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. 2016 Mar 4;8:ecurrents.outbreaks.c04b88cd5cd03cccb99e125657eecd76. [Version 1] doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.c04b88cd5cd03cccb99e125657eecd76

Table 2: Association between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge score of respondents on EVD across all domains.

Respondents with good knowledge across all domains
Socio-demographic Characteristics Mode of spread n(%) Symptoms and signs n(%) Preventive measures n(%) General/overall knowledge n(%)
Age group in years
<15 121(41.9) 121(43.4) 138(47.8) 133(47.7)
15 and above 62 (47.3) 63 (48.1) 66 (50.4) 67 (51.1)
Sex
Female 93(46.7) 94 (48.2) 104(52.3) 100(51.3)
Male 90 (40.7) 90 (41.9) 100(46.5) 100(46.5)
Ethnicity
Yoruba 147(42.1) 149(44.0) 164(47.0) 157(46.3)
Others 36 (50.7) 35 (49.3) 40 (56.3) 43(60.6)
Religion
Christianity 161(45.4) 166(47.7) 30 (46.2) 176(50.6)
Islam 22 (33.8) 18 (29.0) 174(49.0) 24(38.7)
Class
Junior 80 (38.3) 78 (38.4) 93 (44.5) 88(43.3)
Senior 103(48.8) 106(51.2) 111(52.6) 112(54.1)