Associations between intending to completely stop any sexual contact and psychological and contextual factors, by sample
| Factor | Level | General population | Grindr | ||
| aOR (95% CI) | P value | aOR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Amount heard about mpox | I have not seen or heard anything (1) to I have seen or heard a lot (3) | 1.42 (1.08 to 1.86) | 0.01 | 1.38 (0.70 to 2.72) | 0.35 |
| Worry about mpox | Not at all worried (1) to extremely worried (4) | 1.11 (0.88 to 1.40) | 0.36 | 1.51 (0.82 to 2.77) | 0.19 |
| Perceived risk of mpox to oneself | No risk at all (1) to very high risk (5) | 0.83 (0.68 to 1.02) | 0.08 | 0.93 (0.60 to 1.44) | 0.75 |
| Perceived risk of mpox to people in UK | No risk at all (1) to very high risk (5) | 1.10 (0.90 to 1.34) | 0.35 | 0.99 (0.64 to 1.53) | 0.95 |
| Perceived susceptibility and severity | Lowest (1) to highest (5) | 1.27 (1.03 to 1.56) | 0.03 | 1.18 (0.72 to 1.94) | 0.51 |
| I am already immune to mpox | Strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, don’t know | Ref | – | Ref | – |
| Strongly agree and agree | 0.37 (0.26 to 0.53) | <0.001* | 0.78 (0.32 to 1.90) | 0.59 | |
| People who catch mpox usually make a full recovery, even if they do not receive any treatment | Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5) | 0.87 (0.74 to 1.01) | 0.08 | 0.66 (0.45 to 0.97) | 0.04 |
| My personal behaviour has an impact on how mpox spreads | Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5) | 1.03 (0.92 to 1.16) | 0.57 | 1.42 (1.08 to 1.87) | 0.01 |
| My life has been negatively affected by changes made in response to the mpox outbreak | Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5) | 0.70 (0.62 to 0.80) | <0.001* | 0.73 (0.55 to 0.97) | 0.03 |
| The risks of mpox are being exaggerated | Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5) | 0.77 (0.67 to 0.88) | <0.001* | 0.81 (0.58 to 1.11) | 0.18 |
| mpox is only a risk to men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with men | Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5) | 0.87 (0.77 to 0.97) | 0.02 | 0.77 (0.58 to 1.03) | 0.08 |
| Perceived knowledge | Lowest (0) to highest (3) | 1.00 (0.88 to 1.15) | 0.94 | 0.86 (0.58 to 1.28) | 0.46 |
| Knowledge of mpox symptoms | Identified no symptoms (0) to identified four symptoms (4) | 1.14 (1.03 to 1.26) | 0.01 | 1.29 (1.00 to 1.66) | 0.05 |
| Knowledge of mpox transmission | Lowest (0) to highest (6) | 1.18 (1.08 to 1.29) | <0.001* | 1.31 (1.00 to 1.73) | 0.05 |
Variables were entered into the logistic regression model in blocks (block 1: sociodemographic variables and motivational message, block 2: psychological factors). Results for block 2, using pooled estimates are reported.
*p≤0.001.
aOR, adjusted Odds Ratio.