Table 3.
Behavior Change by Vaccination Status.
| MPOX Vaccination Group | Total | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No, But I Plan to | No, and I Don’t Plan to | ||||
| I have canceled travel plans | 4 (4.0%) | 6 (4.7%) | 4 (2.8%) | 14 (3.8%) | 0.7183 | |
| I am limiting parties and social gatherings | 17 (16.8%) | 19 (14.7%) | 13 (9.1%) | 49 (13.1%) | 0.1698 | |
| I am avoiding skin-to-skin contact | 19 (18.8%) | 22 (17.1%) | 18 (12.6%) | 59 (15.8%) | 0.3774 | |
| Limiting the number of sexual partners | 35 (34.7%) | 17 (13.2%) | 10 (7.0%) | 62 (16.6%) | <0.0001 | |
| Only sex with a certain group of people or not meeting new partners | 15 (14.9%) | 9 (7.0%) | 9 (6.3%) | 33 (8.8%) | 0.0444 | |
| I am using condoms more frequently | 9 (8.9%) | 9 (7.0%) | 9 (6.3%) | 27 (7.2%) | 0.7320 | |
| Inspecting my skin more regularly | 21 (20.8%) | 18 (14.0%) | 14 (9.8%) | 53 (14.2%) | 0.0527 | |
| Talking to my partners about symptoms before having sex | 10 (9.9%) | 5 (3.9%) | 4 (2.8%) | 19 (5.1%) | 0.0336 | |
| No effect | 46 (45.5%) | 55 (42.6%) | 90 (62.9%) | 191 (51.2%) | 0.0015 | |
| No impact on my sexual behaviors | 6 (5.9%) | 15 (11.6%) | 19 (13.3%) | 40 (10.7%) | 0.1733 | |
| Number of behavior changes employed | 0 | 54 (53.5%) | 73 (56.6%) | 111 (77.6%) | 238 (63.8%) | 0.0002 |
| 1 | 16 (15.8%) | 31 (24.0%) | 13 (9.1%) | 60 (16.1%) | ||
| 2 | 11 (10.9%) | 8 (6.2%) | 8 (5.6%) | 27 (7.2%) | ||
| 3+ | 20 (19.8%) | 17 (13.2%) | 11 (7.7%) | 48 (12.9%) | ||