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Background: This study aimed to determine the predictors of nursing students’ preparedness for disease outbreaks and the relationships between knowledge of Mpox, media exposure, and clinical experience, as moderated by demographic variables. One hundred respondents were selected using stratified random sampling from four academic levels at the University of Gitwe.


Methods: The study employed a Quantitative research design. The results indicated that the respondents had high knowledge of Mpox (66%), high media exposure (mean = 2.69, SD = 0.743), and substantial clinical experience (mean = 2.58, SD = 0.794). Despite facing certain challenges, there was a high level of preparedness for disease outbreaks, particularly concerning Mpox (mean = 2.77, SD = 0.73).


Findings: The study found that knowledge of Mpox had a negligible and non-significant correlation with preparedness for disease outbreaks (rho = -0.077, p = 0.445). Conversely, media exposure exhibited a moderate positive correlation with preparedness (rho = 0.636, p < 0.001), while clinical experience showed a positive but non-significant relationship (R² = 0.142).


Conclusion: The findings suggest that media exposure and clinical training programs enhance students’ preparedness to manage disease outbreaks. Media exposure was identified as the most significant predictor of preparedness. Based on these findings, it is recommended to integrate media literacy, structured clinical training, and disaster preparedness workshops into nursing education curricula to strengthen students’ capacity to respond to public health emergencies effectively.

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Knowledge Mpox Media Exposure Clinical Experience Rwanda

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Aime Fidele Ndayiragije Mvuyekure, Adventist University of the Philippines, Phillipines

 

Aime Fidele Ndayiragije Mvuyekure is a PhD candidate at the Adventist University of the Philippines (AUP).

Simon Pierre Ndayishimye MVuyekure , Africa Health Sciences University, Rwanda

Dr. Simon Pierre Ndayishimye Mvuyekure is an obstetrics-gynecology resident at King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda, affiliated with Africa Health Sciences University (AHSU).  

Daniel Muhayimana, University of Gitwe, Rwanda

Daniel Muhayimana is the Dean of the College of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Gitwe in Rwanda.

Jean Claude Tuyishime , University of Gitwe, Rwanda

Jean Claude Tuyishime is the Research Director and Quality Officer at the University of Gitwe in Rwanda. 

Anifa Munderere, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Poland

Anifa Munderere is a PHD candidate at Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu in Poland.

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Ndayiragije Mvuyekure, A. F., Ndayishimye Mvuyekure, S. P., Muhayimana, D., Tuyishime, J. C., & Munderere, A. (2024). Knowledge of Mpox, Media Exposure, and Clinical Experience: : Their Influence on Nursing Students’ Preparedness for Disease Outbreaks at the University of Gitwe, Rwanda. Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science, 3(2), 74–89. https://doi.org/10.56893/ajhes2024v03i02.05
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