficient preparedness.

Conclusions: These findings highlight gaps in awareness and government readiness. They emphasize the need for stronger preventive strategies to avoid future epidemics or pandemics.

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印度奥里萨邦公众抗击猴痘感染的态度、意图、意识和准备。

2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行凸显了公众知识、疫苗接种、政府准备和强大的卫生保健系统在管理传染病方面的重要性。最近，全球出现了猴痘病例。本研究旨在评估：(i)与COVID-19相关的公众知识及其转化为预防行为，以及（ii）政府和医疗保健提供者在应对mpox方面的准备情况。方法：对印度奥里萨邦的成年人进行了一项在线调查。数据分析采用SPSS version 26。结果：大多数参与者认识到m痘是一种动物和人类之间传播的病毒感染。对其病因和症状的了解总体上是好的。然而，关于疫苗供应和治疗的知识有限。COVID-19的经历对人们对疫苗接种的态度、对世界卫生组织（世卫组织）指南的信任、预防行为和数字卫生的采用产生了积极影响。尽管如此，与会者认为政府对麻疹的反应缺乏充分的准备。结论：这些发现突出了意识和政府准备方面的差距。他们强调需要加强预防战略，以避免未来的流行病或大流行病。

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries INFECTIOUS DISEASES-

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

5.30%

发文量

239

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (JIDC) is an international journal, intended for the publication of scientific articles from Developing Countries by scientists from Developing Countries. JIDC is an independent, on-line publication with an international editorial board. JIDC is open access with no cost to view or download articles and reasonable cost for publication of research artcles, making JIDC easily availiable to scientists from resource restricted regions.