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Volume 30, Number 5—May 2024
Research

Mpox Diagnosis, Behavioral Risk Modification, and Vaccination Uptake among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men, United Kingdom, 2022

Dana OgazComments to Author , Qudsia Enayat, Jack R.G. Brown, Dawn Phillips, Ruth Wilkie, Danielle Jayes, David Reid, Gwenda Hughes, Catherine H. Mercer, John Saunders, Hamish Mohammed, and UK Health Security Agency Sexual Health Liaison Group1
Author affiliations: UK Health Security Agency, London, UK (D. Ogaz, Q. Enayat, D. Phillips, R. Wilkie, D. Jayes, G. Hughes, J. Saunders, H. Mohammed); The National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with the UK Health Security Agency, London, UK (D. Ogaz, J.R.G. Brown, D. Reid, G. Hughes, C.H. Mercer, J. Saunders, H. Mohammed); University College London, London, UK (D. Reid, C.H. Mercer, J. Saunders); London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK (G. Hughes)

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Table 2

Behavior modification measures and other precautions reported among participants in a survey of mpox diagnosis, behavioral risk modification, and vaccination uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, United Kingdom, 2022*

Behavior modification measure†
No. participants
 % All participants, n = 1,333
 % Reporting any modification measures, n = 707
Self-report of >1 behavior modification measure since May 2022 to avoid getting mpox 707 53 100
I've chosen fewer sexual partners 510 38 72
I've reduced visits to or avoided sex-on-premises venues such as saunas and backrooms 351 26 50
I've avoided sex 206 15 29
I've reduced visits to or avoided cruising grounds 185 14 26
I've avoided nightclubs or other crowded spaces 138 10 20
I've avoided condomless sex 106 8 15
I've avoided skin-to-skin contact 69 5 10
None of the above behavior modification measures reported
 626
 47
 NA
Other precautions reported since May 2022§
I've asked potential sex partners if they've had a monkeypox vaccination 187 14 NA
I've washed my hands more regularly 129 10 NA
I've asked potential partners if they've had mpox symptoms 124 9 NA
I've asked sexual partners for contact details for contact tracing 22 2 NA

*Behavior modifications were derived from the question, “Since the start of the UK monkeypox outbreak in May 2022, have you done any of the following in order to avoid getting monkeypox?” NA, not applicable. †Participants could select >1 behavioral modification measure listed; responses are not mutually exclusive. §Shown for information not included as behavioral modification measures in analysis; responses are not mutually exclusive.

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1Members of this group are listed at the end of this article.

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