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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v64i3.662
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Vol. 64 No. 3
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Quân, D. V. ., & Linh, D. T. . (2023). 26. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE OF HEALTH STUDENTS AT DAI NAM UNIVERSITY ABOUT MONKEYPOX IN 2022. Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 64(3). https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v64i3.662

26. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE OF HEALTH STUDENTS AT DAI NAM UNIVERSITY ABOUT MONKEYPOX IN 2022

Duong Van Quan1, Duong Thuy Linh2
1 Dai Nam University
2 Hanoi University of Public Health

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Abstract

Objectives: To describe knowledge and attitudes of health students at Dai Nam University about
monkeypox in 2022.
Methods: Cross-sectional study.
Results: The study was conducted on 661 students of the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of
Pharmacy and the Faculty of Nursing, Dai Nam University using a pre-designed questionnaire to
describe students’ knowledge and attitudes about monkeypox. The results showed: the rate of gaining
knowledge about monkeypox was 56.4%. The percentage of students with a positive attitude about
monkeypox was 52%.
Conclusion: The rate of gaining knowledge about monkeypox as well as the percentage of students
with positive attitude about the disease is low. Therefore, the school administration needs to take
positive and specific measures to contribute to improving students’ knowledge and attitudes about
monkeypox.

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Keywords

Knowledge and attitude, monkeypox.

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