The characteristics of HCWs assessed for their confidence in diagnosing and managing mpox disease in hospitals in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022
| Characteristics | Confidence level of HCWs | ||||
| Low confidence | Medium confidence | High confidence | X2 | P value | |
| Religion of HCW | |||||
| Orthodox | 136 | 79 | 97 | 4.047 | 0.670 |
| Muslim | 70 | 49 | 52 | ||
| Protestant | 36 | 30 | 29 | ||
| Others* | 17 | 8 | 17 | ||
| Visits WHO, CDC and other amenable websites | |||||
| No | 189 | 104 | 121 | 7.718 | 0.021 |
| Yes | 70 | 62 | 74 | ||
| Occupational category | |||||
| Physician | 50 | 29 | 63 | 14.442 | 0.001 |
| Nurse and others† | 209 | 137 | 132 | ||
| Year of experience | |||||
| <5 | 100 | 57 | 67 | 1.187 | 0.553 |
| >5 | 159 | 109 | 128 | ||
| Hospital where HCW works | |||||
| CSPH | 177 | 108 | 132 | 0.518 | 0.772 |
| Primary hospital | 82 | 58 | 63 | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 179 | 118 | 140 | 0.424 | 0.809 |
| Female | 80 | 48 | 55 | ||
| Participates in morning sessions | |||||
| No | 142 | 74 | 96 | 4.385 | 0.112 |
| Yes | 117 | 92 | 99 | ||
| PHEM training | |||||
| No | 215 | 135 | 117 | 36.086 | 0.001 |
| Yes | 44 | 31 | 78 | ||
| Age of HCW | |||||
| <30 years | 142 | 86 | 83 | 9.691 | 0.046 |
| 30–35 years | 49 | 38 | 59 | ||
| >35 years | 68 | 42 | 53 | ||
| Highest level of formal education | |||||
| Diploma | 22 | 20 | 21 | 5.923 | 0.432 |
| Degree | 184 | 119 | 126 | ||
| Master (MPH/MSC) | 30 | 13 | 24 | ||
| Specialist | 23 | 14 | 24 | ||
| HCW’s profession | |||||
| Pharmacist | 26 | 12 | 12 | 40.79 | 0.197 |
| Nurse | 86 | 66 | 55 | ||
| Health officer | 20 | 16 | 11 | ||
| Midwife | 40 | 22 | 26 | ||
| General practitioner | 23 | 19 | 29 | ||
| Laboratory professional | 15 | 11 | 7 | ||
| Anaesthetist | 7 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Environmental health professional | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Gynaecologist | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Internist | 7 | 5 | 11 | ||
| IESPS | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Surgeon | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Neurologist | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ophthalmologist | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Dentist | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Radiologist | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ophthalmic nurse | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Others‡ | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Attitude | |||||
| Negative | 239 | 113 | 46 | 11.37 | 0.003 |
| Positive | 122 | 72 | 28 | ||
Specialist=gynaecologist, internist, surgeon, neurologist, ophthalmologist, dentist, radiologist. Physician=general practitioner and any specialist doctors.
*Catholic, Jobha, etc.
†Health officer, midwife, laboratory professional, environmental health professional, pharmacist and dentist.
‡Biomedical Engineering, Emergency medicine, Nephrology, Cardiology and ENT specialists.
CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention; CSPH, comprehensive specialised hospital; HCWs, healthcare workers; IESPS, integrated emergency surgery professional specialty; PHEM, public health emergency epidemic disease management.