Table 3.
Evaluation of the Construct Validity of the Mpox Knowledge Scale
| Items | Factor | Unicity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Signs | 2 Forms of Infection | 3 About the Disease | 4 Actions in Case of Infection | ||
| Item 1: Fever | 0.783 | 0.344 | |||
| Item 2: Vesicular eruptions | 0.662 | 0.447 | |||
| Item 3: Muscle pain | 0.784 | 0.35 | |||
| Item 4: Itching and/or skin rashes | −0.619 | 0.428 | |||
| Item 5: Diarrhea | −0.429 | 0.779 | |||
| Item 6: Shivering | 0.695 | 0.528 | |||
| Item 7: Lumps in the neck and face | 0.45 | 0.753 | |||
| Item 8: Dizziness | −0.5 | 0.676 | |||
| Item 9: Chest pain | −0.408 | 0.69 | |||
| Item 10: Headache | 0.721 | 0.511 | |||
| Item 11: Kissing and/or cuddling with other possibly infected persons | 0.395 | 0.753 | |||
| Item 12: Indirect contact through materials or fomites (clothing, sheets, etc.) that have been contaminated by an infected person. | 0.439 | 0.794 | |||
| Item 13: Respiratory droplets and aerosols from an infected person | 0.307 | 0.83 | |||
| Item 14: Blood transfusion | 0.485 | 0.688 | |||
| Item 15: Sexual intercourse with an infected person | 0.721 | 0.427 | |||
| Item 16: From infected mother to child through the placenta (vertical transmission) | 0.342 | 0.811 | |||
| Item 17: It is transmitted from animal to person | 0.206 | 0.903 | |||
| Item 18: A person can be contagious only if he/she has vesicular eruptions. | −0.277 | 0.79 | |||
| Item 19: Mpox is caused by a bacterium | 0.216 | 0.903 | |||
| Item 20: A vaccine that reduces the risk of complications is available | −0.256 | 0.931 | |||
| Item 21: There is a specific treatment when you are already infected. | 0.362 | 0.782 | |||
| Item 22: It presents symptoms from the first day you get the virus. | 0.372 | 0.843 | |||
| Item 23: People with diabetes, renal insufficiency or chronic lung disease are at higher risk of contracting it. | 0.453 | 0.748 | |||
| Item 24: A person becomes infected until the dermal lesions become crusted (thick, dry, rough, brownish plaque). | −0.281 | 0.817 | |||
| Item 25: To diagnose it, a blood test or swab of lesions must be performed. | −0.472 | 0.677 | |||
| Item 26: The most contagious period is 7 to 10 days after the onset of the rash. | −0.402 | 0.677 | |||
| Item 27: I should self-medicate | 0.21 | 0.864 | |||
| Item 28: Visit the nearest health center | 0.4 | 0.817 | |||
| Item 29: I have to call a health hotline to be attended to | 0.479 | 0.719 | |||
| Item 30: I must stay at home and isolate myself so as not to infect others. | 0.488 | 0.737 | |||
| Item 31: I must wear a mask to avoid spreading the virus. | 0.446 | 0.754 | |||
| Item 32: After using the toilet, I should clean it with bleach. | 0.488 | 0.755 | |||
Note: The extraction method ‘Factorization along the principal axis’ was used in combination with an ‘Oblimin’ rotation. RMSEA: 0.05243, TLI:0.7792, BIC: −1379 χ²: 559.1 (p<0.05). Bartletts Sphericity (p<0.05), Global MSA: 0.7325.