Table 1.
Epidemiological characteristics of 205 patients with Mpox virus infection from a hospital in Peru between July and September 2022
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 202 (98.5) |
| Female | 3 (1.5) |
| Age, years (median, IQR) | 32 (28-38) |
| Sexual orientation, n (%) | |
| Men who have sex with men | 166 (81.0) |
| Bisexual | 26 (12.7) |
| Male | 25 (96.2) |
| Female | 1 (3.8) |
| Heterosexual | 13 (6.3) |
| Male | 11 (84.6) |
| Female | 2 (15.4) |
| Sexual behavior, n (%) | |
| Sexual encounter in the last 21 days | 179 (87.3) |
| Number of sex partners in the last year (median, IQR) | 3 (1 - 9) |
| Last sexual encounter with unknown partner | 112 (54.6) |
| Casual sex partners | 133 (64.9) |
| STIs history, n (%) | |
| HIV-positive | 136 (66.3) |
| Known to be taking antiretroviral treatment | 129 (94.8) |
| Self-reported history of syphilis | 67 (32.7) |
| Other self-reported STIsa | 10 (4.9) |
| Epidemiological criteria, n (%) | |
| Contact with a Mpox confirmed case | 17 (8.3) |
| Travel out of Peru's capital in the last 21 days | 27 (13.2) |
IQR, interquartile range; Mpox, monkeypox; STIs, sexually transmitted infections.
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Genital warts, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, and genital herpes