Is Monkeypox Being Underdiagnosed in Countries with More Stigmatizing Attitudes towards Men Who Have Sex with Men? A Simple Ecological Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Data Sources
STI Screening
2.2. Data Analysis
3. Results
Correlation between MPX, Screening Intensity, and Rainbow Index
4. Discussion
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Country | Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea Screening (%) | MPX Incidence | Syphilis Screening (%) | Rainbow Index |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania/Montenegro/Kosovo | 3.1 | 0 | 15.5 | NA |
Austria | 6.8 | 1.2 | 26.3 | 50 |
Belarus | 7.8 | 0 | 33.2 | 13 |
Belgium | 9.9 | 5.3 | 44.4 | 73 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.6 | 0 | 17.7 | 37 |
Bulgaria | 2.2 | 0 | 24.9 | 20 |
Croatia | 4.3 | 0 | 24.4 | 46 |
Cyprus | 3.4 | 0 | 36.2 | 31 |
Czechia | 7.2 | 5.6 | 29.3 | 26 |
Denmark | 15.2 | 1.7 | 33.4 | 68 |
Estonia | 3 | 0 | 22.6 | 38 |
Finland | 10.4 | 0.5 | 24.7 | 66 |
France | 13.2 | 2.8 | 44.5 | 56 |
Germany | 7.6 | 4.9 | 25.6 | 51 |
Greece | 2.3 | 0.2 | 28.8 | 48 |
Hungary | 2.8 | 0.6 | 19.4 | 33 |
Iceland | 22.5 | 8.8 | 42.6 | 54 |
Ireland | 30.2 | 2.8 | 41.7 | 52 |
Italy | 3.2 | 1.2 | 26.9 | 23 |
Latvia | 4.9 | 1.1 | 31.7 | 17 |
Lithuania | 1.9 | 0 | 14.9 | 23 |
Luxembourg | 6.2 | 1.6 | 37.3 | 73 |
Malta | 28.9 | 4.5 | 36.9 | 89 |
Moldova | 0.8 | 0 | 40.6 | 19 |
Netherlands | 36 | 5.5 | 47.2 | 62 |
North Macedonia | 2.3 | 0 | 19.5 | 25 |
Norway | 20.6 | 0.4 | 34.2 | 68 |
Poland | 1.5 | 0.3 | 24.7 | 16 |
Portugal | 5.5 | 29.1 | 33.8 | 66 |
Romania | 2 | 0.2 | 27.3 | 19 |
Russia | 6.8 | 0 | 33.2 | 10 |
Serbia | 1.5 | 0.1 | 17.3 | 33 |
Slovakia | 2.4 | 0 | 16.9 | 30 |
Slovenia | 7 | 3.4 | 37.5 | 42 |
Spain | 6.9 | 10.6 | 35.5 | 67 |
Sweden | 16.7 | 1.0 | 27 | 63 |
Switzerland | 13.7 | 4.6 | 35.8 | 36 |
Turkey | 1.6 | 0 | 25.3 | 4 |
Ukraine | 3.9 | 0 | 31 | 22 |
United Kingdom | 32.5 | 8.5 | 42.6 | 66 |
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Kenyon, C. Is Monkeypox Being Underdiagnosed in Countries with More Stigmatizing Attitudes towards Men Who Have Sex with Men? A Simple Ecological Analysis. Epidemiologia 2022, 3, 363-368. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia3030028
Kenyon C. Is Monkeypox Being Underdiagnosed in Countries with More Stigmatizing Attitudes towards Men Who Have Sex with Men? A Simple Ecological Analysis. Epidemiologia. 2022; 3(3):363-368. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia3030028
Chicago/Turabian StyleKenyon, Chris. 2022. "Is Monkeypox Being Underdiagnosed in Countries with More Stigmatizing Attitudes towards Men Who Have Sex with Men? A Simple Ecological Analysis" Epidemiologia 3, no. 3: 363-368. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia3030028