Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, towards Ebola Viral Disease

Table 9

Association between respondents’ characteristics and knowledge of EVD.

Variable	Knowledge			value
	Appropriate	Not appropriate
Age (years)
20–29	58 (43.0)	77 (57.0)	5.720	0.057
30–39	78 (47.6)	86 (52.4)
≥40	33 (32.7)	68 (67.3)
Sex
Male	70 (44.0)	89 (56.0)	0.341	0.559
Female	99 (41.1)	142 (58.9)
Marital status
Currently married	111 (42.2)	152 (57.8)	0.001	0.980
Not currently married	58 (42.3)	79 (57.7)
Occupation
Medical doctor	53 (54.1)	45 (45.9)	12.291	0.002
Nurse	89 (42.6)	120 (57.4)
Other health workers	27 (29.0)	66 (71.0)
Duration of employment (years)
<10	132 (44.7)	163 (55.3)	2.869	0.090
≥10	37 (35.2)	68 (64.8)