eprintid: 28320 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/02/83/20 datestamp: 2026-04-29 19:14:48 lastmod: 2026-04-29 19:14:49 status_changed: 2026-04-29 19:14:48 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Mejia, Christian R. creators_name: Alvarez-Risco, Aldo creators_name: Garlisi-Torales, Luciana Daniela creators_name: Aveiro, Telmo Raúl creators_name: Cedillo-Balcázar, Jamil creators_name: Rocha-Saravia, Néstor Valentin creators_name: Retana-González, Andrea creators_name: Paucar, Medally C. creators_name: Mejia Raudales, Beatriz creators_name: Armada, Jose creators_name: Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Shyla creators_name: Davies, Neal M. creators_name: Yáñez, Jaime A. creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: jaime.yanez@unini.edu.mx title: Concern for mpox infection in Latin America ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_cs divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: Mpox pandemic fear concern Latin America 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 publication: Journal of Infection and Public Health volume: 19 number: 6 pagerange: 103219 id_number: doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2026.103219 refereed: TRUE issn: 18760341 official_url: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2026.103219 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Ciencias Sociales Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Artículos y libros Abierto Inglés 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. metadata Mejia, Christian R.; Alvarez-Risco, Aldo; Garlisi-Torales, Luciana Daniela; Aveiro, Telmo Raúl; Cedillo-Balcázar, Jamil; Rocha-Saravia, Néstor Valentin; Retana-González, Andrea; Paucar, Medally C.; Mejia Raudales, Beatriz; Armada, Jose; Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Shyla; Davies, Neal M. y Yáñez, Jaime A. mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, jaime.yanez@unini.edu.mx (2026) Concern for mpox infection in Latin America. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 19 (6). p. 103219. ISSN 18760341 document_url: http://repositorio.unini.edu.mx/id/eprint/28320/1/1-s2.0-S1876034126000912-main.pdf