Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Belarusian Healthcare Professionals Participating in the mpox Survey, October 2022, (n = 144).
| Variable | Outcome | Mpox VAX Rejection (n = 26) |
Mpox VAX Hesitancy (n = 44) |
Mpox VAX Acceptance (n = 74) |
Total (n = 144) |
p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 24 (92.3%) | 42 (95.5%) | 70 (94.6%) | 136 (94.4%) | 0.789 |
| Male | 2 (7.7%) | 2 (4.5%) | 4 (5.4%) | 8 (5.6%) | ||
| Sex | Heterosexual | 24 (92.3%) | 42 (95.5%) | 67 (90.5%) | 133 (92.4%) | 0.482 |
| Homosexual | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | ||
| Bisexual | 2 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (5.4%) | 6 (4.2%) | ||
| Other | 0 (0%) | 2 (4.5%) | 2 (2.7%) | 4 (2.8%) | ||
| Marital Status | Single | 5 (19.2%) | 7 (15.9%) | 14 (18.9%) | 26 (18.1%) | 0.008 |
| Married | 16 (61.5%) | 36 (81.8%) | 59 (79.7%) | 111 (77.1%) | ||
| Widowed | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | ||
| Divorced | 5 (19.2%) | 1 (2.3%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (4.2%) | ||
| Age Group | ≤31 years old | 9 (34.6%) | 25 (56.8%) | 44 (59.5%) | 78 (54.2%) | 0.084 |
| >31 years old | 17 (65.4%) | 19 (43.2%) | 30 (40.5%) | 66 (45.8%) | ||
| Have Children? | No | 8 (30.8%) | 16 (36.4%) | 33 (44.6%) | 57 (39.6%) | 0.404 |
| Yes | 18 (69.2%) | 28 (63.6%) | 41 (55.4%) | 87 (60.4%) | ||
| Profession | Medical HCPs | 15 (57.7%) | 36 (81.8%) | 61 (82.4%) | 112 (77.8%) | 0.025 |
| Allied HCPs | 11 (42.3%) | 8 (18.2%) | 13 (17.6%) | 32 (22.2%) | ||
| Provide Care? | No | 21 (80.8%) | 37 (84.1%) | 54 (73%) | 112 (77.8%) | 0.343 |
| Yes | 5 (19.2%) | 7 (15.9%) | 20 (27%) | 32 (22.2%) |
The Chi-squared test (χ2) and Fisher’s exact test were used with a significance level (p.) ≤ 0.05.