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primary topic: Concern for mpox infection in Latin America

Concern for mpox infection in Latin America
type: AcademicArticle
type: Article
abstract: Background Mpox arrived in Latin America and quickly began to replicate, so it is important to measure the concern it generates among residents. The study aims to assess whether country or other factors are associated with concern about mpox infection in Latin America. Methods The study uses a cross-sectional, multicenter design. Sampling was conducted using non-random snowball sampling. From August to September 2022, concern about being infected with mpox was assessed using a previously validated questionnaire (Cronbach's Alpha: 0.85); it was divided into nine countries and other social variables. Results From 1404 respondents, the majority of respondents were female (60.3%) and young (median age 25 years); also, a few reported that it was a significant problem (6% almost all the time and 11% often) and were concerned (6% almost all the time and 11% often) about the possibility of mpox infection. In multivariate analysis, men (aPR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.73–0.99; p-value=0.046), younger (aPR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.97–0.99; p-value<0.001), single (aPR: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.62–0.99; p-value=0.042) and, compared to Peru, those living in Colombia (aPR: 0.75; 95% CI. 0.58–0.97; p-value=0.027) and Costa Rica (aPR: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.44–0.96; p-value=0.032) reported the lowest concern; also, Bolivia (aPR: 1.16; 95% CI: 0.94–1.43; p-value=0.176) and Honduras (aPR: 1.01; 95% CI: 0.80–1.27; p-value=0.943) reported that their concerns tend to be higher. Conclusions There were evident differences across respondents' countries; these baseline results show that the first report was made in many countries that were also significantly affected by mpox and now face a new epidemic threatening public health.
date: 2026-04
volume: 19
issue: 6
is part of: Journal of Infection and Public Health
status: peerReviewed
status: published
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Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Luciana Daniela Garlisi-Torales
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given name: Luciana Daniela
family name: Garlisi-Torales

Neal M. Davies
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given name: Neal M.
family name: Davies

Jamil Cedillo-Balcázar
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given name: Jamil
family name: Cedillo-Balcázar

Néstor Valentin Rocha-Saravia
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given name: Néstor Valentin
family name: Rocha-Saravia

Andrea Retana-González
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given name: Andrea
family name: Retana-González

Aldo Alvarez-Risco
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given name: Aldo
family name: Alvarez-Risco

Jose Armada
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given name: Jose
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Telmo Raúl Aveiro
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given name: Telmo Raúl
family name: Aveiro

Christian R. Mejia
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given name: Christian R.
family name: Mejia

Beatriz Mejia Raudales
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given name: Beatriz
family name: Mejia Raudales

Jaime A. Yáñez
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given name: Jaime A.
family name: Yáñez

Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales
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given name: Shyla
family name: Del-Aguila-Arcentales

Medally C. Paucar
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given name: Medally C.
family name: Paucar

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