Table 3: Association between level of knowledge on EVD and key characteristics.
Socio-demographic Characteristics | Good knowledge n(%) | Poor knowledge n(%) | Chi Square | p value |
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Age group in years | ||||
<15 | 133 (47.7) | 146 (52.3) | 0.431 | 0.512 |
15 and above | 67 (51.1) | 64 (48.9) | ||
Sex | ||||
Female | 100 (51.3) | 95(48.7) | 0.931 | 0.335 |
Male | 100 (46.5) | 115(53) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Yoruba | 157 (46.3) | 182 (53.7) | 0.677 | 0.410 |
Others | 43 (60.6) | 28 (39.4) | ||
Religion | ||||
Christianity | 176 (50.6) | 172 (49.4) | 2.965 | 0.085 |
Islam | 24 (38.7) | 38 (61.3) | ||
Class | ||||
Junior | 88 (43.3) | 115 (56.7) | 4.746 | 0.029 |
Senior | 112 (54.1) | 95 (45.9) | ||
Hand-washing practice | ||||
Poor | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | Fischer’s | 0.057 |
Good | 214 (51.4) | 202 (48.6) | Exact test | |
EVD care-seeking behaviour | ||||
Will not go to the hospital | 27 (29.7) | 64 (70.3) | 21.867 | <0.001 |
Will go to the hospital | 180 (57.5) | 133 (42.5) |