Table 6.
Univariate and multivariate regression analyses of the behavioral intention of receiving mpoxa vaccination among YMSMb from 6 provinces of China in September 2022 (N=2493).
| Independent variables | Univariate regression ba (95% CI) | Multivariate regression ba (95% CI) | |||
| Age (years) | –0.032 (–0.081 to 0.018) | –0.040 (–0.090 to 0.010) | |||
| Ethnicity (others vs Han) | 0.443 (–0.272 to 1.158) | 0.107 (–0.476 to 0.691) | |||
| Employment status (employed vs student/unemployed) | 0.019 (–0.289 to 0.328) | 0.028 (–0.295 to 0.352) | |||
| Education level (college and above vs high school or below) | 0.119 (–0.262 to 0.500) | 0.015 (–0.311 to 0.341) | |||
| Monthly income (>CNYc 6000 vs ≤CNY 6000 [US $836]) | –0.089 (–0.379 to 0.200) | –0.167 (–0.444 to 0.111) | |||
| Marital status (unmarried/divorced/separated/widowed vs married/living with a partner) | 0.141 (–0.537 to 0.819) | –0.123 (–0.684 to 0.438) | |||
| Overseas travel history (yes vs no) | 0.082 (–0.914 to 1.078) | 0.216 (–0.593 to 1.024) | |||
| Number of male sex partners in the past 6 months (reference: 0) | |||||
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1 | 0.730 (0.298 to 1.162)d | 0.452 (0.098 to 0.806)e | ||
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≥2 | 0.726 (0.317 to 1.135)d | 0.200 (–0.149 to 0.550) | ||
| Having in-person gatherings in the past 6 months (yes vs no) | 0.243 (–0.039 to 0.526) | 0.058 (–0.179 to 0.295) | |||
| Having chemsex with male sex partners in the past 6 months (yes vs no) | 0.409 (0.067 to 0.751)e | 0.235 (–0.059 to 0.529) | |||
| HIV infection (yes vs other) | 0.683 (0.236 to 1.129)d | 0.321 (–0.066 to 0.708) | |||
| History of STIsf (yes vs other) | 0.434 (0.031 to 0.838)e | 0.111 (–0.239 to 0.462) | |||
| Having any mpox symptoms in the past 2 weeks (yes vs no) | 0.039 (–0.297 to 0.375) | –0.008 (–0.295 to 0.280) | |||
| Having close contact with people showing mpox symptoms in the past 2 weeks (yes vs other) | –0.067 (–0.744 to 0.611) | –0.191 (–0.762 to 0.381) | |||
| Mpox knowledge | 0.156 (0.105 to 0.208)g | 0.060 (0.016 to 0.103)d | |||
| Perceived susceptibility of mpox | 0.183 (0.122 to 0.244)g | 0.091 (0.035 to 0.146)d | |||
| Perceived severity of mpox | 0.491 (0.417 to 0.565)g | 0.230 (0.164 to 0.296)g | |||
| Emotional distress caused by mpox | 0.571 (0.455 to 0.686)g | 0.270 (0.160 to 0.380)g | |||
| Perceived benefits of mpox vaccination | 0.622 (0.580 to 0.664)g | 0.455 (0.411 to 0.498)g | |||
| Perceived barriers to mpox vaccination | 0.051 (0.010 to 0.092)e | –0.056 (–0.090 to –0.022)d | |||
| Self-efficacy of receiving mpox vaccination | 1.002 (0.919 to 1.085)g | 0.586 (0.504 to 0.668)g | |||
ampox: monkeypox.
bYMSM: young men who have sex with men.
cCNY: Chinese yuan. An exchange rate of CNY 1=US $0.14 has been applied.
dP<.01.
eP<.05.
fSTI: sexually transmitted infection.
gP<.001.