Using protection motivation theory to explain monkeypox vaccination intention among men who have sex with men in China
The majority of MSM had the intention to receive the Mpox vaccination. It is suggested that the vaccination program should focus on young MSM in response to the Mpox outbreak in the future. The PMT constructs can be applied to predict Mpox vaccination intention among MSM. Future Mpox vaccination promotion strategies can be based on the PMT constructs of maladaptive rewards, response efficacy, self-efficacy, and response costs to improve the Mpox vaccination intention of the MSM population.
Authors
- Jiechen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-8672)
- Fan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9951-6557)
- Shangbin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9455-5282)
- Lulu Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4052-8697)
- Ying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3126-1134)
- Huifang Xu
- Chen Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7158-5402)
- Yong Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-7906)
- Ying Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1816-0367)
- Gang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9636-4658)
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Tongren Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04473-5
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Peking Union Medical College