Table 4.
association between perception and selected respondents' characteristics (N=239)
| Respondent variables | Perception of susceptibility | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (±SD) | Mean ranking | P-value | ||
| State | Jigawa | 5.46 (1.43) | 107.61 | |
| Lagos | 5.78 (1.56) | 124.72 | ||
| Oyo | 5.81 (1.57) | 127.88 | 0.127* | |
| Highest Level of Education | Secondary | 4.58 (1.97) | 74.29 | |
| Tertiary/further | 5.74 (1.48) | 122.41 | 0.016** | |
| Religion | Christianity | 5.70 (1.62) | 123.23 | |
| Islam | 5.66 (1.42) | 116.50 | 0.442** | |
| Gender | Male | 5.72 (1.48) | 119.69 | |
| Female | 5.67 (1.54) | 120.10 | 0.968** | |
| Respondent variables | Perception of Severity | |||
| Mean (±SD) | Mean ranking | P-value | ||
| State | Jigawa | 5.53 (0.81) | 142.56 | |
| Lagos | 5.10 (1.03) | 108.75 | ||
| Oyo | 5.10 (1.07) | 108.52 | <0.001*β | |
| Highest level of Education | Secondary | 5.50 (0.90) | 141.25 | |
| Tertiary/further | 5.23 (1.00) | 118.87 | 0.232** | |
| Religion | Christianity | 5.13 (1.08) | 111.75 | |
| Islam | 5.37 (0.88) | 128.88 | 0.036** | |
| Gender | Male | 5.59 (0.78) | 146.81 | |
| Female | 5.13 (1.03) | 110.80 | <0.001** | |
| Respondent variables | Perception of benefits of adherence to monkeypox preventive and control strategies | |||
| Mean (±SD) | Mean ranking | P-value | ||
| State | Jigawa | 1.96 (0.24) | 123.98 | |
| Lagos | 1.87 (0.39) | 115.51 | ||
| Oyo | 1.93 (0.29) | 120.72 | 0.152* | |
| Highest level of Education | Secondary | 1.75 (0.62) | 106.83 | |
| Tertiary/further | 1.93 (0.29) | 120.69 | 0.096** | |
| Religion | Christianity | 1.92 (0.32) | 119.31 | |
| Islam | 1.93 (0.31) | 120.74 | 0.692** | |
| Gender | Male | 1.90 (0.29) | 119.06 | |
| Female | 1.93 (0.39) | 120.32 | 0.764** | |
| Respondent variables | Perception of barriers to adherence to monkeypox preventive and control strategies | |||
| Mean (±SD) | Mean ranking | P-value | ||
| State | Jigawa | 2.23 (0.71) | 162.96 | |
| Lagos | 1.56 (0.82) | 110.37 | ||
| Oyo | 1.26 (0.64) | 85.27 | <0.001*β | |
| Highest level of Education | Secondary | 2.00 (0.85) | 142.33 | |
| Tertiary/further | 1.67 (0.83) | 118.81 | 0.222** | |
| Religion | Christianity | 1.46 (0.78) | 102.44 | |
| Islam | 1.93 (0.83) | 138.92 | <0.001** | |
| Gender | Male | 1.98 (0.88) | 141.79 | |
| Female | 1.59 (0.79) | 112.52 | 0.002** | |
| Respondent variables | Perception of self-efficacy towards monkeypox preventive and control strategies | |||
| Mean (±SD) | Mean ranking | P-value | ||
| State | Jigawa | 1.92 (0.26) | 129.15 | |
| Lagos | 1.78 (0.46) | 114.81 | ||
| Oyo | 1.80 (0.43) | 116.02 | 0.064* | |
| Highest level of Education | Secondary | 1.75 (0.45) | 108.50 | |
| Tertiary/further | 1.84 (0.40) | 120.60 | 0.340** | |
| Religion | Christianity | 1.79 (0.44) | 115.82 | |
| Islam | 1.87 (0.35) | 124.50 | 0.118** | |
| Gender | Male | 1.83 (0.38) | 121.93 | |
| Female | 1.83 (0.45) | 119.33 | 0.683** | |