Table 4 Analysis of sociodemographic variables as factors influencing the public knowledge of respondents towards the 2022 monkey pox outbreak

Age (years)

18 – 29

91

82

1.00

-

-

-

30 – 39

212

152

1.26 (0.87, 1.82)

0.001

1.07 (0.71,1.61)

0.673

40 – 49

104

51

1.82 (1.16, 2.85)

1.28 (0.76,2.16)

50 – 59

22

17

1.16(0.57, 2.34)

0.87 (0.40,1.91)

Gender

Female

159

144

1.00

-

-

-

Male

267

154

1.61 (1.19, 2.18)

0.002

1.69 (1.22,2.33)

0.001

Sexual orientation

Bisexual

39

30

1.00

-

-

-

Heterosexual

243

137

1.37 (0.82, 2.32)

0.003

1.37 (0.79,2.34)

0.049

Homosexual

27

14

1.48 (0.66, 3.30)

1.65 (1.07,3.78)

Prefer not to say

120

121

0.76 (0.44, 1.30)

0.85 (0.48,1.50)

Education

High School

16

12

1.00

-

-

-

College (Bachelor)

240

199

0.91 (0.42, 1.96)

0.047

1.00 (0.45,2.25)

0.05

Masters

146

80

1.37 (0.62, 3.05)

1.22 (0.52,2.89)

Ph.D

27

12

1.68 (0.61, 4.64)

1.44 (1.04,4.23)

Geopolitical region

North East

114

106

1.00

-

-

-

North Central

100

70

1.34 (0.89, 2.00)

0.015

1.19 (0.78,1.84)

0.155

North West

46

38

1.11 (0.67, 1.86)

1.08 (0.64,1.84)

South East

16

5

3.00 (1.06, 8.48)

2.86 (0.99,8.29)

South South

65

26

2.27 (1.34, 3.85)

1.86 (1.05,3.31)

South West

90

55

1.52 (0.98, 2.34)

1.26 (0.79,1.99)