Table 2.
The potential factors associated with the acceptance of monkeypox vaccination
| Covariates | Acceptance/total (%) | Number of studies | Mean difference*/odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | p-Egger | p-Heterogeneity | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean±SD | 36.90±9.64 | 10 | 0.52* | -1.24–2.28 | 0.0423 | <0.0001 | 0.5630 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 4198/7991 (52.53) | 20 | 1.20 | 0.97–1.48 | 0.3674 | <0.0001 | 0.0910 |
| Female | 4208/8175 (51.47) | 20 | 0.84 | 0.68–1.03 | 0.3674 | <0.0001 | 0.0910 |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 1366/2057 (66.41) | 8 | 0.82 | 0.62–1.09 | 0.6400 | 0.0010 | 0.1700 |
| Single | 6945/8222 (84.47) | 8 | 1.22 | 0.92–1.61 | 0.6400 | 0.0010 | 0.1700 |
| Educational attainment | |||||||
| <BSc | 6803/9436 (72.10) | 14 | 0.74 | 0.60–0.90 | 0.0687 | <0.0001 | 0.0030 |
| ≥BSc | 9136/13212 (69.15) | 14 | 1.36 | 1.11–1.66 | 0.0687 | <0.0001 | 0.0030 |
| Employment | |||||||
| Not working | 563/932 (60.41) | 7 | 0.84 | 0.27–2.66 | 0.1432 | <0.0001 | 0.7690 |
| Working | 5010/6450 (77.67) | 7 | 1.19 | 0.38–3.75 | 0.1432 | <0.0001 | 0.7690 |
| Socioeconomic status | |||||||
| Low income | 2195/3142 (69.86) | 7 | 1.03 | 0.72–1.48 | 0.2537 | <0.0001 | 0.8570 |
| Middle income | 1624/2168 (74.91) | 7 | 0.88 | 0.77–1.01 | 0.7162 | 0.1180 | 0.0740 |
| High income | 958/1273 (75.26) | 7 | 1.04 | 0.62 – 1.74 | 0.4024 | <0.0001 | 0.8910 |
| Urbanicity | |||||||
| Urban | 6780/11294 (60.03) | 10 | 1.21 | 0.91–1.61 | 0.4015 | <0.0001 | 0.1980 |
| Rural | 1592/3242 (49.11) | 10 | 0.83 | 0.62–1.10 | 0.4015 | <0.0001 | 0.1980 |
| Good knowledge of monkeypox | 2081/2859 (72.79) | 9 | 1.23 | 0.80–1.90 | 0.6176 | <0.0001 | 0.3410 |
| Sexual orientation | |||||||
| Bisexual | 2285/2508 (91.11) | 8 | 0.84 | 0.72–0.99 | 0.0110 | 0.5000 | 0.0350 |
| Heterosexual | 3913/8314 (47.07) | 5 | 0.76 | 0.59–0.97 | 0.7406 | 0.6830 | 0.0260 |
| Homosexual | 9672/10694 (90.44) | 10 | 1.27 | 1.10–1.47 | 0.6958 | 0.5670 | 0.0010 |
| History of chronic disease(s) | 942/1135 (83.00) | 7 | 1.20 | 0.84–1.71 | 0.0973 | 0.0730 | 0.3180 |
| HIV positivity | 4610/5197 (88.71) | 7 | 1.43 | 1.16–1.77 | 0.3304 | 0.0750 | 0.0010 |
| History of STDs | 7044/8130 (86.64) | 8 | 1.25 | 0.86–1.80 | 0.0823 | <0.0001 | 0.2430 |
| History of monkeypox | 311/371 (83.83) | 4 | 1.34 | 0.82–2.20 | 0.2305 | 0.0630 | 0.2430 |
| History of vaccination | |||||||
| COVID-19 vaccination | 1398/2400 (58.25) | 9 | 2.48 | 1.50–4.07 | 0.4259 | 0.0010 | <0.0001 |
| Influenza vaccination | 722/1272 (56.76) | 6 | 1.39 | 1.10–1.76 | 0.2308 | 0.2660 | 0.0060 |
| Smallpox vaccination | 676/994 (68.01) | 6 | 0.88 | 0.61–1.27 | 0.1297 | 0.0080 | 0.4990 |
BSc: Bachelor of Science; STD: sexually transmitted disease