Mpox in the news: social representations, identity, stigma and coping DOI Creative Commons
Brigitte Nerlich, Rusi Jaspal

Medical Humanities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. medhum - 012786

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

In May 2022, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede from public view, another infectious disease surprised world—mpox (formerly monkeypox). It appeared disproportionately affect gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with (GBMSM). Using qualitative thematic analysis social representations theory, we analysed a corpus of 91 items variety news outlets that included GBMSM community members’ personal accounts living through an mpox outbreak. The aim was study various ways in which members marginalised group created ascertain whether these challenged older related HIV AIDS newer ones COVID-19. Commentators anchored known, culturally accessible phenomena render this previously unfamiliar familiar; objectified aspects mpox, especially pain, emotive language, making it ‘real’ psychologically tangible; personified by linking celebrity activists; ontologised visually vivid descriptions. Challenging stigma cross-cutting theme people’s accounts. contrast stigmatising imagery health issues affecting GBMSM, contribute development designed challenge such stigmatisation, which, contexts COVID-19, has hindered effective medical interventions, promoted misinformation fuelled denigration.

Language: Английский

Interdisciplinary Approach to Monkeypox Prevention: Integrating Nanobiosensors, Nanovaccines, Artificial Intelligence, Visual Arts, and Social Sciences DOI Creative Commons
Vishal Chaudhary,

Lucky Lucky,

Harsh Sable

et al.

Small Structures, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

To effectively address crisis emergence of new virus such as monkeypox, a collective and collaborative effort between scientists, engineers, innovators, artists from all ages, regions, diverse fields is required. This review explores holistic approach to addressing the monkeypox by integrating nanobiosensors, artificial intelligence, visual arts, humanities, social sciences. Traditional diagnostic methods are often limited time, accessibility, accuracy, but advancement point‐of‐care smart nanobiosensors offers promising shift toward rapid, precise, accessible diagnostics. They enhance ability screen, diagnose, monitor infections efficiently, contributing better disease management. Beyond technological innovation, essential role sciences in fostering public engagement, understanding, acceptance tools emphasized. Visual arts can illustrate scientific concepts, making them more relatable, while storytelling through various media reduce stigma promote preventive measures. Social provide insights into cultural attitudes, behaviors, health challenges, ensuring that solutions integrated communities. By combining these disciplines, this presents comprehensive framework for resilient global system aligns with One Health principles, emphasizing interconnectedness human, animal, environmental health.

Language: Английский

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Mpox and the men who have sex with men (MSM) community in Nigeria: Exploratory insights from MSM and persons providing healthcare services to them DOI Creative Commons
Michael Kunnuji, Megan Schmidt‐Sane,

Olufunke Adegoke

et al.

Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

The current mpox outbreak has challenged previous understanding of the disease, with human-to-human transmission being a significant mode transmission, particularly among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex (GBMSM). A knowledge gap exists on MSM's experiences in Nigeria's restrictive sociolegal context. This study explored awareness, knowledge, MSM Lagos, Nigeria, through 28 in-depth interviews. We analysed interview transcripts thematically. Findings showed low awareness MSM, prefer seeking healthcare outside public health facilities due to stigma. Intimate contact during sexual intercourse is likely source infection MSM. Nigerian response does not centre centreing them may be ideal potential seek care various means, including drugs, herbal remedies, KP-friendly reproductive (SRH) services, but face stressful care-seeking limited social support shows that situation differs from non-endemic contexts. homophobic legal environment heterogenous spread require unique disease framing context-sensitive response. concludes further surveillance needed deepen around Nigeria.

Language: Английский

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Prioritization and barriers of mpox vaccination uptake among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Taiwan: 2023 HEART survey DOI
Carol Strong,

Patricia Joson,

Isaac Yen‐Hao Chu

et al.

Vaccine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 53, P. 127059 - 127059

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mpox-related stigma and healthcare-seeking behavior among men who have sex with men DOI Creative Commons
Yujie Liu, Jiechen Zhang, Yong Cai

et al.

