集体疗效:在美国mopox疫情爆发期间,性少数群体男性的保护因素
Demetria Cain1, David Scales2, Juan Castiblanco1
1Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY).
概括
集体疗效或联合行动与较高的mopox疫苗接种率和较低的性少数群体男性焦虑和抑郁症状有关. 社区层面的干预措施可以改善疫情期间的健康结果.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 集体疗效是健康行为变化的研究不足的一个因素.
- 之前的研究探讨了与HIV和COVID-19有关的集体疗效.
- 这项研究考察了集体疗效在MPOX疫苗接种和性少数群体男性心理健康方面的作用.
研究的目的:
- 调查集体疗效 (联合行动) 与mopox疫苗接种状态之间的关联.
- 评估集体疗效与抑郁和焦虑症状之间的关系.
- 扩大对在mopox爆发期间性少数群体男性健康行为变化保护因素的理解.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面在线调查对2614名成年 cisgender 性少数群体男性进行.
- 数据是在2022年7月28日至2022年9月22日期间收集的.
- 该调查评估了集体疗效,mopox疫苗接种以及焦虑和抑郁症的症状.
主要成果:
- 联合行动与接收至少一剂mopox疫苗 (OR = 1.025,p = .04) 有积极关联.
- 联合行动与焦虑症状 (β = -.055,p < .004) 和抑郁症状 (β = -.037,p = .05) 有负相关性.
- 在控制与疾病相关的认知和行为风险因素后,这些关联仍然很重要.
结论:
- 对于克服健康威胁的社区行动的看法与个人健康益处有关.
- 加强社区应对疾病爆发能力的干预措施可以减轻感染风险和心理健康挑战.
- 研究结果支持社区层面的流行病期间公共卫生战略,特别是对高风险人群的公共卫生战略.
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