A Survey Study on Knowledge and Awareness about Monkeypox Among the People of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Human monkeypox is a zoonotic Orthopoxvirus with a presentation similar to smallpox. Monkeypox that started spreading from central and western Africa has recently been detected in various countries including Spain, Canada, Australia, and UAE. Despite its rare occurrence, it remains a substantial danger that necessitates prompt action, and the likelihood of it disseminating to numerous other nations is still considerable. Bangladesh has not reported any cases of monkeypox so far, but to prevent the spread of the virus that has affected many parts of the world, the country has issued a health notice. Our nearby country India reported ten confirmed instances of the disease on December 8, 2022, with one case each in Delhi and Telangana, and four cases each in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. So, knowledge and awareness required for prevention of monkeypox. The objective of this study to gather knowledge and awareness about monkeypox among Bangladeshi people. This study also find concern about vaccination and death rate of Monkeypox. In my survey among the respondents, 111(85.7%) respondents know about monkeypox and 23(12.6%) respondents have no idea about monkeypox. Respondents know about the common sign and symptoms of Monkeypox. Among the respondents, 111(86.3%) responded fever, 95(81.2%) responded headache, 57(48.7%) responded muscle aches, 44(37.6%) responded back pain, 44(37.6%) responded low energy, 44(37.6%) responded swollen lymph nodes, 84(71.8%) responded rash, 19(16.2%) responded others are the common symptoms of Monkeypox. Respondents also know about how it spread from human to human. 81(69.8%) responded it is spread by touching contaminated objects, 74(63.8%) responded its spread by air, 63(53.5%) responded it spread by close contact of infected person. They also show positive response about how it spread from animals to human. Among the respondents 102(87.9%) responded it spread by contact with infected animals, 62(53.4%) responded it spread by eating unwell cooked meat, 61(50.9%) responded it spread through bites of infected animals. Respondents also concern about the awareness will take for protect them self and others against Monkeypox. 98(84.5%) respondedavoiding unprotected contact with wild animals, 80(69%) responded protect by social awareness, 65(56%) responded by wearing mask, 59(50.9%) responded protect by clean hand frequently, 56(48.3%) thought protect by isolation. Respondent also knows about the vaccine. 37(32.2%) strongly agreed that, smallpox vaccine are highly effective against monkeypox, 38(33%) responded neutral about it, 10(8.7%) disagreed about it smallpox vaccine are not effective against Monkeypox.