Monkeypox and the legacy of prejudice in targeted public health campaigns

Aquino, Yves Saint James; Cabrera, Nicolo L.; Salisi, James; Yarcia, Lee Edson

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010630

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“…Yang et al [34] and Lim et al [33] emphasize the need for different strategies in efficient public health communication for two distinct audiences, the risk groups, and the general population. This proposition seems to be the most suitable to avoid the errors in awareness campaigns pointed out by Aquino et al [20], mainly by using specific communication channels for the groups most affected by the outbreak, reducing the risks of stigmatization. These multi-level communication actions, however, require even greater effort and necessary complexity to achieve success in reaching and impacting the target audiences.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This finding highlights the imperative need for multilevel communication strategies, coupled with anonymity protocols, to broaden the accessibility of health services for individuals resistant to seeking care due to Mpox-related stigma. Consequently, while the propositions of Schmidt-Sane et al [36] and Lim et al [33] align more coherently with reaching the specific audience identified within the community of men who have sex with men, the assertions of Yang et al [34] and Aquino et al [20], which posit the dissociation of Mpox prevention from sexual behaviors, may effectively resonate with a segment of men who have sex with men that has concealed their sexual orientations. This awareness campaign strategy for a group less likely to follow communication channels aimed at the non-heterosexual public could potentially result in reduced resistance to vaccination and enhanced engagement with healthcare systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Aquino et al [20] described faults in public health strategies within information campaigns related to the Mpox outbreak. The authors posit that targeted campaigns may introduce conceptual ambiguities, undermining effective public health responses to the outbreak and inflicting psychosocial harm upon groups spotlighted by such initiatives.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, the disproportionately high incidence among men who have sex with men prompted the World Health Organization to issue targeted recommendations for this population group, emphasizing the sexual dimension. This triggered various adverse consequences for their lives and health, enabling stigmatization by other societal sectors [20,21].…”

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Public Health Strategies Against Social Stigma in the Mpox Outbreak: A Systematic Review

Norberg,

Manhães

et al. 2024

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Background and Aim: In May 2022, the emergence of an outbreak of the Mpox virus was observed across multiple countries, precipitating swift global dissemination. The present Mpox outbreak exhibits unusual characteristics in contrast to antecedent occurrences. A salient peculiarity is the noteworthy incidence of confirmed cases among men who have sex with men. The aim of this research is to discern, within the current scientific literature, the most pertinent and efficacious public health strategies for preventing or mitigating Mpox-related social stigmatization. Methods: Employing the PRISMA model, a systematic review was conducted utilizing PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar databases, encompassing articles published from January 2022 to January 2024. Public health strategies to prevent or mitigate Mpox social stigmatization were systematically recorded and summarized for subsequent analysis. Results: Seven articles were identified and analyzed. None of the evaluated articles presented a comprehensive approach concerning public health strategies to counteract social stigmatization amid the Mpox outbreak scenario. The examined studies emphasize the pivotal role of interventions within three axes for public health strategies: awareness and training of healthcare professionals, targeted and sensitive communication addressing the needs of different affected groups, and medical care measures ensuring anonymity and respect for patients. Conclusion: Confronting the proposed strategies with the key issues that trigger stigmatization, it becomes evident that a nuanced calibration of these strategies is required for optimizing the efficacy of public health guidelines implementation. Furthermore, attention to the mental health of Mpox patients is a crucial dimension that cannot be overlooked, given the psychological vulnerability of these individuals, arising from both the disease itself and social stigmatization.

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“…of LGBTQ+ groups associated with the misconception that monkeypox is transmitted through homosexual contact [26]. At the same time, conventional means such as television and public infographics should still maintain the role of an official and trusted standard-setting platform to avoid misinformation.…”

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Crucial choices in a global health crisis: Revealing the demand and willingness to pay for a hypothetical monkeypox vaccine – the PREVENT study

Tran

Linh

Hoang³

et al. 2023

J Glob Health

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Mpox in the news: social representations, identity, stigma and coping

Nerlich,

Jaspal

2024

Med Humanities

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

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Monkeypox and the legacy of prejudice in targeted public health campaigns

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Public Health Strategies Against Social Stigma in the Mpox Outbreak: A Systematic Review

Public Health Strategies Against Social Stigma in the Mpox Outbreak: A Systematic Review

Crucial choices in a global health crisis: Revealing the demand and willingness to pay for a hypothetical monkeypox vaccine – the PREVENT study

Mpox in the news: social representations, identity, stigma and coping

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