<p>The mean age of the respondents was 30 ± 7.7 (12-71). Twenty-three (4.6%) of the total respondents identified as females. About 344 (69.1%) were urban dwellers. Two hundred and forty-six respondents (49.4%) CI (0.4501, 0.5379) perceived Mpox disease as a serious event while 129 (25.9%, 95% CI: 22.1-29.8) and 123 (24.7%, 95% CI: 20.9-28.5) perceived it to be very serious and not serious respectively. About 270 (54.2%, 95% CI: 49.8, 58.6) respondents thought it unlikely for them to contract Mpox disease, while 183 (36.7%, 95% CI: 32.5-40.9) thought it was likely. Generally, Mpox was perceived as a low-risk event by the respondents 445 (89.4%, 95% CI: 86.7-92.1) There was no significant difference between educational levels and risk perception (χ_(2(6))1.855a 0.933)</p>