Mpox Knowledge Differs By Self-Perceived Risk Level, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/29, Barowski) reports, “Although general knowledge of mpox infection is strong among high-risk individuals, specific knowledge of symptoms related to the 2022 outbreak is limited. These study results were published in Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice.” In the study, “higher education level was significantly associated with increased knowledge of these symptoms.” Additionally, “respondents with any self-perceived risk for mpox were more likely to have knowledge of at least 1 additional mode of transmission other than skin to skin contact when compared with those with low or no self-perceived risk.”