Mpox vaccination willingness, determinants, and communication needs in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, in the context of limited vaccine availability in the Netherlands (Dutch Mpox-survey).
Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H T M; Evers, Ymke; Widdershoven, Veja; Davidovich, Udi; Adam, Philippe C G; Op de Coul, Eline L M; Zantkuijl, Paul; Matser, Amy; Prins, Maria; de Vries, Henry J C; den Heijer, Casper; Hoebe, Christian J P A; Niekamp, Anne-Marie; Schneider, Francine; Reyes-UrueƱa, Juliana; Croci, Roberto; D'Ambrosio, Angelo; van der Valk, Marc; Posthouwer, Dirk; Ackens, Robin; Ter Waarbeek, Henriette; Noori, Teymur; Hoornenborg, Elske
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2023-01-05
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Mpox vaccination willingness, determinants, and communication needs in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, in the context of limited vaccine availability in the Netherlands (Dutch Mpox-survey).
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Front Public Health 2023;10:1058807
Abstract
Of respondents, 81.5% (n = 1,512/1,856) were willing to accept vaccination; this was 85.2% (799/938) in vaccination-eligible people and 77.7% (713/918) in those non-eligible. Determinants for non-acceptance included: urbanization (rural: aOR:2.2;1.2-3.7; low-urban: aOR:2.4;1.4-3.9; vs. high-urban), not knowing mpox-vaccinated persons (aOR:2.4;1.6-3.4), and lack of connection to gay/queer-community (aOR:2.0;1.5-2.7). Beliefs associated with acceptance were: perception of higher risk/severity of mpox, higher protection motivation, positive outcome expectations post vaccination, and perceived positive social norms regarding vaccination. Respondents recommended better accessible communication, delivered regularly and stigma-free, with facts on mpox, vaccination and procedures, and other preventive options. Also, they recommended, "vaccine provision also at non-clinic settings, discrete/anonymous options, self-registration" to be vaccinated and other inclusive vaccine-offers (e.g., also accessible to people not in existing patient-registries).