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. 2024 Feb 16;6(7):109–117. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2024.024

Table 2. Behavioral characteristics of mpox in HIV-infected individuals.

Variable n Constituent ratio/percent (%)
Abbreviation: HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; ART=antiretroviral therapy.
When you have unexplained lymphadenopathy, will you seek medical advice and inform yourself of mpox-related exposure voluntarily?
Yes, I will seek medical advice and inform myself of mpox-related exposure voluntarily. 1,078 87.3
No, I will not seek medical advice and inform myself of mpox-related exposure voluntarily. 96 7.8
Yes, I will seek medical advice, but not inform myself of mpox-related exposure voluntarily. 30 2.4
Not seek medical advice 31 2.5
If the mpox vaccine is available, would you like to get it?
Yes 975 78.9
Normal 202 16.4
No 58 4.7
What would you do if you had mpox-related symptoms? (Multiple choices)
Go to an infectious disease hospital 1,195 96.8
Informing the CDC in the community of residence 363 29.4
Seek help from social organizations 238 19.3
Ask friends for help 76 6.2
Buy medicine by yourself 57 4.6
Home quarantine 380 30.8
Nothing was done 4 0.3
Whether you can take ART drugs regularly every day?
Yes 1,075 87.0
Forget to take it occasionally every month (1 or 2 times) 126 10.2
No, I often forget. 7 0.6
ART is not initiated. 27 2.2
Number of sexual partners engaged in anal sex between men in the past six months.
One 325 26.3
Two 173 14.0
Three and above 179 14.5
No same-sex sexual activity has occurred 558 45.2
Has there been any male-to-male group sexual activity in the past six months?
Yes 107 8.7
No 1,128 91.3