Table A2.
HCWs’ MPOX knowledge assessment questions analysis. (KSA, 27 May to 5 June 2022.)
| Best Correct Answer | Incorrectly Answered No. Frequency |
Correctly Answered No. Frequency |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Jynneos is an FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of Monkeypox disease with dual activity against Smallpox and Monkeypox infections. | True. | 808 (71.7) | 319 (28.3) |
| Chickenpox vaccines, such as Varivax, have dual activity against mhickenpox and monkeypox infections. | False. | 898 (79.7) | 229 (20.3) |
| HCW exposed to monkeypox case benefit from receiving post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with the smallpox vaccine | True. | 736 (65.3) | 391 (34.7) |
| Monkeypox is caused by the Pox family virus | True | 429 (38.1) | 698 (61.9) |
| Monkeypox disease transmission | |||
| Animal to human | True. | 565 (50.1) | 562 (49.9) |
| Human to human via direct skin contact | True. | 397 (35.2) | 730 (64.8) |
| Human to human via sexual route | True. | 668 (59.3) | 459 (40.7) |
| Airborne | False. | 366 (32.5) | 761 (67.6) |
| Droplet | True. | 522 (46.2) | 605 (53.7) |
| Food-Borne | False. | 63 (5.6) | 1064 (94.4) |
| Contaminated water | False. | 98 (8.7) | 1029 (91.3) |
| Other modes | False. | 45 (4) | 1082 (96) |
| Monkeypox disease presenting signs and symptoms | |||
| Before the rash appears, the symptoms of COVID-19 and Monkeypox are very similar. | True. | 479 (42.5) | 648 (57.5) |
| Fever | True. | 186 (16.5) | 941 (83.5) |
| Rash | True. | 173 (15.4) | 954 (84.6) |
| Headaches | True. | 424 (37.6) | 703 (62.4) |
| Lymphadenopathy | True. | 599 (53.1) | 528 (46.9) |
| Myalgias | True. | 612 (54.3) | 515 (45.7) |
| Exhaustion-Physical | True. | 804 (71.3) | 323 (28.7) |
| Respiratory distress | False. | 265 (23.5) | 862 (76.5) |
| Shock-Hemodynamic instability | False. | 57 (5.1) | 1070 (94.9) |
| Seizures | False. | 57 (5.1) | 1070 (94.9) |
| Loss of the sense of smell | False. | 61 (5.4) | 1066 (94.6) |
| Acute kidney injury | False. | 47 (4.2) | 1080 (95.8) |
| Monkeypox required isolation methods | |||
| Contact precautions | True. | 298 (26.4) | 829 (73.6) |
| Airborne precautions | False. | 392 (34.8) | 735 (65.2) |
| Droplet precautions | True. | 521 (46.2) | 606 (53.8) |
| Other isolation techniques | False. | 24 (2.1) | 1103 (97.9) |