Trial reportBMJ open2023
Did mpox knowledge, attitudes and beliefs affect intended behaviour in the general population and men who are gay, bisexual and who have sex with men? An online cross-sectional survey in the UK.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Willingness to receive mpox vaccine among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- From behavioral to structural correlates: a multi-phase analysis of global reported mpox.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Decoding Vaccine Hesitancy in Mpox Across Multiple Middle Eastern Countries: Public Knowledge, Attitudes, Worry, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Acceptance.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A HIV status-stratified analysis of Mpox risk factors among MSM in Mainland China over two years (2023-2024).BMC public health · 2026Article
- 'It was something that I let slip by the wayside': a qualitative study of challenges to equitable mpox vaccination in the UK outbreak response.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Mpox in Africa: What we know and what is still lacking.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Review
- Psychometric properties of the Motors of Mpox Vaccination Acceptance Scale among men who have sex with men.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Intentions of healthcare seeking and self-isolation for MPOX among men who have sex with men in China: a national cross-sectional study.Emerging microbes & infections · 2024Article
- A Microsimulation Model of Mpox in Los Angeles County: Implications for Future Disease Prevention and Control Strategies among Men Who Have Sex with Men.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Global prevalence and correlates of mpox vaccine acceptance and uptake: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Communications medicine · 2024Article
- Sexual Exposures Associated With Mpox Infection: California, November 2022 to June 2023.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Factors Related to Mpox-Vaccine Uptake among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Taiwan: Roles of Information Sources and Emotional Problems.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Mpox knowledge, behaviours and barriers to public health measures among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the UK: a qualitative study to inform public health guidance and messaging.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Social media as a public health tool during the UK mpox outbreak: a qualitative study of stakeholders' experiences.BMJ public health · 2023Article
- The role of vaccination and public awareness in forecasts of Mpox incidence in the United Kingdom.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Misinformation and Public Health Messaging in the Early Stages of the Mpox Outbreak: Mapping the Twitter Narrative With Deep Learning.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- The relationship between age and sex partner counts during the mpox outbreak in the UK, 2022.PloS one · 2023Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate rates of mpox beliefs, knowledge and intended behaviours in the general population and in gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), and factors associated with intended behaviours. To test the impact of motivational messages (vs a factual control) on intended behaviours.
designCross-sectional online survey including a nested randomised controlled trial.
settingData collected from 5 September 2022 to 6 October 2022.
participantsParticipants were aged 18 years or over and lived in the UK (general population). In addition, GBMSM were male, and gay, bisexual or had sex with men. The general population sample was recruited through a market research company. GBMSM were recruited through a market research company, the dating app Grindr and targeted adverts on Meta (Facebook and Instagram).
main outcome measuresIntention to self-isolate, seek medical help, stop all sexual contact, share details of recent sexual contacts and accept vaccination.
resultsSociodemographic characteristics differed by sample. There was no effect of very brief motivational messaging on behavioural intentions. Respondents from Grindr and Meta were more likely to intend to seek help immediately, completely stop sexual behaviour and be vaccinated or intend to be vaccinated, but being less likely to intend to self-isolate (ps<0.001). In the general population sample, intending to carry out protective behaviours was generally associated with being female, older, having less financial hardship, greater worry, higher perceived risk to others and higher perceived susceptibility to and severity of mpox (ps<0.001). There were fewer associations with behaviours in the Grindr sample, possibly due to reduced power.
conclusionsGBMSM were more likely to intend to enact protective behaviours, except for self-isolation. This may reflect targeted public health efforts and engagement with this group. Associations with socioeconomic factors suggest that providing financial support may encourage people to engage with protective behaviours.
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