Table 8

Associations between intending to share details of every sexual contact in the last 7 days and psychological and contextual factors, by sample

Factor	Level	General population		Grindr
Factor	Level	B (95% CI)	P value	B (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)	0.04 (-0.13 to 0.05)	0.43	0.01 (-0.18 to 0.20)	0.92
Worry about mpox	Not at all worried (1) to extremely worried (4)	0.08 (0.00 to 0.16)	0.06	0.19 (0.01 to 0.36)	0.03
Perceived risk of mpox to oneself	No risk at all (1) to very high risk (5)	0.04 (-0.11 to 0.03)	0.27	0.06 (-0.18 to 0.06)	0.34
Perceived risk of mpox to people in UK	No risk at all (1) to very high risk (5)	0.07 (0.00 to 0.14)	0.06	0.01 (-0.14 to 0.12)	0.85
Perceived susceptibility and severity	Lowest (1) to highest (5)	0.12 (0.05 to 0.19)	<0.001*	0.09 (-0.24 to 0.06)	0.24
I am already immune to mpox	Strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, don’t know	Ref	–	Ref	–
I am already immune to mpox	Strongly agree and agree	0.18 (-0.32 to −0.04)	0.01	0.09 (-0.37 to 0.20)	0.55
People who catch mpox usually make a full recovery, even if they do not receive any treatment	Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5)	0.01 (-0.06 to 0.04)	0.71	0.06 (-0.17 to 0.04)	0.23
My personal behaviour has an impact on how mpox spreads	Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5)	0.04 (0.01 to 0.08)	0.03	0.02 (-0.06 to 0.10)	0.64
My life has been negatively affected by changes made in response to the mpox outbreak	Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5)	0.10 (-0.15 to −0.06)	<0.001*	0.03 (-0.11 to 0.06)	0.56
The risks of mpox are being exaggerated	Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5)	0.11 (-0.15 to −0.06)	<0.001*	0.15 (-0.25 to −0.05)	0.004
Mpox is only a risk to men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with men	Strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5)	0.02 (-0.06 to 0.02)	0.29	0.07 (-0.16 to 0.01)	0.10
Perceived knowledge	Lowest (0) to highest (3)	0.05 (0.00 to 0.09)	0.04	0.02 (-0.10 to 0.13)	0.78
Knowledge of mpox symptoms	Identified no symptoms (0) to identified four symptoms (4)	0.05 (0.02 to 0.08)	0.004	0.05 (-0.02 to 0.13)	0.14
Knowledge of mpox transmission	Lowest (0) to highest (6)	0.05 (0.02 to 0.08)	<0.001	0.05 (-0.03 to 0.13)	0.22

A higher score indicates greater intention to share details. Variables were entered into the linear 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.