Table 3.
Mean knowledge and attitude scores of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Nigeria.
| Demographic Characteristics | Knowledge, N = 346 |
Attitude N = 346 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Mean Score ±SD (0–8) | P Value | Mean Score ±SD (0–6) | P-Value | |
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Gender | |||||
| Male | 249 (72.0) | 7.19 ± 0.48 | 0.429 | 5.28 ± 0.39 | 0.684 |
| Female |
97 (28.0) |
6.99 ± 0.16 |
5.38 ± 0.44 |
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Age group | |||||
| 20–29 | 36 (10.4) | 6.81 ± 1.03 | 0.566 | 5.47 ± 0.37a∗ | 0.014 |
| 30–39 | 214 (61.8) | 7.16 ± 0.44 | 5.43 ± 0.39a∗ | ||
| 40–49 | 75 (21.7) | 7.19 ± 0.47 | 5.09 ± 0.52 | ||
| 50 and above |
21 (6.1) |
7.24 ± 0.58 |
4.57 ± 0.60b |
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|
Experience (year) | |||||
| 0–5 | 88 (25.4) | 6.93 ± 0.75 | 0.094 | 5.05 ± 0.60c∗ | 0.0001 |
| 6–10 | 145 (41.9) | 7.24 ± 0.37 | 5.61 ± 0.23c∗∗∗ | ||
| 11–15 | 58 (16.8) | 7.24 ± 0.22 | 5.31 ± 0.59c∗∗ | ||
| 16–20 | 16 (4.6) | 7.56 ± 0.82 | 5.13 ± 0.39c∗∗ | ||
| 21–25 | 16 (4.6) | 6.25 ± 1.17 | 5.50 ± 0.39c∗∗∗ | ||
| 26–30 | 9 (2.6) | 7.22 ± 1.11 | 5.56 ± 0.69c∗∗∗ | ||
| >31 |
14 (4.1) |
7.29 ± 0.30 |
3.71 ± 1.04d |
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Health Profession | |||||
| Medical doctor | 67 (19.4) | 7.22 ± 0.44 | 0.404 | 5.57 ± 0.34 | 0.051 |
| Veterinary doctor | 120 (34.7) | 7.27 ± 0.37 | 5.48 ± 0.19 | ||
| +Public Health | 49 (14.2) | 7.41 ± 0.63 | 5.39 ± 0.71 | ||
| Nurse | 22 (6.4) | 6.50 ± 1.21 | 4.86 ± 0.87 | ||
| Pharmacist | 16 (4.6) | 6.56 ± 1.47 | 4.44 ± 1.17 | ||
| MLS | 20 (5.8) | 6.90 ± 1.13 | 5.70 ± 0.50 | ||
| Others |
52 (15.0) |
6.96 ± 0.96 |
4.81 ± 0.71 |
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Geopolitical Zone | |||||
| North Central | 104 (30.1) | 7.25 ± 0.43 | 0.479 | 5.19 ± 0.33 | 0.053 |
| Northeast | 113 (32.7) | 6.95 ± 0.65 | 4.96 ± 0.58 | ||
| Northwest | 30 (8.7) | 7.03 ± 0.83 | 5.50 ± 0.67 | ||
| Southeast | 27 (7.8) | 7.59 ± 0.65 | 5.63 ± 0.30 | ||
| South south | 37 (10.7) | 7.19 ± 0.90 | 5.65 ± 0.28 | ||
| Southwest |
35 (10.1) |
7.06 ± 0.50 |
5.06 ± 0.49 |
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Marital status | |||||
| Married | 242 (69.9) | 6.47 ± 2.25 | 0.88 | 5.29 ± 0.39 | 0.824 |
| Unmarried |
104 (30.1) |
6.18 ± 2.26 |
5.35 ± 0.41 |
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Religion | |||||
| Christianity | 244 (70.5) | 7.21 ± 0.46a∗ | 0.019 | 5.38 ± 0.40 | 0.359 |
| Islam | 96 (27.7) | 7.00 ± 0.62 | 5.10 ± 0.68 | ||
| No religion | 6 (1.7) | 6.00 ± 1.23b∗ | 5.67 ± 0.82 | ||
| Overall Score (%) | 7.1 (88.8) | 5.30 (88.5) | |||
Mean score with the different letters in the same column were significantly different (P > 0.05), ∗ = p > 0.05, ∗∗p > 0.01and ∗∗∗p > 0.001.