NCT05543577

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

Comparative Study of the Preparedness and Knowledge of Pharmacists Versus Intern Physician in the Current Monkeypox Outbreak

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 500 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beni-Suef University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Monkey Pox

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaire	Questionnaire

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-14
• Primary completion: 2022-11-01
• Completion: 2022-12-01
• First posted: 2022-09-16
• Last updated: 2023-12-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt