Monkeypox fears growing: survey

SURVEY: Most people are worried by the discovery of monkeypox cases in Thailand and most now have some knowledge of the virus, says a survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.

The poll was conducted online on 1,095 people nationwide on Aug 5-11.

Asked whether they were concerned by the discovery of monkeypox in Thailand, 54,3% were fairly concerned; 27.2% not particularly concerned; 14.1% very concerned; and 4.29% not concerned at all.

Most respondents — 66.7% — said they knew a little about monkeypox, while 5.3% had detailed knowledge. On the other side, 24.29% knew little about it and 3.65% knew nothing of the disease.