Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of healthcare workers (n = 637).

Variables	Items	Frequency	Percentage
Age	21–30	401	63.0
	31–40	173	27.2
	41+	63	9.8
Gender	Male	318	49.9
	Female	319	50.1
Marital status	Single	314	49.3
	Married	304	47.7
	Widow/er	19	3
Level of education	Undergraduate (diploma or BSc degree)	616	96.7
	Postgraduate (MSc, PhD, or its equivalent)	21	3.3
Work experience	Less than 1 year	168	26.4
	1–5 years	271	42.5
	More than 5 years	198	31.1
Occupational category	Medical technicians	130	20.4
	Nurse	227	35.6
	Pharmacist	121	19.0
	Dentist	65	10.2
	Physician	94	14.8
Residence area	The capital (Erbil)	166	26.1
	Outside the capital	471	73.9
Heard about the human monkeypox before 2022?		Yes	No
		382 (60%)	255 (40%)