TABLE 2. Characteristics of men who have sex with men, by receipt of vaccine to protect against monkeypox — American Men's Internet Survey, United States, August 2022.
| Characteristic | All participants |
Received ≥1 vaccine
dose |
|---|---|---|
| No. (column %) | No. (row %) | |
|
Total
|
824 (100.0)
|
151 (18.6)
|
|
Age group,
yrs
| ||
| 15–24 |
46 (5.6) |
10 (21.7) |
| 25–34 |
227 (27.5) |
50 (22.6) |
| 35–44 |
147 (17.8) |
35 (24.1) |
| 45–54 |
128 (15.5) |
23 (18.3) |
| ≥55 |
276 (26.7) |
33 (12.0) |
|
Race and
ethnicity*
| ||
| Black, non-Hispanic |
87 (10.6) |
10 (11.5) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
581 (70.5) |
102 (17.7) |
| Hispanic or Latino |
88 (10.7) |
23 (27.1) |
| Other |
68 (8.3) |
16 (24.2) |
|
Health
insurance
| ||
| None |
24 (2.9) |
3 (12.5) |
| Private only |
564 (68.6) |
107 (19.2) |
| Public only |
164 (20.0) |
25 (15.5) |
| Other or multiple
insurance |
70 (8.5) |
16 (23.2) |
|
Population
density
| ||
| Urban |
394 (47.8) |
108 (27.8) |
| Suburban |
188 (22.8) |
27 (14.5) |
| Small/Medium
metropolitan |
188 (22.8) |
13 (7.0) |
| Rural |
54 (6.6) |
3 (5.7) |
|
U.S. Census
Bureau region
| ||
| Northeast |
174 (21.1) |
48 (27.8) |
| Midwest |
141 (17.1) |
21 (14.9) |
| South |
305 (37.0) |
39 (13.0) |
| West |
204 (24.8) |
43 (21.5) |
|
No. of partners
during past 14 days
| ||
| 0–1 |
586 (71.1) |
80 (13.9) |
| 2 or more |
238 (28.9) |
71 (30.1) |
|
Had group sex
with male partners during past 3 months
| ||
| No |
580 (70.9) |
73 (12.8) |
| Yes |
238 (29.1) |
74 (31.5) |
|
Self-reported
HIV status
| ||
| Positive |
104 (12.6) |
23 (22.3) |
| Negative |
656 (79.6) |
123 (19.0) |
| Unknown |
64 (7.8) |
5 (7.9) |
|
Currently taking
HIV PrEP§
| ||
| No |
397 (57.5) |
27 (7.0) |
| Yes |
320 (44.6) |
98 (31.4) |
|
Tested for an
STI during past 3 months
| ||
| No |
410 (50.1) |
37 (9.1) |
| Yes |
409 (49.9) |
114 (28.2) |
|
Concerned about
getting monkeypox
| ||
| Not concerned or a little
concerned |
382 (46.9) |
47 (12.5) |
| Somewhat or very
concerned |
433 (53.1) |
104 (24.4) |
|
Feel confident
that they can protect themselves from monkeypox
| ||
| Strongly or mostly
disagree |
132 (17.7) |
13 (10.0) |
| Strongly or mostly agree | 612 (82.3) | 136 (22.6) |
Abbreviations: PrEP = preexposure prophylaxis; STI = sexually transmitted infection.
* The Other category includes non-Hispanic persons of multiple races and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Asian persons.
† Self-reported HIV status was determined from responses to questions about having ever had an HIV test, results of the most recent HIV test, and having ever received a positive HIV test result. Participants’ self-reported HIV status was categorized as positive, negative, or unknown.
§ PrEP percentage calculated only among those who reported negative or unknown HIV status (N = 720).