Table 1.
Basic characteristics and acceptance toward the vaccines against human monkeypox among the Chinese MSM individuals.
| Characteristics | Total (n = 2,618) | People with HIV (n = 722) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Vaccination willingness | P-value | Number (%) | Vaccination willingness | P-value | |||
| Yes (%) | 95% CI | Yes (%) | 95% CI | |||||
| Total | 2,618 (100) | 2,362 (90.2) | (89.0–91.3) | 722 (100) | 662 (91.7) | (89.5–93.5) | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Region | ||||||||
| Eastern | 1,365 (52.1) | 1,244 (91.1) | (89.5–92.6) | 0.245 | 375 (51.9) | 346 (92.3) | (89.2–94.6) | 0.843 |
| Central | 601 (23.0) | 538 (89.5) | (86.9–91.8) | 178 (24.7) | 162 (91.0) | (86.1–94.6) | ||
| Western | 652 (24.9) | 580 (89.0) | (86.4–91.2) | 169 (23.4) | 154 (91.1) | (86.1–94.7) | ||
| Age group (years) | ||||||||
| < 25 | 703 (26.9) | 638 (90.8) | (88.4–92.7) | 0.468 | 117 (16.2) | 106 (90.6) | (84.3–94.9) | 0.479 |
| 25–29 | 624 (23.8) | 552 (88.5) | (85.8–90.8) | 169 (23.4) | 150 (88.8) | (83.3–92.9) | ||
| 30–34 | 548 (20.9) | 497 (90.7) | (88.0–92.9) | 183 (25.3) | 171 (93.4) | (89.2–96.4) | ||
| 35–39 | 346 (13.2) | 311 (89.9) | (86.4–92.7) | 127 (17.6) | 117 (92.1) | (86.5–95.9) | ||
| ≥40 | 397 (15.2) | 364 (91.7) | (88.7–94.1) | 126 (17.5) | 118 (93.7) | (88.4–97.0) | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| High school and below | 564 (21.5) | 510 (90.4) | (87.8–92.6) | 0.695 | 214 (29.6) | 199 (93.0) | (89.0–95.8) | 0.365 |
| Junior college degree | 723 (27.6) | 659 (91.1) | (88.9–93.1) | 197 (27.3) | 184 (93.4) | (89.3–96.3) | ||
| Bachelor degree | 1,060 (40.5) | 952 (89.8) | (87.9–91.5) | 262 (36.3) | 234 (89.3) | (85.1–92.6) | ||
| Master degree or above | 271 (10.4) | 241 (88.9) | (84.8–92.2) | 49 (6.8) | 45 (91.8) | (81.8–97.2) | ||
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Students | 492 (18.8) | 441 (89.6) | (86.7–92.1) | 0.307 | 58 (8.0) | 53 (91.4) | (82.1–96.6) | 0.927 |
| Employees of enterprises and public institutions | 760 (29.0) | 684 (90.0) | (87.7–92.0) | 198 (27.4) | 181 (91.4) | (86.9–94.7) | ||
| Workers | 274 (10.5) | 251 (91.6) | (87.9–94.5) | 81 (11.2) | 76 (93.8) | (87.0–97.6) | ||
| Self-employed entrepreneur | 214 (8.2) | 198 (92.5) | (88.4–95.5) | 55 (7.6) | 50 (90.9) | (81.2–96.4) | ||
| Commercial sex workers | 402 (15.4) | 370 (92.0) | (89.1–94.4) | 152 (21.1) | 142 (93.4) | (88.6–96.6) | ||
| Unemployed | 222 (8.5) | 197 (88.7) | (84.1–92.4) | 89 (12.3) | 80 (89.9) | (82.4–94.9) | ||
| Others | 254 (9.7) | 221 (87.0) | (82.5–90.7) | 89 (12.3) | 80 (89.9) | (82.4–94.9) | ||
| History of sexually transmitted diseases | ||||||||
| Syphilis infection | ||||||||
| Yes | 393 (15.0) | 356 (90.6) | (87.4–93.2) | 0.001* | 262 (36.3) | 237 (90.5) | (86.5–93.6) | 0.544 |
| No | 2,132 (81.4) | 1,933 (90.7) | (89.4–91.8) | 443 (61.4) | 410 (92.6) | (89.8–94.7) | ||
| Not sure | 93 (3.6) | 73 (78.5) | (69.4–85.9) | 17 (2.4) | 15 (88.2) | (67.3–97.5) | ||
| HIV infection | ||||||||
| Yes | 722 (27.6) | 662 (91.7) | (89.5–93.5) | 0.004* | – | – | – | – |
| No | 1,760 (67.2) | 1,588 (90.2) | (88.8–91.5) | – | – | – | ||
| Not sure | 136 (5.2) | 112 (82.4) | (75.3–88.0) | – | – | – | ||
