Disparity in Mpox awareness and vaccine hesitancy: a cross-sectional study of 3,483 university students in Northwest China
College students in northwestern China have insufficient Mpox knowledge but high vaccination acceptance. Targeted health education interventions should be implemented via new media platforms, focusing on male students, rural residents, and alcohol consumers, to enhance understanding of transmission routes and vaccine safety, reduce stigma, and strengthen Mpox prevention and control among young people in northwestern China.
Authors
- Neng‐Xiu Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4333-6810)
- Xiaoning Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0295-3353)
- Yijun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9968-4497)
- Junfeng Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8515-6770)
- Ji‐Jun Chen
- Dong Miao
- Qingming Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-4764)
- Xiao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8666-2974)
- Yuanyuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0852-8558)
- Ying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5391-0732)
- Yue Liu
- Xiaobing Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2360-2090)
- Zhichun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8481-5304)
- Jun Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5349-7303)
- Xiaolei Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7978-8157)
- Jingjing Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5702-6113)
- Jing Zuo
- Wei J. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4848-7394)
- Wen-Juan Ba
Institutions
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- First Hospital of Shijiazhuang (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1657497
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00