Confidence in managing human monkeypox cases in Asia: A cross-sectional survey among general practitioners in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: The current re-emergence of human monkeypox (HMPX) is a global concern for endemic and non-endemic countries, but healthcare workers in some regions, like Asia, have less experience with identifying and treating HMPX cases. This study aimed to assess the confidence and its predictors in HMPX case management among general practitioners (GPs), the frontline doctors in Indonesia, and to explore their perspectives on HMPX. Between May and July 2019, GPs in Indonesia completed an online-based survey. The questionnaire collected information on GPs' confidence, perspective, sociodemographic, workplace and professional characteristics, exposure to HMPX information and knowledge on HMPX. A logistic regression analysis was employed to explore the explanatory variables influencing the confidence and

SUBMITTER: Harapan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7111046 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature