Table 7.
Univariate and multivariate regression analyses of the behavioral intention of undergoing mpoxa testing 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) | 0.012 (–0.022 to 0.046) | –0.004 (–0.035 to 0.027) | |
| Ethnicity (others vs Han) | 0.313 (–0.183 to 0.809) | 0.093 (–0.269 to 0.454) | |
| Employment status (employed vs student/unemployed) | 0.158 (–0.056 to 0.372) | 0.141 (–0.059 to 0.341) | |
| Education level (college and above vs high school or below) | 0.103 (–0.161 to 0.368) | –0.105 (–0.307 to 0.097) | |
| Monthly income (≤CNYc 6000 vs >CNY 6000 [US $836]) | 0.102 (–0.099 to 0.303) | –0.100 (–0.272 to 0.071) | |
| Marital status (unmarried/divorced/separated/widowed vs married/living with a partner) | 0.042 (–0.428 to 0.513) | 0.136 (–0.211 to 0.484) | |
| Overseas travel history (yes vs no) | 0.219 (–0.472 to 0.909) | 0.498 (–0.002 to 0.998) | |
| Number of male sex partners in the past 6 months (reference: 0) | |||
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1 | 0.700 (0.400 to 1.000)d | 0.290 (0.070 to 0.510)e |
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≥2 | 0.535 (0.251 to 0.818)d | 0.061 (–0.156 to 0.278) |
| Having in-person gatherings in the past 6 months (yes vs no) | 0.247 (0.051 to 0.443)e | 0.219 (0.072 to 0.366)f | |
| Having chemsex with male sex partners in the past 6 months (yes vs no) | 0.208 (–0.029 to 0.445) | 0.030 (–0.152 to 0.211) | |
| HIV infection (yes vs other) | 0.479 (0.170 to 0.789)f | 0.140 (–0.099 to 0.380) | |
| History of STIsg (yes vs other) | 0.293 (0.013 to 0.573)e | 0.035 (–0.182 to 0.252) | |
| Having any mpox symptoms in the past 2 weeks (yes vs no) | 0.256 (0.024 to 0.489)e | 0.140 (–0.038 to 0.317) | |
| Having close contact with people showing mpox symptoms in the past 2 weeks (yes vs other) | –0.172 (–0.642 to 0.298) | –0.152 (–0.506 to 0.202) | |
| Mpox knowledge | 0.081 (0.045 to 0.117)d | –0.001 (–0.028 to 0.026) | |
| Perceived susceptibility of mpox | –0.053 (–0.096 to –0.011)e | –0.024 (–0.059 to 0.011) | |
| Perceived severity of mpox | 0.531 (0.482 to 0.579)d | 0.283 (0.241 to 0.325)d | |
| Emotional distress caused by mpox | 0.077 (–0.004 to 0.159) | –0.069 (–0.137 to –0.001)e | |
| Perceived benefits of mpox vaccination | 0.846 (0.808 to 0.884)d | 0.679 (0.636 to 0.721)d | |
| Perceived barriers to mpox vaccination | 0.087 (0.065 to 0.109)d | 0.010 (–0.007 to 0.027) | |
| Self-efficacy of receiving mpox vaccination | 0.597 (0.541 to 0.653)d | 0.195 (0.146 to 0.245)d | |
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<.001.
eP<.05.
fP<.01.
gSTI: sexually transmitted infection.