Table 1:
Respondents’ characteristics and awareness of mpox among community members in Nigeria (N= 938)
| Respondent variables | Jigawa | Lagos | Oyo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
|
| |||||||
| Total | 268 | (28.6) | 249 | (26.5) | 421 | (44.9) | |
| Age* | 18-29 years | 142 | (53.4) | 87 | (38.2) | 137 | (55.5) |
| 30-44 years | 106 | (39.8) | 101 | (44.3) | 88 | (35.6) | |
| 45 years and above | 18 | (6.8) | 40 | (17.5) | 22 | (8.9) | |
| Highest Level of Education | Primary or less | 218 | (81.3) | 14 | (5.6) | 87 | (20.7) |
| Secondary | 37 | (13.8) | 93 | (37.3) | 203 | (48.2) | |
| Tertiary/further | 13 | (4.9) | 142 | (57.1) | 131 | (31.1) | |
| Ethnicity | Yoruba | 0 | (0.0) | 199 | (79.9) | 407 | (96.7) |
| Hausa/Fulani | 268 | (100.0) | 5 | (2.0) | 4 | (0.9) | |
| Igbos and others | 0 | (0.0) | 45 | (18.1) | 10 | (2.4) | |
| Marital status | Never married | 239 | (89.2) | 186 | (74.7) | 342 | (81.2) |
| Ever married | 29 | (10.8) | 63 | (25.3) | 79 | (18.8) | |
| Religion** | Christianity | 1 | (0.4) | 183 | (73.8) | 238 | (57.6) |
| Islam | 267 | (99.6) | 65 | (26.2) | 175 | (42.4) | |
| Gender | Female | 211 | (78.7) | 192 | (77.1) | 367 | (87.2) |
| Male | 57 | (21.3) | 57 | (22.9) | 54 | (12.8) | |
| Occupation*** | Farming/Manual labour | 97 | (36.5) | 47 | (18.9) | 137 | (33.6) |
| Business owner | 80 | (30.1) | 105 | (42.3) | 152 | (37.4) | |
| Professional | 13 | (4.9) | 62 | (25.0) | 57 | (14.0) | |
| Not working/Apprentice | 76 | (28.5) | 34 | (13.7) | 61 | (15.0) | |
| Average Monthly Income | Less than 30,000 | 148 | (55.3) | 20 | (8.0) | 63 | (15.0) |
| 30,000 and above | 11 | (4.1) | 36 | (14.5) | 38 | (9.0) | |
| No response | 109 | (40.7) | 193 | (77.5) | 320 | (76.0) | |
| Awareness of mpox**** | No | 208 | (76.8) | 71 | (28.6) | 259 | (61.7) |
| Yes | 63 | (23.2) | 177 | (71.4) | 161 | (38.3) | |
*
Missing respondent age (n= 190)
**
Missing respondent religion (n=9)
***
Missing occupation (n=17)
****
Missing awareness (n=2)