Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of MSM living with HIV in China.
| Characteristics | Total N = 577 |
Willing to Receive Mpox Vaccination n = 328 |
Unwilling to Receive Mpox Vaccination n = 249 |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Identity | 0.624 | |||
| Cisgender male | 523 (90.6) | 299 (91.2) | 224 (90.0) | |
| Transgender women | 54 (9.4) | 29 (8.8) | 25 (10.0) | |
| Age, year | 0.319 | |||
| ≤25 | 88 (15.3) | 44 (13.4) | 44 (17.7) | |
| 26–39 | 400 (69.3) | 230 (70.1) | 170 (68.2) | |
| ≥40 | 89 (15.4) | 54 (16.5) | 35 (14.1) | |
| Education | 0.028 | |||
| High school or below | 103 (17.9) | 55 (16.8) | 48 (19.3) | |
| Undergraduate diploma | 401 (69.5) | 221 (67.4) | 180 (72.3) | |
| Postgraduate diploma | 73 (12.7) | 52 (15.9) | 21 (8.4) | |
| Chinese geographical division | 0.177 | |||
| North China | 80 (13.9) | 50 (15.2) | 30 (12.0) | |
| Northeast China | 26 (4.5) | 17 (5.2) | 9 (3.6) | |
| East China | 221 (38.3) | 120 (36.6) | 101 (40.6) | |
| Central China | 64 (11.1) | 46 (14.0) | 22 (8.8) | |
| South China | 90 (15.6) | 43 (13.1) | 47 (18.9) | |
| Southwest China | 68 (11.8) | 17 (5.2) | 11 (4.4) | |
| Northwest China | 28 (4.9) | 35 (10.7) | 29 (11.6) | |
| Marital status | 0.412 | |||
| Single | 290 (50.3) | 156 (47.6) | 134 (53.8) | |
| Unmarried | 219 (38.0) | 132 (40.2) | 87 (34.9) | |
| Married | 50 (8.7) | 28 (8.5) | 22 (8.8) | |
| Other | 18 (3.1) | 12 (3.7) | 6 (2.4) | |
| Employment status | 0.674 | |||
| Full-time employment | 504 (87.3) | 290 (88.4) | 214 (85.9) | |
| Student | 40 (6.9) | 21 (6.4) | 19 (7.6) | |
| Unemployed | 33 (5.7) | 17 (5.2) | 16 (6.4) | |
| Salary (CNY) | 0.286 | |||
| 0–4999 | 201 (34.8) | 107 (32.6) | 94 (37.8) | |
| 5000–9999 | 237 (41.1) | 135 (41.2) | 102 (41.0) | |
| ≥10,000 | 139 (24.1) | 86 (26.2) | 53 (21.3) | |
| Region | 0.270 | |||
| Urban | 534 (92.5) | 307 (93.6) | 227 (91.2) | |
| Rural | 43 (7.5) | 21 (6.4) | 22 (8.8) | |
| Sexual orientation | 0.854 | |||
| Heterosexual or bisexual | 79 (13.7) | 47 (14.3) | 32 (12.9) | |
| Homosexual | 488 (84.6) | 275 (83.8) | 213 (85.5) | |
| Other or not sure | 10 (1.7) | 6 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | |
| History of chronic diseases | 0.598 | |||
| No | 505 (87.5) | 285 (86.9) | 220 (88.4) | |
| Yes | 72 (12.5) | 43 (13.1) | 29 (11.6) | |
| Self-reported STD diagnoses | 0.845 | |||
| Yes | 83 (14.4) | 48 (14.6) | 35 (14.1) | |
| No | 494 (85.6) | 280 (85.4) | 214 (85.9) | |
| Level of anxiety severity, GAD-7 score | 0.428 | |||
| No or mild anxiety (<10) | 488 (84.6) | 274 (83.5) | 214 (85.9) | |
| Moderate to severe anxiety (≥10) | 89 (15.4) | 54 (16.5) | 35 (14.1) |
Abbreviations: CNY: Chinese Yuan; CNY 100 ≈ USD 15; ART: antiretroviral therapy; MSM: men who have sex with men; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; STD: Sexually transmitted diseases. Chinese Geographical Division: North China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia); Northeast China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning); East China (Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong, Fujian, Taiwan); Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan); South China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macao); Southwest China (Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet); Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang). Chronic disease including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and other chronic diseases.