Table 4 Factors associated with human monkeypox (HMPX) knowledge in the whole study sample
HCWs’ demographic characteristics | Knowledge | ARR (95% Cl) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good N (%) | Moderate N (%) | Poor N (%) | |||
Age (years) | |||||
30 | 518 (83.5) | 46 (7.5) | 30 (4.8) | 11.15 (0.29–1.66) | 0.041* |
≥ 30 | 16 (2.6) | 6 (1) | 4 (0.6) | ||
Gender | |||||
Female | 354 (57.1) | 114 (18.4) | 66 (10.6) | 1.68 (0.44–1.83) | 0.441 |
Male | 40 (6.5) | 26 (4.2) | 20 (3.2) | ||
Education | |||||
University and below | 338 (54.5) | 56 (9.1) | 36 (5.8) | 11.33 (0.37–0.73) | 0.378 |
Postgraduate | 156 (25.1) | 26 (4.2) | 8 (1.3) | ||
Professions | |||||
Physician | 406 (65.5) | 54 (8.7) | 36 (5.8) | 10.57 (0.32–0.99) | 0.023* |
Other health care worker | 66 (10.6) | 42 (6.8) | 16 (2.6) | ||
Type of workplace | |||||
Community health care | 216 (34.8) | 98 (15.8) | 92 (14.8) | 10.29 (0.42–1.75) | 0.621 |
General hospital | 84 (13.5) | 20 (3.2) | 20 (3.2) | 0.415 | |
Private hospital | 40 (6.6) | 32 (5.2) | 18 (2.9) | 0.87 (0.37–0.93) | |
Have you ever received information about HMPX during education? | |||||
Yes | 56 (9) | 34 (5.5) | 6 (1) | 11.17 (0.35–1.11) | 0.453 |
No | 400 (64.5) | 82 (13.2) | 42 (6.8) | ||
Have you ever heard about human monkeypox before | |||||
Yes | 42 (6.8) | 20 (3.2) | 12 (1.9) | 11.55 (0.37–1.86) | 0.682 |
No | 396 (63.9) | 94 (15.2) | 56 (9) | ||