Table 2.

Evaluation of Health care worker Knowledge Prior to and After MPX Surveillance Training Sessions, Tshuapa, 2011, 2012.

		2011					2012
		Pre-Test n (%)		Post-Test n (%)		p-value	Pre-Test n (%)		Post-Test N (%)		p-value^
Monkeypox Symptoms
Febrile prodrome		52	91.2%	52	91.2%	1.00	48	87.3%	55	100.0%	0.01
Lymphadenopathy		27	47.4%	51	89.5%	<0.001	38	69.1%	50	90.9%	0.00
Deep seeded firm lesions		22	38.6%	53	93.0%	<0.001	42	76.4%	54	98.2%	0.00
Well circumscribed lesions		26	45.6%	37	64.9%	0.03	35	63.6%	52	94.5%	<0.001
All 4 symptoms (above)		10	17.5%	32	56.14%	<0.001	26	47.3%	48	87.3%	<0.001
Symptoms Not Associated with Monkeypox
Itching		17	29.8%	22	38.6%	0.28	12	21.8%	6	10.9%	0.61
Rash starts on abdomen		17	29.8%	13	22.8%	0.35	6	10.9%	5	9.1%	0.74
Superficial lesions		12	21.1%	4	7.0%	0.02	5	9.1%	1	1.8%	0.05
Lesions at different stages		33	57.9%	10	17.5%	<0.001	15	27.3%	4	7.3%	0.01
Patient Care (practice encouraged)
Isolate		58	100.0%	57	98.3%	0.32	57	98.3%	57	98.3%	1.00
Keep skin clean and dry		28	48.3%	48	82.8%	<0.001	37	63.8%	51	87.9%	0.00
Ensure proper nutrition & hydration		35	60.3%	52	89.7%	<0.001	44	75.9%	55	94.8%	0.00
Put a mask on patient when possible		11	19.0%	11	19.0%	1.00	11	19.0%	30	51.7%	<0.001
Patient Care (practice discouraged)
Encourage family to sleep with patient		1	1.7%	2	3.4%	0.32	2	3.4%	3	5.2%	0.65
Treat at home with multiple caregivers		5	8.6%	13	22.4%	0.03	19	32.8%	12	20.7%	0.11
Preferred Specimen Types
Vesicle fluid		30	52.6%	52	91.2%	<0.001	51	78.5%	57	93.4%	0.01
Crust		47	82.5%	57	100.0%	<0.01	52	80.0%	57	93.4%	0.06
Blood		51	89.5%	20	35.1%	<0.001	26	40.0%	2	3.3%	<0.001

Not all attendees completed every question on pre- and post-training surveys, unmatched responses were excluded from analysis.

^{^}McNemar's Test was applied to test the difference in affirmative responses pre- and post- training.