Table 4.

Knowledge and awareness of Healthcare professionals towards mpox.

Item (N = 227)		Frequency	Percentage
Have you heard of mpox before?	Yes	220	96.9
	No	7	3.1
Source of information on mpox (N = 220)*
Health professional		148	67.2
Internet/online sources		101	45.9
Mass media		92	41.8
Friends/Family		38	17.3
Others		3	1.3
Knowledge statements (N = 227)
Statement		Correct responses	Percentage
Mpox is a bacterial disease infection Correct Answer: No		180	79.3
Mpox can be transmitted through a bite of an infected monkey Correct Answer: Yes		136	59.9
Travelers from America and Europe are the primary source of imported cases of mpox Correct Answer: No		78	34.4
Mpox and small pox have similar signs and symptoms Correct Answer: Yes		165	72.7
There is no specific treatment for mpox Correct Answer: Yes		110	48.5
People who got the chickenpox vaccine are immunised against mpox Correct Answer: No		123	54.2
Mpox is more prevalent in Western and Central Africa Correct Answer: Yes		148	65.2
Antibiotics are used to treat human mpox Correct Answer: No		124	54.6
Pregnant women are at increased risk for severe mpox infection Correct Answer: Yes		113	49.8
The causative agent for mpox infection Correct Answer: Virus		201	88.5
The average incubation period of mpox infection Correct Answer:7–14 days		93	41.0
Group at higher risk of getting Mpox infection Correct Answer: Elderly		16	7.0
Mode of transmission of mpox*
Contact with infected person or animal		181	79.7
Contact with body lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets		164	72.2
Contaminated beddings and towels		107	47.1
Sexual intercourse		63	27.8
Score		Frequency (%)	Remark
< 50%		73 (32.2)	Poor knowledge
50–69%		103 (45.4)	Fair knowledge
≥ 70%		51 (22.5)	Good knowledge

Mean knowledge score ± SD (range): 8.82 ± 2.992 (2–15)

Total obtainable score: 16