Table 4.
Relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and attitude score of the respondents.
| Variable | Attitude (cut off score = 13) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | Positive | Negative | 0.312 |
| 21–30 | 45(47.9) | 49(52.1) | |
| 31 above | 61(55.0) | 50(45.0) | |
| Gender | 0.988 | ||
| Male | 59(51.8) | 55(48.2) | |
| Female | 47(51.6) | 44(48.4) | |
| Profession | |||
| Doctor and lab | 18(40.9) | 26(59.1) | 0.197 |
| Epidemiologists | 24(54.5) | 20(45.5) | |
| Pharmacists | 53(58.2) | 38(41.8) | |
| Others | 11(42.3) | 15(57.7) | |
| Years of experience | 0.428 | ||
| Low experience | 73(53.7) | 63(46.3) | |
| High experience | 33(47.8) | 36(52.2) | |
| Studied about monkey pox | |||
| Yes | 6(28.6) | 15(71.4) | 0.025 |
| No | 100(54.3) | 84(45.7) | |
| Heard about monkey pox | |||
| Yes | 102(52.8) | 91(47.2) | 0.189 |
| No | 37(40.7) | 54(59.3) | |
| First heard | |||
| Haven’t heard | 3(25.0) | 9(75.0) | 0.139 |
| Within several days or week | 24(57.1) | 18(42.9) | |
| Last month or later | 79(52.3) | 72(47.7) | |