Swed, SaryaAlibrahim, HidarBohsas, HaidaraJawish, NaghamRais, Mohammed AmirNasif, Mohamad NourData Collection Grp2025-01-112025-01-112023132296-256510.3389/fpubh.2023.11531362-s2.0-85160057233https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1153136https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14627/314Ibrahim, Ismail/0000-0002-0805-8181; Bohsas, Haidara/0000-0003-2134-3988; Tharwat Ahmed Ali, Hossam/0000-0001-8077-5911; Alaswadi, Abdulghani/0000-0001-7469-8606; Sulaiman, Jarjees/0000-0002-2720-3030; Daradkeh, Albaraa/0000-0002-8282-8236; Hurlemann, Rene/0000-0003-2628-565XBackgroundThe aim of this study was to explore potential healthcare workers' (HCWs) concerns about the monkeypox virus in order to create practical solutions to manage this disease. MethodsOnline cross-sectional research was conducted in 11 Arabic countries (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, and Sudan) from 2 August 2022 to 28 December 2022. ResultsApproximately 82% of respondents felt the need to acquire further information. The acceptability of the vaccine against monkeypox has been indicated by more than half of the participants (54.5%). Furthermore, we state that 45% of the participants are knowledgeable about the monkeypox virus, and 53.1% of the participants have never been affected with COVID-19 before are more worried about COVID-19 than about monkeypox. Participants diagnosed with COVID-19 were 0.63 times less likely to worry about monkeypox than those who were not diagnosed with COVID-19. A greater willingness to get the monkeypox vaccination was seen among the age group 21-30 years (42.4%) compared to the other age groups. ConclusionMost healthcare professionals have a moderate knowledge of the monkeypox virus. Furthermore, they demonstrated a low willingness to get the vaccination against the monkeypox virus.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMonkeypoxCovid-19AnxietyVaccinationMulti-National Cross-Sectional StudyArticleQ1Q211WOS:00099248810000137228716