Table 2.
HIV status, sexual behaviors, and social contact variables related to willingness to get vaccinated among MSM living with HIV in China.
| Variables | Total N = 577 |
Willing to Receive Mpox Vaccination n = 328 |
Unwilling to Receive Mpox Vaccination n = 249 |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time since HIV diagnosis (months) | 0.969 | |||
| ≤12 | 78 (13.5) | 44 (13.4) | 34 (13.7) | |
| 13–35 | 128 (22.2) | 74 (22.6) | 54 (21.7) | |
| ≥36 | 371 (64.3) | 210 (64.0) | 161 (64.7) | |
| Latest HIV viral load | <0.001 | |||
| Detectable | 82 (14.2) | 41 (12.5) | 41 (16.5) | |
| Undetectable | 443 (76.8) | 269 (82.0) | 174 (69.9) | |
| Not sure | 52 (9.0) | 18 (5.5) | 34 (13.7) | |
| Latest CD4 cell count (per uL) | 0.268 | |||
| <200 | 16 (2.8) | 6 (1.8) | 10 (4.0) | |
| 200 to 349 | 62 (10.7) | 35 (10.7) | 27 (10.8) | |
| 350 to 499 | 164 (28.4) | 97 (29.6) | 67 (26.9) | |
| ≥500 | 307 (53.2) | 178 (54.3) | 129 (51.8) | |
| Not sure | 28 (4.9) | 12 (3.7) | 16 (6.4) | |
| ART adherence, MMAS-8 score | 0.040 | |||
| Low (scores < 6) | 55 (9.6) | 24 (7.4) | 31 (12.6) | |
| Medium (6 ≤ scores < 8) | 187 (32.7) | 101 (31.1) | 86 (34.8) | |
| High (scores = 8) | 330 (57.7) | 200 (61.5) | 130 (52.6) | |
| Anal sex in the past three months | <0.001 | |||
| No | 185 (32.1) | 87 (26.5) | 98 (39.4) | |
| Yes | 392 (67.9) | 241 (73.5) | 151 (60.6) | |
| Frequency of anal sex in the past three months | 0.568 | |||
| ≥4 times per month | 72 (12.5) | 42 (12.8) | 30 (12.0) | |
| 1–3 times per month | 188 (32.6) | 112 (34.1) | 76 (30.5) | |
| <1 time per month | 317 (54.9) | 174 (53.0) | 143 (57.4) | |
| Frequency of oral sex in the past three months | 0.112 | |||
| ≥4 times per month | 84 (14.6) | 46 (14.0) | 38 (15.3) | |
| 1–3 times per month | 213 (36.9) | 133 (40.5) | 80 (32.1) | |
| <1 time per month | 280 (48.5) | 149 (45.4) | 131 (52.6) | |
| Number of anal sex partners in the past three months | <0.001 | |||
| ≥4 | 74 (12.8) | 37 (11.3) | 37 (14.9) | |
| 1–3 | 318 (55.1) | 204 (62.2) | 114 (45.8) | |
| 0 | 185 (32.1) | 87 (26.5) | 98 (39.4) | |
| Inconsistent condom use during anal sex | 0.683 | |||
| Yes | 187 (47.7) | 113 (46.9) | 74 (49.0) | |
| No | 205 (52.3) | 128 (53.1) | 77 (51.0) | |
| Experience community lockdown due to COVID-19 | 0.413 | |||
| Yes | 175 (30.3) | 95 (29.0) | 80 (32.1) | |
| No | 402 (69.7) | 233 (71.0) | 169 (67.9) | |
| Self-reported number of close contacts daily | 0.018 | |||
| 0–3 | 526 (91.2) | 291 (88.7) | 235 (94.4) | |
| ≥4 | 51 (8.8) | 37 (11.3) | 14 (5.6) | |
| Self-reported number of close conversations daily | 0.401 | |||
| 0–3 | 231 (40.0) | 138 (42.1) | 93 (37.3) | |
| 4–7 | 137 (23.7) | 72 (22.0) | 65 (26.1) | |
| ≥8 | 209 (36.2) | 118 (36.0) | 91 (36.5) | |
| Frequency of visiting entertainment venues in the past three months | 0.181 | |||
| ≥4 times per month | 24 (4.2) | 13 (4.0) | 11 (4.4) | |
| 1–3 times per month | 39 (6.8) | 27 (8.2) | 12 (4.8) | |
| <1 time per month | 103 (17.9) | 51 (15.5) | 52 (20.9) | |
| Never | 441 (71.2) | 237 (72.3) | 174 (69.9) |
Abbreviations: ART: antiretroviral therapy; MSM: men who have sex with men; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus. ART adherence information is missing for five individuals.