Global Health Research and Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: April 14, 2025

Abstract The 2022 global mpox outbreak highlighted significant public health challenges, with men who have sex (MSM) accounting for 86.7% of confirmed cases. As a high-risk group, MSM faced not only the direct impacts but also an additional burden stigma and discrimination, which severely hindered their willingness to seek care access timely medical services. This article explores mpox-related discrimination profound impact on healthcare-seeking behaviors among MSM, drawing evidence from studies. We examine how affects individual decision-making has broader implications by exacerbating healthcare delays during outbreak. In response, we propose actionable strategies mitigate stigma, including providing accurate responsible communication, strengthening community social support network, building capacity frontline workers, engaging affected individuals effective intervention. By integrating stigma-reduction measures into pandemic preparedness systems can better vulnerable populations, improve access, ensure more response future outbreaks.

Language: Английский

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Acceptability of public health information and prevention measures by gay men, bisexual men and men who have sex with men during the French Mpox outbreak in 2022: the ANRS-MPX-SHS cross-sectional survey DOI
Luis Sagaon‐Teyssier, Maxime Hoyer, Marie Dos Santos

et al.

Sexually Transmitted Infections, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. sextrans - 056406

Published: April 18, 2025

Objectives This study investigated the acceptability by gay men, bisexual men and other who have sex with (GBMSM) of French public health information prevention measures implemented during 2022 Mpox outbreak. Methods ANRS-MPX-SHS "Mpox: perception risks, vaccination" is a cross-sectional survey conducted in GBMSM between July September 2022. Online questionnaires collected about Mpox-related awareness, perceptions behaviours. Multiple correspondence analysis identified participant profiles according to their level The outcome was variable grouping participants into three profiles: ‘strong endorsers’, ‘uninformed hesitant endorsers’ ‘indifferent objectors’. Multinomial logistic regression used estimate factors associated each profile. Results Of 5688 participants, 5320 (93.5%) had available data for outcome. latter were mostly cisgender (98%), aged 35 54 years (54.5%), tertiary education (82%); 44% living Greater Paris region. Strong endorsers, uninformed endorsers indifferent objectors accounted 77.8%, 14.4% 7.8% sample, respectively. Participants education, those exclusively taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (ie, HIV-negative participants), HIV-positive individuals region, all less likely be or objectors. no lifetime HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening infrequent were, respectively, more belong these two profiles. Conclusions Participants’ outbreak France depended on perceived capability authorities effectively diversify targets, representations communication channels. In order prevent transmission (and STIs) general population future outbreaks, adopted must take account needs, experiences persons never not regularly screened HIV/STIs.

Language: Английский

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The role of RCCE-IM in the mpox response: a qualitative reflection process with experts and civil society in three European countries DOI Creative Commons
Ruth Kutalek, Paul Grohma,

Anna Christina Maukner

et al.

Journal of Infection and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 102787 - 102787

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mpox in the news: social representations, identity, stigma and coping DOI Creative Commons
Brigitte Nerlich, Rusi Jaspal

Medical Humanities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. medhum - 012786

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

In May 2022, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede from public view, another infectious disease surprised world—mpox (formerly monkeypox). It appeared disproportionately affect gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with (GBMSM). Using qualitative thematic analysis social representations theory, we analysed a corpus of 91 items variety news outlets that included GBMSM community members’ personal accounts living through an mpox outbreak. The aim was study various ways in which members marginalised group created ascertain whether these challenged older related HIV AIDS newer ones COVID-19. Commentators anchored known, culturally accessible phenomena render this previously unfamiliar familiar; objectified aspects mpox, especially pain, emotive language, making it ‘real’ psychologically tangible; personified by linking celebrity activists; ontologised visually vivid descriptions. Challenging stigma cross-cutting theme people’s accounts. contrast stigmatising imagery health issues affecting GBMSM, contribute development designed challenge such stigmatisation, which, contexts COVID-19, has hindered effective medical interventions, promoted misinformation fuelled denigration.

Language: Английский

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