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. 2022 Dec 6;16(1):90–95. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2022.11.032

Table 2.

Univariate logistic regression analysis exploring factors associated with good knowledge and attitude about monkeypox among medical doctors.

Model for Knowledge
Attitude
Variables OR 95% Confidence Interval
p-value OR 95% Confidence Interval
p-value
Lower Upper Lower Upper
Age
< 30 years Ref. Ref.
≥ 30 years 1.20 0.78 1.85 0.414 2.31 1.29 4.27 0.006
Gender
Female Ref. Ref.
Male 1.09 0.71 1.67 0.706 0.92 0.53 1.60 0.757
Institute
Govt. Institute Ref. Ref.
Private Institute 1.03 0.67 1.60 0.886 0.88 0.50 1.54 0.656
Workplace
Govt. Hospital Ref. Ref.
Only Private chamber/GP 0.65 0.22 1.64 0.383 0.47 0.17 1.42 0.153
Private Hospital 0.87 0.55 1.38 0.555 0.80 0.42 1.45 0.467
Education
Graduate (MBBS) Ref. Ref.
Post-graduate (Completed) 1.85 1.06 3.2 0.029 2.35 0.99 6.97 0.080
Got information about monkeypox
No Ref. Ref.
Yes 2.38 1.50 3.78 < 0.001 0.92 0.51 1.72 0.789
Learned about monkeypox
Before last 1 month Ref. Ref.
Within last 1 month 0.32 0.19 0.55 < 0.001 1.07 0.50 2.13 0.843
Duration of medical practice
< 5 years Ref. Ref.
≥ 5 years 0.72 0.46 1.11 0.134 1.46 0.84 2.58 0.189

Note: Reference category for both knowledge and attitude is Poor and p value< 0.05 indicates significant