Knowledge of community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia regarding human monkeypox, its management, prevention and vaccination : findings and implications

Alrasheedy, Alian A. and Aldawsari, Abdulrahman H. and Alqasir, Munyib I. and Alsawyan, Omar A. and Alalwan, Osama A. and Alwaker, Saleh A. and Almutairi, Masaad S. and Godman, Brian (2023) Knowledge of community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia regarding human monkeypox, its management, prevention and vaccination : findings and implications. Vaccines, 11 (4). 878. ISSN 2076-393X (https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040878)

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Abstract

Many cases of monkeypox have recently been reported in countries where this disease is not endemic raising a global health concern. Consequently, healthcare professionals (HCPs) including pharmacists need to be aware of the disease, its prevention, including the role of vaccines, and its management to reduce transmission. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was con-ducted among conveniently sampled community pharmacists in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia. 189 community pharmacists participated in the study giving a response rate of 72.97%. From these, 86.77% were male, 51.32% were ≤ 30 years old, 36.51% were aged between 31-40 years and 43.39% had 1-5 years of experience as community pharmacists. Their overall knowledge was 17.72 ± 5.56 out of a maximum of 28. The overall rate of correct answers for the knowledge statements was 63.29%, with 52.4% answering the knowledge questions correctly ≥ 50-

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