The relationship between the levels of knowledge about monkeypox virus among parents coming to the pediatric outpatient clinic and their anxiety and fear of contamination/infection levels
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Taner ADIGÜZEL Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gülsüm KAYA Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Bahriye Semizoğlu Atasoy
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Vefik Arıca Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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(Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | Journal of health sciences and medicine (Online) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 2636-8579 | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR DİZİN | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 01-2026 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 9 / 1 / 201–207 | DOI | 10.32322/jhsm.1820246 |
| Makale Linki | https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1820246 | ||
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Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları (Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları)
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| Aims In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between the knowledge levels of parents who applied to the pediatric outpatient clinic about monkeypox virus and their anxiety and fear regarding contamination/infection. Methods The study was conducted in the pediatric outpatient clinic of Yalova Training and Research Hospital between May 15 and July 15, 2024. Necessary institutional permissions were obtained before starting the study. The research data consisted of a 19-item socio-demographic information form, Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS) and Fear of Infection/Contamination Scale (FICS) questions created by the researchers. The obtained data were analyzed in the SPSS 22.0 program. Results The majority of the parents participating in the study were between the ages of 30-39 (47.7%), and the majority were women (73.2%). When evaluated according to education level, 30% of the participants were high school graduates, and 29.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. The majority were married (87.7%), and 53.6% were unemployed. 61.8% lived in the city center, 55.9% had equal incomes and expenses, the average number of people living in the house was 4.09±1.12, and the average number of children was 2.06±0.98. 93.6% of the participants stated that they had not received training on the monkeypox virus, 90.9% had heard of this virus, and 45.9% knew the ways the virus was transmitted. However, 64.5% of parents did not know whether the monkeypox virus was fatal or not, 64.5% reported that they were afraid of this virus, but 51.8% did not take any precautions. It was determined that the average BAS score of parents … |
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| Mpox (monkeypox) | parental knowledge | health-related anxiety | fear of infection | risk perception | emerging infectious disease |
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