Table 2.

Respondents’ attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs about Monkeypox disease (N = 1546).

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Have you been affected by the COVID-19 disease?
No	776	50.2
Yes	770	49.8
Participant's and family members compliance with COVID-19 pandemic precautions
Rarely committed	131	8.5
Medium commitment	659	42.6
Always committed	756	48.9
Worry from Monkeypox compared to COVID-19
Much worried with the COVID-19	968	62.6
More worried with Monkeypox	578	37.4
Main reasons for your worry from Monkeypox disease
Self and family worry of Monkeypox infection	882	57.8
Worry from another worldwide pandemic	923	60.4
Worried that Monkeypox might surge to cause a national lockdown	363	23.8
Concerned that an international flight suspension happens	242	15.8
Other worries	105	6.9
Do you perceive Monkeypox as a dangerous and virulent disease that calls for respiratory and contact precautions?
No	753	48.7
Yes	793	51.3
(GAD7) score, mean (SD)		6.14 (5.53)
Very low Anxiety	720	46.6
Mild Anxiety	447	28.9
Moderate Anxiety	233	15.1
High Anxiety	146	9.4
Overall Monkeypox Disease Knowledge score, mean (SD) maximum score = 9	4.88 (1.49)
Low score	681	44
High score	865	56