Table. Characteristics and exposures of 45 interviewed persons with confirmed monkeypox, England, 2022*.
| Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Cisgender men |
45 (100) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 35 (78) |
| Black | 1 (2) |
| Asian | 3 (7) |
| Mixed | 3 (7) |
| Other |
3 (7) |
| Place of birth | |
| United Kingdom | 19 (43) |
| Europe, not including United Kingdom | 12 (27) |
| South America | 5 (11) |
| Other | 8 (18) |
| Unknown |
1 (2) |
| Region of residence | |
| London | 39 (87) |
| Other regions in the United Kingdom |
6 (13) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Gay | 40 (89) |
| Bisexual | 4 (9) |
| Heterosexual | 0 |
| Other |
1 (2) |
| No. sexual contacts in past 3 mo | |
| 1 | 4 (9) |
| 2–3 | 6 (14) |
| 4–9 | 13 (30) |
| >10 | 20 (47) |
| Prefer not to say/unknown |
2 (3) |
| HIV prevention and care | |
| HIV negative | 32 (71) |
| Receiving PrEP | 29 (91) |
| Living with diagnosed HIV | 11 (24) |
| Receiving HIV treatment | 11 (100) |
| Undetectable viral load | 10 (91) |
| Prefer not to say/unknown HIV status |
2 (4) |
| History of STI in past year | |
| Yes | 27 (60) |
| No |
18 (40) |
| Travel abroad within 21 d before symptom onset | |
| Yes, reported sexual activity | 9 (20) |
| Yes, but no sexual activity | 5 (11) |
| No |
31 (69) |
| Exposure events within 21 d before symptom onset† | |
| Festivals outside of the United Kingdom | 5 (11) |
| Sex-on-premises venues | 20 (44) |
| Private sex parties | 9 (20) |
| Cruising grounds | 7 (16) |
| None of the above |
16 (36) |
| Sexual activity within 21 d before symptom onset‡ | |
| Sexual activity with new partners | 37 (82) |
| Sexual activity with one-time partners | 34 (76) |
| Sexual activity with occasional partners | 24 (53) |
| Sexual activity with established partners | 12 (27) |
| Sexual activity with women | 2 (5) |
| Group sexual activity | 20 (44) |
| Chemsex | 10 (22) |
| Sexual activity with partners who are not regular UK residents | 11 (24) |
| Sexual activity in locations different from city/town of residence | 13 (30) |
| Sexual activity with partners met via geospatial dating apps | 28 (64) |
| No sexual activity reported | 2 (4) |
*Sexual activity was defined as direct contact of a sexual nature, such as kissing, oral sex, and penetrative (vaginal, anal) sex. Some categories in this table were collapsed to avoid deductive disclosure. Median (interquartile range) age, 40 (32–43) y. PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; STI, sexually transmitted infection. †Sex-on-premises venues, private sex parties and cruising grounds are activities that took place either in the United Kingdom or abroad. ‡New partner, person with whom the index case-patient is likely to have had sex on >1 occasion; one-time partner, person with whom the index case-patient has had sex on 1 occasion only; occasional partner, person with whom the index case-patient has had sex on >1 occasion and with whom there is an expectation of sex again on a sporadic or regular basis; established partner, primary partner or secondary partner (e.g., a long-term affair) (10); chemsex, use of drugs such as GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate), crystal methamphetamine, or mephedrone during sex.