ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1594225
Factors Associated with Mpox Awareness among Men Who Have Sex with Men Recruited through the Internet: A cross-sectional survey in China
Provisionally accepted
- 1Huzhou center for disease control and prevention, Huzhou, China
- 2Department of HIV/STD control and prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
- 3Huzhou Third Municipal Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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Objective: This study aimed to provide a scientific basis for formulating mpox prevention and control strategies for men who have sex with men (MSM) by analyzing the associated factors.Methods: We conducted online surveys with individuals recruited through the Internet in May 2024. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors influencing knowledge about mpox.Results: In the 604 participants surveyed, the mpox knowledge rate was 62.91%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis results showed that the following factors were associated with higher levels of mpox knowledge (P<0.05): age 30 years and above, education level of college or above, average monthly income ≤6,000 CYN, belief that using rush poppers increases the risk of HIV infection, recent exposure to HIV or mpox information through online media, and recent receipt of HIV or mpox prevention services.Conclusion: Mpox-prevention knowledge should be promoted among individuals who have lower education levels, while the dissemination of information on HIV and mpox through online media should be increased to reduce the risk of mpox or HIV infection among this population.
Keywords: Associated factors, Infection, Internet, MonkeypoxMpox, Men who have sex with men, risk
Received: 15 Mar 2025; Accepted: 16 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Fu, Chen, Yuan, Wang and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Zhongrong Yang, Huzhou center for disease control and prevention, Huzhou, China
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