Awareness and willingness towards Mpox vaccination among men who have sex with men seeking HIV-related services.
Journal
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi
ISSN
0929-6646
Date Issued
2025-06-06
Author(s)
Cheng, Chien-Yu
Chen, Kai-Hsiang
Li, Shu-Yuan
Lin, Chi-Ying
Chen, Wei-Yen
Wu, Pei-Ying
Chen, Ling-Ya
Luo, Yu-Zhen
Chen, Yi-Ting
Chang, Hsi-Yen
Peng, An-Ting
Wang, Pei-Yu
Chen, Yi-Chun
Lin, Chia-Yi
Hung, Chih-Hao
Abstract
We conducted a multicenter, on-line questionnaire interview of 1576 men who have sex with men planning to undergo or having undergone 2-dose MVA-BN vaccination to investigate the risk for acquiring Mpox, Mpox-related knowledge, awareness and willingness of Mpox vaccination, and the vaccination status. Upon the questionnaire interview, 794 (64.3%) people with HIV and 239 (69.9%) people without HIV had completed full doses of MVA-BN vaccination. Participants engaged in high-risk sexual behavior within one year (aOR 1.57; 95% CI, 1.24-1.99) and having acquired sexually transmitted infections within a year (aOR, 1.97; 95% CI 1.41-2.76) were more likely, while those with education below university level (aOR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.42-0.73) and lower knowledge level about Mpox transmission (aOR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.26-0.45) were less likely to complete full doses of Mpox vaccination, suggesting that promoting health literacy by providing information, education and communication on Mpox may improve the willingness of Mpox vaccination.
Subjects
MVA-BN vaccine
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Questionnaire interview
Sexually transmitted infection
Type
journal article