ArticleGlobal health research and policy2025
Mpox-related stigma and healthcare-seeking behavior among men who have sex with men.
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- Healthcare inequity in mpox testing intention: A socioeconomic status-stratified path analysis of medical discrimination and distrust among men who have sex with men in China.Global health research and policy · 2026Article
- From behavioral to structural correlates: a multi-phase analysis of global reported mpox.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Long-term trends in HIV-related stigma among older adults with and without HIV: a cohort study from Mbarara, Uganda.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Psychosocial and behavioral correlates of Mpox infection among men who have sex with men in China: a multicenter cross-sectional study with implications for health equity.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Article
- Inequities in willingness to disclose contact information to access free mpox self-testing kits among MSM in China: a COM-B-informed multi-center study.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Associations Between Both HIV and Metabolic Comorbidity and Self-Reported Mpox Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a competency-based assessment tool for public health workers in Shanghai community health centers: a population-based study.Human resources for health · 2025Article
- Using protection motivation theory to explain monkeypox vaccination intention among men who have sex with men in China.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Multilevel Barriers to Perianal Condyloma Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Northeast China.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Mpox-Related Stigma Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Can social support improve Mpox care-seeking among men who have sex with men through stigma reduction: a chain mediation analysis from China.Global health research and policy · 2025Article
- Public Attention to Mpox in China During the Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of TikTok Data Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation Topic Modeling.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Assessing psychological resilience and its influencing factors in the MSM population by machine learning.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Disparity in Mpox awareness and vaccine hesitancy: a cross-sectional study of 3,483 university students in Northwest China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Evolutionary epidemiology of the monkeypox virus in Shandong Province during the post-global outbreak era.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The 2022 global mpox outbreak highlighted significant public health challenges, with men who have sex with men (MSM) accounting for 86.7% of confirmed cases. As a high-risk group, MSM faced not only the direct health impacts of mpox but also an additional burden of stigma and discrimination, which severely hindered their willingness to seek care and access timely medical services. This article explores mpox-related stigma and discrimination and their profound impact on healthcare-seeking behaviors among MSM, drawing on evidence from global studies. We examine how stigma affects individual decision-making and has broader public health implications by exacerbating healthcare delays during the outbreak. In response, we propose actionable strategies to mitigate stigma, including providing accurate and responsible communication, strengthening community and social support network, building capacity for frontline workers, and engaging affected individuals for effective intervention. By integrating stigma-reduction measures into pandemic preparedness and response, public health systems can better support vulnerable populations, improve healthcare access, and ensure a more effective response to future outbreaks.
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