Table 4.
Association between socio-demographics with knowledge and attitudes regarding Mpox.
| Variable | n (%) | Knowledge | p-Value | Attitude | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Average | Good | Negative | Neutral | Positive | ||||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Female | 514 (54.3) | 88 | 400 | 26 | 0.210 | 48 | 344 | 122 | 0.012 |
| Male | 432 (45.7) | 72 | 326 | 34 | 56 | 304 | 72 | ||
| Age groups | |||||||||
| 18–22 | 503 (53.2) | 86 | 385 | 32 | 0.184 | 62 | 361 | 80 | 0.002 |
| 23–27 | 383 (40.5) | 60 | 295 | 28 | 34 | 247 | 102 | ||
| 28 and above | 60 (6.3) | 14 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 12 | ||
| Academic | |||||||||
| Undergraduate | 867 (91.6) | 134 | 675 | 58 | <0.001 | 96 | 606 | 165 | <0.001 |
| Post-graduate | 79 (8.4) | 26 | 51 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 29 | ||
| Discipline | |||||||||
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 669 (70.7) | 92 | 529 | 48 | <0.001 | 60 | 471 | 138 | <0.001 |
| Medical Sciences | 136 (14.4) | 16 | 112 | 8 | 22 | 80 | 34 | ||
| Biological Sciences | 63 (6.7) | 22 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 16 | ||
| Others * | 78 (8.2) | 30 | 44 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Region | |||||||||
| Sindh | 668 (70.6) | 98 | 524 | 46 | <0.001 | 74 | 464 | 130 | 0.057 |
| Punjab | 166 (17.5) | 42 | 110 | 14 | 12 | 116 | 38 | ||
| Khyber Pakhtunkha | 42 (4.4) | 2 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 12 | ||
| Azad Kashmir | 36 (3.8) | 12 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Baluchistan | 26 (2.7) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Gilgit | 8 (0.8) | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | ||
Keys: * Computer science and information technology, business administration, and commerce, language studies, social sciences; PKR = Pakistani Rupees.