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World J Clin Cases. Jan 6, 2025; 13(1): 99884
Published online Jan 6, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i1.99884
Assessing healthcare workers’ knowledge and confidence in the diagnosis, management and prevention of Monkeypox
Epipode Ntawuyamara, Thierry Ingabire, Innocent Yandemye, Polycarpe Ndayikeza, Bina Bhandari, Yan-Hua Liang
Epipode Ntawuyamara, Bina Bhandari, Yan-Hua Liang, Department of Dermatology, Cosmetology and Venereology, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518101, Guangdong Province, China
Epipode Ntawuyamara, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Kamenge Teaching Hospital, University of Burundi, Bujumbura 1020, Burundi
Thierry Ingabire, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kamenge Teaching Hospital, University of Burundi, Bujumbura 1020, Burundi
Innocent Yandemye, General Directorate of Healthcare Supply, Modern and Traditional Medicine, Nutrition and Registration, Ministry of Public Health and Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Bujumbura 1055, Burundi
Polycarpe Ndayikeza, Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, Bujumbura 350, Burundi
Polycarpe Ndayikeza, General Directorate of Planification, Ministry of Public Health and Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Bujumbura 1055, Burundi
Author contributions: Ntawuyamara E and Ingabire T performed conceptualization and manuscript writing; Yandemye I analyzed data; Ndayiza P and Bhandari B wrote methodology; Liang YH supervised all research activities. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by Kamenge Teaching Hospital of University of Burundi Review Board (No. FM/CE 04/2023).
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare that no conflict of interest exists.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at liangdoctor@163.com. Consent for data sharing was not obtained from the participants but the presented data are anonymized and risk of identification is low.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Yan-Hua Liang, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Dermatology, Cosmetology and Venereology, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, No. 1333 Xinhu Road, Shenzhen 518101, Guangdong Province, China. liangdoctor@163.com
Received: August 1, 2024
Revised: September 19, 2024
Accepted: October 23, 2024
Published online: January 6, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization director-general declared that the upsurge of Monkeypox (Mpox) cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and in Africa constitute a public health emergency of international concern. Burundi, which borders the DRC to the east, declared a Mpox outbreak on July 25, 2024 and had just over 500 confirmed cases of Mpox, classifying Burundi as the second most affected country in Africa after the DRC. This study revealed that Burundi healthcare workers have the lowest level of knowledge regarding Mpox and a lack of confidence in the ability to diagnose, treat or prevent Mpox.