Knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in China
BackgroundMSM individuals are at high risk of monkeypox infection, and judicious use of vaccines can control the outbreak. Therefore, we conducted a national cross-sectional survey to assess the vaccination willingness, associated factors, and related knowledges of monkeypox among MSM individuals in...
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| author | Min Zheng Min Zheng Chenyuan Qin Xiaohan Qian Yongming Yao Jue Liu Jue Liu Jue Liu Zhi Yuan Lin Ma Jiacheng Fan Rui Tao Feng Zhou Feng Zhou Wenyan Chen Wenyan Chen Zhilin Zhu Zhilin Zhu Min Liu Guanghong Yang Guanghong Yang |
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| description | BackgroundMSM individuals are at high risk of monkeypox infection, and judicious use of vaccines can control the outbreak. Therefore, we conducted a national cross-sectional survey to assess the vaccination willingness, associated factors, and related knowledges of monkeypox among MSM individuals in China.MethodsThis anonymous cross-sectional study was conducted in China from July 1 to July 3, 2022, and electronic questionnaires were sent online to MSM individuals of specific institutions. Men, aged 18 or older, who had anal sex in the past year were recruited. Multivariable logistic regression models and univariable logistic regression models were performed in different groups of participants, including all eligible respondents, people with or without self-reported HIV infection, and people who had sex with at least one male sexual partner in last month.ResultsA total of 2,618 male respondents, including 2,134 homosexuals and 484 bisexuals, were enrolled in our final analysis. Most of the respondents had a certain understanding of the source of infection, transmission route, and preventive measures, but lacked knowledge of the susceptible population, clinical manifestations, vaccination, and treatment. In total, 90.2% of all respondents were willing to receive the vaccines against monkeypox. Among people with self-reported HIV infection, the vaccination acceptance rate was 91.7%, while it was 89.7% in the rest. The main influencing factors were knowledge about monkeypox (moderate: aOR = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.04–2.08; high: aOR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.23–3.34), knowledge about prevention measures (moderate: aOR = 3.52, 95% CI: 2.51–4.94; high: aOR = 5.32, 95% CI: 2.98–9.47), concerns about their susceptibility to monkeypox infection (aOR = 4.37, 95% CI: 3.29–5.80), and possible contact with people and animals in epidemic areas (aOR = 0.42, 95% CI: 0.25–0.70). For self-reported HIV-infected individuals, education (bachelor degree: aOR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.18–0.89) and poor condom use (sometimes: aOR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.06–4.47) may also affect the vaccination.ConclusionsThere was still a lack of knowledge about the human monkeypox among MSM individuals in China. The vaccination acceptance rate of this high-risk population was high, and it was closely related to the knowledge factors, fear of infection, and possible contact with people or animals in affected areas. Targeted publicity and education of the high-risk groups, vaccination pre-arranged planning should be formulated to cope with the further development of this infectious disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16e5aa360ffd40b2b79e589f00c407c92022-12-22T04:37:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-10-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.997637997637Knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in ChinaMin Zheng0Min Zheng1Chenyuan Qin2Xiaohan Qian3Yongming Yao4Jue Liu5Jue Liu6Jue Liu7Zhi Yuan8Lin Ma9Jiacheng Fan10Rui Tao11Feng Zhou12Feng Zhou13Wenyan Chen14Wenyan Chen15Zhilin Zhu16Zhilin Zhu17Min Liu18Guanghong Yang19Guanghong Yang20Guizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health and Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaInstitute for Global Health and Development, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health and Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health and Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health and Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health and Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, ChinaBackgroundMSM individuals are at high risk of monkeypox infection, and judicious use of vaccines can control the outbreak. Therefore, we conducted a national cross-sectional survey to assess the vaccination willingness, associated factors, and related knowledges of monkeypox among MSM individuals in China.MethodsThis anonymous cross-sectional study was conducted in China from July 1 to July 3, 2022, and electronic questionnaires were sent online to MSM individuals of specific institutions. Men, aged 18 or older, who had anal sex in the past year were recruited. Multivariable logistic regression models and univariable logistic regression models were performed in different groups of participants, including all eligible respondents, people with or without self-reported HIV infection, and people who had sex with at least one male sexual partner in last month.ResultsA total of 2,618 male respondents, including 2,134 homosexuals and 484 bisexuals, were enrolled in our final analysis. Most of the respondents had a certain understanding of the source of infection, transmission route, and preventive measures, but lacked knowledge of the susceptible population, clinical manifestations, vaccination, and treatment. In total, 90.2% of all respondents were willing to receive the vaccines against monkeypox. Among people with self-reported HIV infection, the vaccination acceptance rate was 91.7%, while it was 89.7% in the rest. The main influencing factors were knowledge about monkeypox (moderate: aOR = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.04–2.08; high: aOR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.23–3.34), knowledge about prevention measures (moderate: aOR = 3.52, 95% CI: 2.51–4.94; high: aOR = 5.32, 95% CI: 2.98–9.47), concerns about their susceptibility to monkeypox infection (aOR = 4.37, 95% CI: 3.29–5.80), and possible contact with people and animals in epidemic areas (aOR = 0.42, 95% CI: 0.25–0.70). For self-reported HIV-infected individuals, education (bachelor degree: aOR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.18–0.89) and poor condom use (sometimes: aOR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.06–4.47) may also affect the vaccination.ConclusionsThere was still a lack of knowledge about the human monkeypox among MSM individuals in China. The vaccination acceptance rate of this high-risk population was high, and it was closely related to the knowledge factors, fear of infection, and possible contact with people or animals in affected areas. Targeted publicity and education of the high-risk groups, vaccination pre-arranged planning should be formulated to cope with the further development of this infectious disease.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.997637/fullmonkeypoxhomosexualbisexualknowledgevaccinationMSM |
| spellingShingle | Min Zheng Min Zheng Chenyuan Qin Xiaohan Qian Yongming Yao Jue Liu Jue Liu Jue Liu Zhi Yuan Lin Ma Jiacheng Fan Rui Tao Feng Zhou Feng Zhou Wenyan Chen Wenyan Chen Zhilin Zhu Zhilin Zhu Min Liu Guanghong Yang Guanghong Yang Knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in China Frontiers in Public Health monkeypox homosexual bisexual knowledge vaccination MSM |
| title | Knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in China |
| title_full | Knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in China |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in China |
| title_short | Knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in China |
| title_sort | knowledge and vaccination acceptance toward the human monkeypox among men who have sex with men in china |
| topic | monkeypox homosexual bisexual knowledge vaccination MSM |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.997637/full |
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