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This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers regarding Mpox at this hospital.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>This cross-sectional study assessing 382 HCWs. It was conducted on August 1\u201330, 2024. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. A simple random sampling technique was used. Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used. <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05 was considered as Significant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Result<\/jats:title><jats:p>Almost half of the participants (48.40%) showed good knowledge, and 49.20% displayed a positive attitude toward Mpox. Age\u202f\u2265\u202f50\u202fYears old (AOR\u202f=\u202f4.1, 95% CI 1.33\u201312.07), Physicians (AOR\u202f=\u202f3.2, 95% CI 1.57\u20136.50), pharmacists (AOR\u202f=\u202f3.5, 95% CI 1.55\u20138.06), having a B.Sc. Degree (AOR\u202f=\u202f3.2, 95% CI 1.58\u20136.84), having M.Sc. (AOR\u202f=\u202f3.3, 95% CI 1.60\u20136.84), work experience of 5\u201310\u202fyears (AOR\u202f=\u202f3.2, 95% CI 1.78\u20135.95), HCWs who get information primarily from training (AOR\u202f=\u202f2.7, 95% CI 1.08\u20136.70), and HCWs attending training including Mpox (AOR\u202f=\u202f1.9, 95% CI 1.16\u20133.19) were more likely to having good knowledge than their counter. HCWs those having a M.Sc. degree (AOR\u202f=\u202f2.1, 95% CI 1.11\u20134.20), physician (AOR\u202f=\u202f2.1, 95% CI 1.10\u20134.16), pharmacist (AOR\u202f=\u202f2.6, 95% CI 1.21\u20135.76), HCWs having work experience of 5\u201310 (AOR\u202f=\u202f2.5, 95% CI 1.44\u20134.38), and HCWs attending training including Mpox (AOR\u202f=\u202f1.9, 95% CI 1.18\u20133.07) were more likely to have positive attitude than their counter.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study revealed nearly half of the participants had a limited knowledge and negative attitudes. 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