Table 3.
Sociodemographics of Healthcare professionals.
| A. Demographics | Frequency (N = 227) | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 93 | 41.0 | |
| Female | 134 | 59.0 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 123 | 54.2 | |
| Married | 104 | 45.8 | ||
| Age [Mean ± SD: 33.88 ± 9.860 years (20–64 years)] | 20–29 years | 100 | 44.1 | |
| 30–39 years | 61 | 26.9 | ||
| 40 years and above | 66 | 29.1 | ||
| Ethnicity | Yoruba | 15 | 6.6 | |
| Igbo | 62 | 27.3 | ||
| Hausa | 5 | 2.2 | ||
| Others | 145 | 63.9 | ||
| Religion | Christianity | 215 | 94.8 | |
| Islam | 6 | 2.6 | ||
| Others | 6 | 2.6 | ||
| Additional qualifications | None | 62 | 27.3 | |
| Ph.D. | 7 | 3.1 | ||
| MSc. | 41 | 18.1 | ||
| Others | 117 | 51.5 | ||
| Healthcare professional | Physicians | 87 | 38.3 | |
| Pharmacists | 23 | 10.1 | ||
| Nurses | 74 | 32.6 | ||
| Medical Laboratory Scientists | 43 | 18.9 | ||
| Years of experience | 1–5 years | 247 | 70.8 | |
| 6–10 years | 102 | 29.2 | ||
| > 10 years | 56 | 24.7 | ||
| B. Previous training on mpox | ||||
| Item | Frequency | Percentage | ||
|
Have you received or attended training on mpox? (N = 227) |
Yes | 45 | 19.8 | |
| No | 182 | 80.2 | ||