Table 4.

Univariate logistic regression analysis to evaluate the predictive factors associated high knowledge, attitude and worry scores toward mpox (n = 510).

Items	Good Knowledge				Positive Attitude				High Level of Worry
	OR	95% CI		p	OR	95% CI		p	OR	95% CI		p
Age in years (48–57 vs. others)
18–27	0.40	0.16	1.01	0.053	7.26	0.94	55.65	0.056	1.26	0.51	3.07	0.608
28–37	0.50	0.20	1.28	0.151	3.32	0.42	26.21	0.254	1.32	0.54	3.23	0.542
38–47	0.65	0.23	1.83	0.420	7.42	0.92	59.68	0.059	0.71	0.25	1.96	0.513
Gender (Female vs. male)
Male	2.12	1.35	3.32	<0.01	2.33	1.29	4.22	<0.01	3.04	1.94	4.76	<0.01
Marital status (Married vs. single)
Single	0.50	0.32	0.78	<0.01	1.44	0.83	2.49	0.188	0.61	0.40	0.95	0.029
Religion (other faiths vs. others)
Muslim	4.64	0.47	45.16	0.186	0.65	0.10	3.96	0.646	0.64	0.05	6.29	0.565
Christian	13.00	0.97	172.94	0.052	0.70	0.09	5.18	0.727	0.01	0.00	0.51	0.023
Educational level (Master or doctoral vs. others)
Can write and read	0.07	0.02	0.27	<0.01	1.37	0.36	5.21	0.643	0.47	0.16	1.41	0.182
Secondary and high school	0.13	0.05	0.33	<0.01	1.27	0.46	3.55	0.637	0.51	0.23	1.10	0.086
Diploma	0.22	0.09	0.54	<0.01	0.88	0.30	2.52	0.815	0.82	0.40	1.64	0.577
Bachelor	0.48	0.21	1.08	0.077	1.86	0.76	4.52	0.168	1.65	0.88	3.10	0.116
Residence (Halabja vs. others)
Sulaymaniyah	3.54	1.78	7.03	0.019	2.83	1.13	7.05	0.025	37.60	13.76	102.72	<0.01
Erbil	1.29	0.61	2.72	0.492	0.71	0.22	2.26	0.572	4.88	1.73	13.78	<0.01
Duhok	0.76	0.32	1.82	0.549	0.43	0.10	1.84	0.259	1.34	0.39	4.52	0.635

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; vs.: versus.