Table 7.
Association between respondent’s characteristics and knowledge on management and reporting of Lassa fever
| Knowledge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Variable |
Good |
Fair |
χ
2
|
p-value |
| Age: |
|
|
|
|
| < 40 years |
29 (40.3) |
43 (59.7) |
|
|
| ≥ 40 years |
30 (44.1) |
38 (55.9) |
0.211 |
0.386 |
| Gender: |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
55 (42.6) |
89 (74.2) |
|
|
| Female |
12 (34.3) |
7 (24.1) |
0.794 |
0.244 |
| Ethnicity: |
|
|
|
|
| Yoruba |
59 (39.1) |
92 (60.9) |
|
|
| Igbo |
4 (50.0) |
4 (50.0) |
|
|
| Other |
4 (80.0) |
1 (20.0) |
3.646 |
0.162 |
| Marital status: |
|
|
|
|
| Currently married |
59 (42.1) |
81 (57.9) |
|
|
| Currently not married |
4 (33.3) |
16 (66.7) |
0.658 |
0.281 |
| Years of graduation: |
|
|
|
|
| > 20 years |
40 (49.4) |
41 (50.6) |
|
|
| ≤ 20 years |
25 (33.3) |
50 (66.7) |
4.127 |
0.031 |
| Years of residency: |
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 5 years |
10 (41.7) |
14 (58.3) |
|
|
| > 5 years |
7 (31.8) |
15 (68.2) |
0.478 |
0.351 |
| Primary health care |
|
|
|
|
| practice: Yes |
25 (39.1) |
39 (60.9) |
|
|
| No |
10 (45.5) |
12 (54.5) |
0.277 |
0.389 |
| Secondary health care |
|
|
|
|
| practice: Yes |
45 (42.5) |
61 (57.5) |
|
|
| No |
2(33.3) |
4 (66.7) |
0.194 |
0.503 |
| Tertiary health care |
|
|
|
|
| practice: Yes |
38 (40.4) |
56 (59.6) |
|
|
| No | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.740 | 0.650 |