马普克斯 (Mpox):意识,知识和信息道,用于个人访问性传播感染帮助线
Pietro Gallo1, Norman Galea1,2, Anna Colucci1
1Operational Unit of Psycho-Socio-Behavioural Research, Communication and Training, Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita
|May 27, 2024
概括
意大利人对 (mpox) 的认识很高,但意大利的帮助电话用户对传播和预防的知识仍然很低. 电视是主要的信息来源,但许多人仍然不知道mopox预防方法和疫苗.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 麻疹 (mpox) 是一种动物传染性感染,在非流行地区爆发疫情后,已成为全球公共卫生问题.
- 意大利的"Telefono Verde AIDS e Infezioni Sessualmente Trasmesse" (TV AIDS IST) 热线电话为公共卫生信息提供了一个关键资源.
- 了解公众对mpox的认识和知识差距对于有效的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估个人通过TV AIDS IST帮助电话寻求mopox信息所使用的信息道.
- 评估帮助电话用户对Mopox传播和预防策略的认识和知识水平.
- 为未来的mopox公共卫生活动确定有效的沟通策略.
主要方法:
- 从2023年1月到4月进行了一项横截面研究,采访了电视艾滋病IST帮助电话 (年龄超过18岁) 的首次用户.
- 一个由面试官管理的19个问题问卷收集了有关人口统计,mopox意识,知识和信息来源的数据.
- 用描述性统计和显著性测试来分析数据.
主要成果:
- 在216名参与者中,71.3%的人知道mopox,电视是最常见的 (63%) 和首选的 (39%) 信息来源.
- 大多数 (67.6%) 的人不知道mopox是什么,只有不到一半 (42.4%) 的人知道它是可以预防的.
- 在那些了解预防的人中,只有44.9%的人知道疫苗的存在.
结论:
- 这项研究强调了mopox意识与意大利帮助电话用户对其传播和预防的实际知识之间的脱节.
- 电视作为一个主要的,虽然可能是不够的,mopox信息来源.
- 调查结果提供了关键的见解,以定制未来的公共卫生活动,以解决知识缺陷和改进MPOX预防策略.
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