Table 5.

Multivariate 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
	aOR	95% CI		p	aOR	95% CI		p	aOR	95% CI		p
Age in years (48–57 vs. others)
18–27	0.65	0.21	2.01	0.458	7.19	0.84	61.18	-	-	-	-	-
28–37	0.42	0.14	1.23	0.117	3.74	0.46	30.28	-	-	-	-	-
38–47	0.38	0.12	1.23	0.110	8.17	0.99	67.20	-	-	-	-	-
Gender (Female vs. male)
Male	2.22	1.32	3.73	<0.01	2.28	1.20	4.35	0.012	2.60	1.49	4.54	<0.01
Marital status (Married vs. single)
Single	0.65	0.34	1.24	0.200	1.55	0.70	3.42	0.270	1.24	0.69	2.22	0.469
Religion (other faiths vs. others)
Muslim	2.56	0.24	27.36	0.436	-	-	-	-	0.35	0.02	4.59	0.42
Christian	17.57	1.17	262.63	0.038	-	-	-	-	0.02	0.01	0.66	0.02
Educational level (Master or doctoral vs. others)
Can write and read	0.05	0.01	0.23	<0.01	0.78	0.18	3.31	0.745	0.16	0.04	0.62	<0.01
Secondary and high school	0.11	0.04	0.31	<0.01	0.72	0.22	2.28	0.577	0.25	0.09	0.66	<0.01
Diploma	0.16	0.06	0.41	<0.01	0.56	0.18	1.73	0.320	0.42	0.17	1.05	0.064
Bachelor	0.40	0.16	0.99	0.048	1.08	0.40	2.88	0.868	0.77	0.34	1.77	0.552
Residence (Halabja vs. others)
Sulaymaniyah	3.20	1.50	6.84	<0.01	2.67	1.02	6.98	0.044	37.83	13.35	107.21	<0.01
Erbil	1.07	0.47	2.45	0.862	0.77	0.23	2.51	0.670	5.96	2.02	17.55	<0.01
Duhok	0.59	0.22	1.54	0.283	0.47	0.11	2.03	0.315	1.79	0.51	6.26	0.362

aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; vs.: versus.