Table 5.
Geodetector analysis of driving factors of the behavioral intention of receiving mpoxa vaccination and undergoing mpox testing among YMSMb from 6 provinces of China in September 2022 (N=2493).
| Strata | Behavioral intention of receiving mpox vaccination (score) | Behavioral intention of undergoing mpox testing (score) | ||||||||
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Mean (SD) | q-statistic (P value)c | Mean (SD) | q-statistic (P value)c | |||||
| Study sitesd | —e | 0.002 (.39) | — | 0.003 (.14) | ||||||
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Province A | 16.79 (3.55) | — | 18.72 (2.34) | — | |||||
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Province B | 16.93 (3.16) | — | 18.51 (2.30) | — | |||||
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Province C | 16.88(3.50) | — | 18.44 (2.30) | — | |||||
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Province D | 16.85 (3.70) | — | 18.53 (2.58) | — | |||||
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Province E | 16.43 (3.70) | — | 18.23 (2.73) | — | |||||
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Province F | 16.68 (3.89) | — | 18.51 (2.67) | — | |||||
| Age group (years) | — | 0.0006 (.26) | — | 0.0002 (.47) | ||||||
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18-24 | 16.85 (3.55) | — | 18.45 (2.60) | — | |||||
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25-29 | 16.68 (3.62) | — | 18.53 (2.39) | — | |||||
| Ethnicity | — | 0.0006 (>.99) | — | 0.0006 (>.99) | ||||||
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Han | 16.74 (3.59) | — | 18.48 (2.49) | — | |||||
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Others | 17.19 (3.49) | — | 18.79 (2.54) | — | |||||
| Employment status | — | <0.0001 (.96) | — | 0.001 (.76) | ||||||
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Student/unemployed | 16.75 (3.67) | — | 18.38 (2.69) | — | |||||
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Employed | 16.77 (3.55) | — | 18.54 (2.40) | — | |||||
| Education level | — | 0.0002 (.96) | — | 0.0002 (.99) | ||||||
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High school or below | 16.66 (3.71) | — | 18.41 (2.84) | — | |||||
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College and above | 16.78 (3.57) | — | 18.51 (2.42) | — | |||||
| Monthly income (CNYf) | — | 0.0001 (.64) | — | 0.004 (.61) | ||||||
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≤6000 (≤US $836) | 16.80 (3.56) | — | 18.45 (2.54) | — | |||||
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>6000 (>US $836) | 16.71 (3.64 | — | 18.55 (2.41 | — | |||||
| Marital status | — | <0.0001 (.99) | — | <0.0001 (.99) | ||||||
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Married/living with a partner | 16.63 (3.71) | — | 18.45 (2.41) | — | |||||
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Unmarried/divorced/separated/widowed | 16.77 (3.58) | — | 18.49 (2.49) | — | |||||
| Overseas travel history | — | <0.0001 (.99) | — | <0.0001 (>.99) | ||||||
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Yes | 16.84 (3.91) | — | 18.71 (1.89) | — | |||||
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No | 16.76 (3.58) | — | 18.49 (2.50) | — | |||||
| Number of male sexual partners | — | 0.005 (.04) | — | 0.008 (.07) | ||||||
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0 | 16.16 (3.85) | — | 17.98 (3.07) | — | |||||
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1 | 16.89 (3.57) | — | 18.68 (2.38) | — | |||||
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≥2 | 16.88 (3.49) | — | 18.52 (2.34) | — | |||||
| In-person gatherings with MSMg | — | 0.001 (.08) | — | 0.002 (.02) | ||||||
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Yes | 16.63 (3.79) | — | 18.61 (2.25) | — | |||||
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No | 16.88 (3.41) | — | 18.36 (2.74) | — | |||||
| HIV infection | — | 0.004 (.50) | — | 0.004 (.95) | ||||||
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Positive | 17.37 (3.39) | — | 18.92 (2.19) | — | |||||
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Negative/unknown/not clear/never tested | 16.69 (3.61) | — | 18.44 (2.52) | — | |||||
| History of STIsh | — | 0.002 (.71) | — | 0.002 (.98) | ||||||
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Yes | 17.14 (3.54) | — | 18.74 (2.34) | — | |||||
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No | 16.70 (3.59) | — | 18.45 (2.51) | — | |||||
| Having chemsex with MSM | — | 0.002 (.38) | — | 0.001 (.93) | ||||||
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Yes | 17.08 (3.43) | — | 18.65 (2.31) | — | |||||
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No | 16.67 (3.63) | — | 18.45 (2.54) | — | |||||
| Having any mpox symptoms | — | <0.0001 (.97) | — | 0.002 (.81) | ||||||
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Yes | 16.79 (3.59) | — | 18.69 (2.21) | — | |||||
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No | 16.75 (3.59) | — | 18.43 (2.56) | — | |||||
| Having close contact with people who showed mpox symptoms | — | <0.0001 (.99) | — | 0.0002 (>.99) | ||||||
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Yes | 16.70 (3.57) | — | 18.33 (3.06) | — | |||||
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No/not sure | 16.77 (4.04) | — | 18.50 (2.46) | — | |||||
ampox: monkeypox.
bYMSM: young men who have sex with men.
cThe factor detector was used.
dUppercase letters were used as pseudonyms of the study sites.
eNot applicable.
fCNY: Chinese yuan. An exchange rate of CNY 1=US $0.14 has been applied.
gMSM: men who have sex with men.
hSTI: sexually transmitted infection.