Table 3. Differences in mpox-related median knowledge score by the respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics.

Variables	Mann-Whitney Test		Kruskal—Wallis Test		P value
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
Gender					0.008
Male	11	15–5
Female	12	16–6.5
Age (in years)					0.180
18–21			11	15–4
22–24			11	15–6
25 and above			12	17–6
Study major					<0.001
Medical or public health	13	16–8
Non-medical science	11	15–5
Study level					0.062
Under graduate	11	15–6
Post-graduate	12	16–6
Institution type					0.126
Private	12	16–6
Public	11	15–6
Residency					0.591
Rural area	12	16–5
Urban area	11	16–6
Mothers’ education level					0.135
Illiterate			11	16–4
Primary			13	18–6
Secondary			12	16–5
Higher secondary			11	15–5
Honors and above			12	16–7
Mother’s occupation					0.409
Housewife			12	16–6
Employed			11	16–7
Others			8.5	14.5–5
Father’s education level					0.575
Illiterate			8	14–3
Primary			12	16–5
Secondary			11	16–5
Higher secondary			11	15–6
Honors and above			12	16–6
Father’s occupation					0.496
Governmental job			12	16–6
Private job			11	16–6
Business			11	15–5.5
Others			12	16–5
Received information of mpox during education					<0.001
Yes	13	17–8
No	8	13.5–1

Note: IQR = Interquartile range. Bolded values indicate statistically significance.