Table 3 Relationship between MPX conspiracy beliefs, sociodemographic, and health-related variables
| Â | MPX conspiracy beliefs | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | Total | P value | |
n (%) | n (%) | n | Â | |
Gender | Â | 0.001 | ||
 Male | 74 (32%) | 157 (68%) | 231 |  |
 Female | 250 (44.5%) | 312 (55.5%) | 562 |  |
Age (years) |  |  < 0.001 | ||
 18–29 | 183 (51.7%) | 171 (48.3%) | 354 |  |
 30–49 | 89 (35.7%) | 160 (64.3%) | 249 |  |
 50 and above | 52 (27.4%) | 138 (72.6%) | 190 |  |
Marital status |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Single/Married | 316 (43.1%) | 418 (56.9%) | 734 |  |
 Widowed/divorced | 8 (13.6%) | 51 (86.4%) | 59 |  |
Educational level |  |  < 0.001 | ||
 Secondary or below | 62 (32.1%) | 131 (67.9%) | 193 |  |
 University or above | 262 (43.7%) | 338 (56.3%) | 600 |  |
Occupation | Â | 0.712 | ||
 Outside the medical field/not working | 235 (40.9%) | 339 (59.1%) | 574 |  |
 Medical field | 89 (40.6%) | 130 (59.4%) | 219 |  |
Urbanicity | Â | 0.432 | ||
 Urban | 245 (41.7%) | 343 (58.3%) | 588 |  |
 Rural | 79 (38.5%) | 126 (61.5%) | 205 |  |
Overall health status |  |  < 0.001 | ||
 Fair or below | 55 (27.6%) | 144 (72.4%) | 199 |  |
 Good or above | 269 (45.3%) | 325 (54.7%) | 594 |  |
Self-reported economic situation |  |  < 0.001 | ||
 Low | 204 (33.1%) | 411 (66.9%) | 615 |  |
 Moderate/high | 120 (67.4%) | 58 (32.6%) | 178 |  |