Table 2.
Knowledge of Monkey Pox Disease among respondents in Nigeria (n=822)
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| 1. Have you heard of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak? | |
| No | 91 (11) |
| Yes | 731 (89) |
| 1b. Source of information on MPXD? | |
| TV | 187 (25.6) |
| Radio | 94 (12.9) |
| Internet sources | 244 (33.4) |
| Social media platforms | 209 (28.6) |
| Newspaper | 49 (6.7) |
| Friends/Family | 54 (7.4) |
| WHO website | 73 (10) |
| 2. Are you aware the MPXD was declared a global health emergency? | |
| No | 125 (17.10) |
| Yes | 606 (82.90) |
| 3. Can we have asymptomatic cases of the MPXD? | |
| No | 178 (24.35) |
| Yes | 258 (35.29) |
| I don't know | 295 (40.36) |
| 4. What is the incubation period for MPXD? | |
| 1–14 days | 89 (12.18) |
| 1–3 months | 16 (2.19) |
| 5–21 days | 248 (33.93) |
| I don’t know | 378 (51.71) |
| 5. Who can be infected with the MPXD? | |
| Anyone can be infected | 485 (66.34) |
| Teenagers | 12 (1.64) |
| People with chronic diseases | 17 (2.32) |
| Only those who practice unsafe sex | 35 (4.78) |
| Only old people | 2 (0.27) |
| 6. How does the virus spread? | |
| Air droplets | 178 (24.35) |
| Mosquito/Insect bites | 35 (4.78) |
| Contact with contaminated surfaces | 240 (32.83) |
| Sexual intercourse | 179 (24.48) |
| Close contact with people that have the virus | 312 (42.68) |
| Hunting and contact with wildlife | 179 (24.48) |
| Processing & consumption of inadequately cooked animal products | 150 (20.52) |
| I don’t know | 85 (11.63) |
| 7. Which of these can be protective against MPX? | |
| Antibiotics | 87 (11.90) |
| Proper hygiene such as handwash | 337 (46.10) |
| Practicing safe sex | 159 (21.75) |
| Vaccination against MPX | 339 (46.37) |
| None of the above | 2 (0.27) |
| I don’t know | 55 (7.52) |
| 8. How important is hand hygiene in reducing the spread of viruses (monkeypox virus)? | |
| Not important | 422 (57.72) |
| Averagely important | 175 (23.93) |
| Extremely important | 134 (18.33) |