Table 1 Socio-demographics characteristics of the participants (N = 793)
| Â | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 231 | 29.13 |
 Female | 562 | 70.87 |
Age groups (years) | ||
 18–29 years | 354 | 44.64 |
 30–49 years | 249 | 31.40 |
 50 years and above | 190 | 23.96 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 277 | 34.93 |
 Married/Engaged | 457 | 57.63 |
 Other (divorced/widowed) | 59 | 7.44 |
Education level | ||
 Secondary or below | 193 | 24.34 |
 University or above | 600 | 75.66 |
Occupation | ||
 Outside the medical field | 389 | 49.05 |
 Medical field | 219 | 27.62 |
 Not working | 185 | 23.33 |
Urbanicity | ||
 Urban | 588 | 74.15 |
 Rural | 205 | 25.85 |
Province | ||
 Great Bekaa | 118 | 14.90 |
 Great North (Akkar/North) | 96 | 12.10 |
 South and Nabatieh | 109 | 13.70 |
 Beirut | 228 | 28.75 |
 Mount Lebanon | 242 | 30.52 |
Self-reported health status | ||
 Fair or below | 199 | 25.09 |
 Good or above | 594 | 74.91 |
Self-reported economic status | ||
 Low | 615 | 77.56 |
 Moderate/high | 178 | 22.44 |
Suffering from an immunodeficiency or chronic disease | ||
 No | 640 | 80.71 |
 Yes | 153 | 19.29 |
Heard before about MPX (before the current outbreak) | ||
 No | 743 | 90.63 |
 Yes | 50 | 9.37 |
Knowing someone with MPX | ||
 No | 789 | 99.50 |
 Yes | 4 | 0.50 |