Assessing the Preparedness and Knowledge of Pharmacists in the Current Monkeypox Outbreak

Beni-Suef University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Monkey Pox

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05543577

BeniSuefU2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

General objective: to measure the preparedness of pharmacists and medical interns about monkeypox

Specific objectives: to evaluate the level of knowledge among pharmacists and medical interns about monkeypox treatment and nature of disease

Full description

Globally, the ongoing outbreak was declared as a public health emergency. After the first laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox was reported in Singapore on May 2019, countries all over the world started to strengthen disease surveillance systems. One challenge in preventing monkeypox is a lack of knowledge, particularly among healthcare workers.

Study significance: to examine in detail the preparedness and the perception of pharmacists and medical interns about monkeypox and to evaluate the level of knowledge about monkeypox management and nature of disease.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• community, hospital and clinical pharmacists, Medical interns of both sexes

Exclusion criteria

• any other healthcare professional

Trial design

500 participants in 2 patient groups

Pharmacists

Description:

community, hospital and clinical pharmacists

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire

Medical interns

Description:

Medical interns of both sexes

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire