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. 2024 Nov 11;14:27604. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79396-x

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