Volume 30, Supplement - Infectious Diseases and Carceral Health
SUPPLEMENT ISSUE
Outbreaks and Investigations
Health Belief Model to Assess Mpox Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Residents and Staff, Cook County Jail, Illinois, USA, July–August 2022
Rashida Hassan
, Ashley A. Meehan, Sarah Hughes, Amy Beeson, Hillary Spencer, Jourdan Howard, Lauren Tietje, Morgan Richardson, Anne Schultz, Chad Zawitz, Isaac Ghinai, and Liesl M. Hagan
, Ashley A. Meehan, Sarah Hughes, Amy Beeson, Hillary Spencer, Jourdan Howard, Lauren Tietje, Morgan Richardson, Anne Schultz, Chad Zawitz, Isaac Ghinai, and Liesl M. Hagan
Table 1
Characteristics of 16 resident qualitative interview participants in study assessing mpox knowledge, attitudes, and practices among residents and staff, Cook County Jail, Illinois, USA, July–August 2022*
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Median age, y (range) | 43 (21–62) |
| Median no. nights potentially exposed (range) |
5 (1–7) |
| Male sex |
16 (100) |
| Race or ethnicity | |
| Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 9 (56) |
| White or Caucasian, non-Hispanic | 4 (25) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 (13) |
| Asian, non-Hispanic |
1 (6) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Heterosexual or straight |
16 (100) |
| Ever accepted mpox PEP† | 9 (56) |
*Values are no. (%) participants except as indicated. PEP, postexposure prophylaxis. †Includes residents who accepted mpox PEP initially and when reoffered. Acceptance rates were higher among persons offered PEP in individual or small group sessions compared with those offered PEP in a large group. Information on the number receiving a second dose of PEP was unavailable.
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