Table 3 Attitudes of medical students about monkeypox (n = 8897)

1. I should know more about monkeypox.

5310 (59.68)

2459 (27.64)

598 (6.72)

40 (0.45)

490 (5.51)

2. The spread of the monkeypox virus to my city worries me.

2696 (30.30)

3587 (40.32)

1972 (22.16)

324 (3.64)

318 (3.57)

3. The government should provide adequate monkeypox prevention and control measures to local residents.

5184 (58.27)

2921 (32.83)

613 (6.89)

26 (0.29)

153 (1.72)

4. Travel to monkeypox-infected countries should be restricted.

3369 (37.87)

3207 (36.05)

1770 (19.89)

345 (3.88)

206 (2.32)

5. If there is a monkeypox vaccine, I will choose to get it.

4673 (52.52)

3413 (38.36)

682 (7.67)

41 (0.46)

88 (0.99)

6. Health care workers should test for infection after contact with monkeypox patients.

4494 (50.51)

3577 (40.20)

642 (7.22)

81 (0.91)

103 (1.16)

7. I can reach out to family members or friends who are infected with monkeypox.

403 (4.50)

625 (7.00)

1622 (18.20)

2840 (31.90)

3407 (38.30)

8. I should take some precautions to prevent monkeypox.

5278 (59.32)

3048 (34.26)

453 (5.09)

29 (0.33)

89 (1.00)

9. All people who develop a rash should be tested for monkeypox.

2418 (27.18)

3327 (37.39)

2387 (26.83)

649 (7.29)

116 (1.30)

10. Monkeypox will become a new pandemic disease like COVID-19.

1244 (13.98)

2105 (23.66)

3319 (37.30)

1685 (18.94)

544 (6.11)

11. Specialized medical institutions provide less information about monkeypox.

922 (10.36)

2424 (27.25)

3913 (43.98)

1158 (13.02)

480 (5.40)

12. Monkeypox may become a disease that reduces the global population.

1052 (11.82)

2352 (26.44)

3542 (39.81)

1531 (17.21)

420 (4.72)

Attitude Score, M (IQR)

46 (42, 49)