Fig 1.
Map of Nigeria in Africa, showing country’s six geopolitical zones, their constituent states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
ArcMap® software version 10.2 (ESRI Inc., Redlands, CA, U.S.A.) was used to generate the maps while the shape-file was retrieved from DIVA- GIS (https://www.diva-gis.org/).
Fig 2.
Schematic representations of the study design and methodology, from conceptualization to data analysis and presentation.
Fig 3.
Distribution of respondents (n = 1544) surveyed for perceptions and knowledge about mpox across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.
ArcMap® software version 10.2 (ESRI Inc., Redlands, CA, U.S.A.) was used to generate the maps while the shape-file was retrieved from DIVA- GIS (https://www.diva-gis.org/).
Fig 4.
Association between respondents’ occupation [academics (n = 306), healthcare workers (n = 832) and tertiary students (n = 406)] and awareness (had not heard) of mpox in Nigeria.
Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents surveyed for knowledge and perception concerning mpox in Nigeria.
Table 2.
Association between the occupation of the Nigerian respondents (academics, healthcare workers and tertiary students) and their perceptions towards the transmission, prevention and control of mpox.
Table 3.
Knowledge of academics, health workers and tertiary students about the transmission, symptoms prevention and control of mpox virus infections in Nigeria.
Table 4.
Factors associated with respondents’ perception and knowledge toward Mpox virus infection in Nigeria.
Table 5.
Multivariable logistic regression analyses of factors of perception and knowledge towards mpox virus infection in Nigeria.
Fig 5.
Various sources of information on mpox virus infection among academics, healthcare workers and tertiary students surveyed in Nigeria.
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; NCDC = Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Table 6.
Relationship between respondents’ perception and knowledge scores in relation to sources of information about mpox virus infection in Nigeria.