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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

"I Know They're Going to Weaponize This:" Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men's Mpox-Related Sexual Behaviors, Stigma Concerns, and Vaccination Barriers and Facilitators.

Orlando O Harris, Donte Boyd, Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, Joseph Egbunikeokye, Mitchell Wharton

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Orlando O HarrisDepartment of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 490 Illinois Street, Floor 9, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0608, USA. Orlando.Harris@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7783-4295
Donte BoydCollege of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'areNursing and Public Health, University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Rochester, NY, USA.
Joseph EgbunikeokyeDepartment of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 490 Illinois Street, Floor 9, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0608, USA.
Mitchell WhartonUs Helping Us People Into Living, Inc, Washington, DC, USA.

Funding

Virology CoreP30AI027763 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI STEVEN Grant DEEKS · 1988 to 2026
$93.6M
Jamaica CARES Project: Enhancing HIV Care Continuity Among Priority Populations in JamaicaK23MH130250 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Orlando Omar Harris · 2022 to 2026
$998k
California HIV/AIDS Research Program H24PC7790Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco P30 A1027763NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027763NIMH NIH HHS 1 K23 MH130250-01 PI HarrisNIMH NIH HHS K23 MH130250NIMH NIH HHS L30 MH134327
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Abstract

backgroundThe Mpox epidemic disproportionately impacted Black and Latino sexual minority men (BLSMM) in the United States, with them having the highest prevalence of disease and the lowest rates of vaccination. Despite this disparity, BLSMM perspectives on the disease, Mpox-related stigma, and inequitable rollout of and distrust in the Mpox vaccine are absent from the literature. The present study aims to describe experiences with Mpox-related sexual behaviors, stigma, and vaccine barriers and facilitators among a sample of BLSMM living in both California and New York.

methodsIn this qualitative interpretive phenomenological study, we utilized semi-structured individual interviews as the primary source for data collection. Data was collected between August 2021 and December 2022 from 41 adult participants in California and New York. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic content analysis.

resultsParticipants ranged in age from 19 to 65 years, with the majority identifying as Black (73%) and male gender (93%). Overall, participants' narratives revealed that initial messaging around Mpox produced stigma parallel to the HIV/AIDS pandemic with many participants curtailing their sexual behaviors as a harm reduction strategy. Mpox-related stigma negatively impacted sexual minority communities both internally and externally. Participants' narratives also revealed general vaccine skepticism due to existing medical distrust, negative vaccine experiences by other BLSMM, and lack of prioritization of outreach and distribution efforts in communities of color.

conclusionAlterations to vaccine administration protocols and outreach efforts for reasons identified in this study are critical to addressing disparities in vaccine uptake among BLSMM. Public health practitioners must consider equitable frameworks, existing stigmas, and medical distrust when engaging BLSMM.

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Black or African AmericanHispanic or LatinoMpox, MonkeypoxSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial StigmaVaccinationAdultAgedCaliforniaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew YorkQualitative ResearchWhiteMpoxSexual minority menStigmaVaccines

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PMCPMC13157362

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