Table 2.

Gender effect on human monkeypox knowledge

Knowledge items	Gender		P value
	Female N (%)	Male N (%)
There is an outbreak of HMPX in the world
Yes	260 (83.8)	50 (16.2)	P = 0.454
No	274 (88.4)	36 (11.6)	χ2 = 4.123
Monkeypox is prevalent in Egypt
Yes	8 (23.5)	26 (76.5)	P = 0.764
No	526 (89.7)	60 (10.3)	χ2 = 0.0929
MPX is prevalent in Central and Western Africa
Yes	318 (86.9)	48 (13.1)	P = 0.001*,
No	216 (85.1)	38 (14.9)	χ2 = 19.05
Monkeypox is a viral disease infection
Yes	382 (85.3)	66 (14.7)	P = 0.364
No	152 (88.4)	20 (11.6)	χ2 = 0.0619
Monkeypox is easily transmitted human-to-human
Yes	196 (87.5)	28 (12.5)	P = 0.104
No	338 (85.4)	58 (14.6)	χ2 = 6.124
MPX could be transmitted through a bite of an infected monk
Yes	108 (83.1)	22 (16.9)	P = 0.004*
No	426 (86.9)	64 (13.1)	χ2 = 14.124
Smallpox and MPX and have the same symptoms and signs
Yes	314 (86.3)	50 (13.7)	P = 0.179
No	220 (85.9)	36 (14.1)	χ2 = 4.834
The flu-like syndrome is one of the early symptoms or signs of human
Yes	358 (84.4)	66 (15.6)	P = 0.268
No	176 (89.8)	20 (10.2)	χ2 = 2.232
Skin rashes are one of the signs or symptoms of HMPX
Yes	408 (86.4)	64 (13.6)	P = 0.321
No	126 (85.1)	22 (14.9)	χ2 = 4.544
Blisters on the skin are one of the symptoms or signs of human monkeypox
Yes	386 (84.6)	70 (15.4)	P = 0.563
No	148 (90.2)	16 (9.8)	χ2 = 2.569
Antibiotics are used in the treatment of HMPX
Yes	232 (86.6)	36 (13.4)	P = 0.435
No	302 (85.8)	50 (14.2)	χ2 = 0.943
Diarrhea is one of the symptoms or signs of HMPX
Yes	106 (88.3)	14 (11.7)	P = 0.038*
No	428 (85.6)	72 (14.4)	χ2 = 8.627
Vaccination is available to prevent human monkeypox
Yes	142 (86.6)	22 (13.4)	P = 0.354
No	392 (85.9)	64 (14.1)	χ2 = 2.748

*p < 0.05