| Characteristics related to sexual activity | ||||||||
| Sexual orientation | ||||||||
| Homosexual | 2,134 (81.5) | 1,931 (90.5) | (89.2–91.7) | 0.336 | 613 (84.9) | 559 (91.2) | (88.8–93.2) | 0.249 |
| Bisexual | 484 (18.5) | 431 (89.0) | (86.0–91.6) | 109 (15.1) | 103 (94.5) | (89.0–97.7) | ||
| Number of sexual partners in the last month | ||||||||
| 0 | 1,165 (44.5) | 1,041 (89.4) | (87.5–91.0) | 0.167 | 358 (49.6) | 327 (91.3) | (88.1–93.9) | 0.892 |
| 1–2 | 1,257 (48.0) | 1,148 (91.3) | (89.7–92.8) | 321 (44.5) | 296 (92.2) | (88.9–94.8) | ||
| ≥3 | 196 (7.5) | 173 (88.3) | (83.2–92.2) | 43 (6.0) | 39 (90.7) | (79.4–96.8) | ||
| Condom use | ||||||||
| Never | 110 (4.2) | 91 (82.7) | (74.9–88.9) | 0.024* | 28 (3.9) | 24 (85.7) | (69.5–95.0) | 0.383 |
| Sometimes | 712 (27.2) | 647 (90.9) | (88.6–92.8) | 217 (30.1) | 202 (93.1) | (89.1–95.9) | ||
| Every time | 1,796 (68.6) | 1,624 (90.4) | (89.0–91.7) | 477 (66.1) | 436 (91.4) | (88.6–93.7) | ||
| Monkeypox related cognition | ||||||||
| Knowledges of monkeypox | ||||||||
| Low (scores 0–5) | 827 (31.6) | 668 (80.8) | (78.0–83.3) | < 0.001* | 238 (33.0) | 203 (85.3) | (80.4–89.4) | < 0.001* |
| Moderate (scores 6–11) | 1,007 (38.5) | 938 (93.1) | (91.5–94.6) | 261 (36.1) | 242 (92.7) | (89.1–95.4) | ||
| High (scores12–16) | 784 (29.9) | 756 (96.4) | (95.0–97.6) | 223 (30.9) | 217 (97.3) | (94.5–98.9) | ||
| Knowledges of preventing monkeypox | ||||||||
| Low (scores 0–2) | 704 (26.9) | 536 (76.1) | (72.9–79.2) | < 0.001* | 198 (27.4) | 155 (78.3) | (72.2–83.6) | < 0.001* |
| Moderate (scores 3–5) | 1,256 (48.0) | 1,186 (94.4) | (93.1–95.6) | 343 (47.5) | 327 (95.3) | (92.7–97.2) | ||
| High (scores 6–7) | 658 (25.1) | 640 (97.3) | (95.8–98.3) | 181 (25.1) | 180 (99.4) | (97.4–99.9) | ||
| Contact with people and animals in epidemic area | ||||||||
| No | 2,485 (94.9) | 2,253 (90.7) | (89.5–91.8) | 0.001* | 694 (96.1) | 639 (92.1) | (89.9–93.9) | 0.062 |
| Yes | 133 (5.1) | 109 (82.0) | (74.8–87.8) | 28 (3.9) | 23 (82.1) | (65.2–92.8) | ||
| Similar symptoms in last 2 months § | ||||||||
| No | 2,448 (93.5) | 2,213 (90.4) | (89.2–91.5) | 0.243 | 664 (92.0) | 609 (91.7) | (89.4–93.6) | 0.929 |
| Yes | 170 (6.5) | 149 (87.6) | (82.1–91.9) | 58 (8.0) | 53 (91.4) | (82.1–96.6) | ||
| Perceived susceptibility ¶ | ||||||||
| Yes | 1,964 (75.0) | 1,864 (94.9) | (93.9–95.8) | < 0.001* | 570 (78.9) | 544 (95.4) | (93.5–96.9) | < 0.001* |
| No | 410 (15.7) | 361 (88.0) | (84.6–90.9) | 89 (12.3) | 76 (85.4) | (77.0–91.6) | ||
| Not sure | 244 (9.3) | 137 (56.1) | (49.9–62.3) | 63 (8.7) | 42 (66.7) | (54.5–77.4) | ||
*
P < 0.05.
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Six main symptoms of monkeypox were investigated in this questionnaire, including chills and fever, enlarged lymph nodes, single or multiple rashes on the genitals or perianal area or other parts of the body, weak, muscle pain and headache. Having any of these symptoms in the last 2 months was defined as “Yes”.
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All respondents were asked to answer the question “Are you worried about infecting monkeypox?” Answers included “Yes,” “No,” and “Not sure”.