Table 4.
Analysis of sociodemographic variables as factors influencing the public knowledge of respondents towards the 2022 monkey pox outbreak
| Variables | Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory (%) | Unsatisfactory (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Age (years) | 18 – 29 | 91 | 82 | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| 30 – 39 | 212 | 152 | 1.26 (0.87, 1.82) | 0.001 | 1.07 (0.71,1.61) | 0.673 | |
| 40 – 49 | 104 | 51 | 1.82 (1.16, 2.85) | 1.28 (0.76,2.16) | |||
| 50 – 59 | 22 | 17 | 1.16(0.57, 2.34) | 0.87 (0.40,1.91) | |||
| Gender | Female | 159 | 144 | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| Male | 267 | 154 | 1.61 (1.19, 2.18) | 0.002 | 1.69 (1.22,2.33) | 0.001 | |
| Sexual orientation | Bisexual | 39 | 30 | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| Heterosexual | 243 | 137 | 1.37 (0.82, 2.32) | 0.003 | 1.37 (0.79,2.34) | 0.049 | |
| Homosexual | 27 | 14 | 1.48 (0.66, 3.30) | 1.65 (1.07,3.78) | |||
| Prefer not to say | 120 | 121 | 0.76 (0.44, 1.30) | 0.85 (0.48,1.50) | |||
| Education | High School | 16 | 12 | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| College (Bachelor) | 240 | 199 | 0.91 (0.42, 1.96) | 0.047 | 1.00 (0.45,2.25) | 0.05 | |
| Masters | 146 | 80 | 1.37 (0.62, 3.05) | 1.22 (0.52,2.89) | |||
| Ph.D | 27 | 12 | 1.68 (0.61, 4.64) | 1.44 (1.04,4.23) | |||
| Geopolitical region | North East | 114 | 106 | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| North Central | 100 | 70 | 1.34 (0.89, 2.00) | 0.015 | 1.19 (0.78,1.84) | 0.155 | |
| North West | 46 | 38 | 1.11 (0.67, 1.86) | 1.08 (0.64,1.84) | |||
| South East | 16 | 5 | 3.00 (1.06, 8.48) | 2.86 (0.99,8.29) | |||
| South South | 65 | 26 | 2.27 (1.34, 3.85) | 1.86 (1.05,3.31) | |||
| South West | 90 | 55 | 1.52 (0.98, 2.34) | 1.26 (0.79,1.99) | |||
OR Odd’s ratio, AOR Adjusted Odd’s ratio