Characteristics of women diagnosed with mpox infection compared to men: A case series from Brazil
Background: Cisgender men were mostly affected during the 2022 mpox multinational outbreak, with few cases reported in women. This study compares the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with mpox infection according to gender in Rio de Janeiro. Methods: We obtained surveillance data of mpox cas...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1070cc347bdb47418e68b8f35173c65e 2024-01-14T10:05:00+01:00 Characteristics of women diagnosed with mpox infection compared to men: A case series from Brazil Carolina Coutinho Mayara Secco Torres Silva Thiago S. Torres Eduardo Peixoto Monica Avelar Magalhães Sandra Wagner Cardoso Gabriela Nazário Maíra Mendonça Mariana Menezes Paula Maria Almeida Paula Rita Dias de Brito de Carvalho Shenon Bia Bedin Aline Maria Almeida Silvia Carvalho Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso Beatriz Grinsztejn Luciane Velasque André Figueiredo Accetta André Miguel Japiassu Bruna Rendelli Desirée Vieira Santos Gabriela Lisseth Umaña Robleda Guilherme Amaral Calvet Hugo Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa Italo Guariz Ferreira Jadir Rodrigues Fagundes Neto João Paulo Bortot Soares João Victor Jaegger de França José Ricardo Hildebrant Coutinho Katia Maria Azevedo Larissa Villela Luciana Truccoli Luisa Fares Luiz Ricardo Siqueira Camacho Maira Braga Mesquita Marcel Cunha Marcel Trepow Marcela Terra Maria Roberta Meneguetti Mariah Castro de Souza Pires Pedro Amparo Pedro da Silva Martins Rafael Teixeira Fraga Rodrigo Caldas Menezes Rodrigo Otavio da Silva Escada Rosangela Vieira Eiras Sandro Antônio Pereira Wladmyr Davila da Silva 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102663 https://doaj.org/article/1070cc347bdb47418e68b8f35173c65e EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893923001230 https://doaj.org/toc/1873-0442 1873-0442 doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102663 https://doaj.org/article/1070cc347bdb47418e68b8f35173c65e Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 56, Iss , Pp 102663- (2023) Mpox HIV Women Gender identity Latin America Brazil Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102663 2023-12-17T01:50:15Z Background: Cisgender men were mostly affected during the 2022 mpox multinational outbreak, with few cases reported in women. This study compares the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with mpox infection according to gender in Rio de Janeiro. Methods: We obtained surveillance data of mpox cases notified to Rio de Janeiro State Health Department (June 12 to December 15, 2022). We compared women (cisgender or transgender) to men (cisgender or transgender) using chi-squared, Fisher's exact, and Mood's median tests. Results: A total of 1306 mpox cases were reported; 1188 (91.0%) men (99.8% cisgender, 0.2% transgender), 108 (8.3%) women (87.0% cisgender, 13.0% transgender), and 10 (0.8%) non-binary persons. Compared to men, women were more frequently older (40+years: 34.3% vs. 25.1%; p < 0.001), reported more frequent non-sexual contact with a potential mpox case (21.4% vs. 9.8%; p = 0.004), fewer sexual partnerships (10.9 vs. 54.8%; p < 0.001), less sexual contact with a potential mpox case (18.5% vs. 43.0%; p < 0.001), fewer genital lesions (31.8% vs. 57.9%; p < 0.001), fewer systemic mpox signs/symptoms (38.0% vs. 50.1%; p = 0.015) and had a lower HIV prevalence (8.3% vs. 46.3%; p < 0.001), with all cases among transgender women. Eight women were hospitalized; no deaths occurred. The highest number of cases among women were notified in epidemiological week 34, when the number of cases among men started to decrease. Conclusions: Women diagnosed with mpox presented differences in epidemiological, behavioral, and clinical characteristics compared to men. Health services should provide a comprehensive assessment that accounts for gender diversity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 56 102663 |
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Mpox HIV Women Gender identity Latin America Brazil Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Carolina Coutinho Mayara Secco Torres Silva Thiago S. Torres Eduardo Peixoto Monica Avelar Magalhães Sandra Wagner Cardoso Gabriela Nazário Maíra Mendonça Mariana Menezes Paula Maria Almeida Paula Rita Dias de Brito de Carvalho Shenon Bia Bedin Aline Maria Almeida Silvia Carvalho Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso Beatriz Grinsztejn Luciane Velasque André Figueiredo Accetta André Miguel Japiassu Bruna Rendelli Desirée Vieira Santos Gabriela Lisseth Umaña Robleda Guilherme Amaral Calvet Hugo Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa Italo Guariz Ferreira Jadir Rodrigues Fagundes Neto João Paulo Bortot Soares João Victor Jaegger de França José Ricardo Hildebrant Coutinho Katia Maria Azevedo Larissa Villela Luciana Truccoli Luisa Fares Luiz Ricardo Siqueira Camacho Maira Braga Mesquita Marcel Cunha Marcel Trepow Marcela Terra Maria Roberta Meneguetti Mariah Castro de Souza Pires Pedro Amparo Pedro da Silva Martins Rafael Teixeira Fraga Rodrigo Caldas Menezes Rodrigo Otavio da Silva Escada Rosangela Vieira Eiras Sandro Antônio Pereira Wladmyr Davila da Silva Characteristics of women diagnosed with mpox infection compared to men: A case series from Brazil |
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Background: Cisgender men were mostly affected during the 2022 mpox multinational outbreak, with few cases reported in women. This study compares the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with mpox infection according to gender in Rio de Janeiro. Methods: We obtained surveillance data of mpox cases notified to Rio de Janeiro State Health Department (June 12 to December 15, 2022). We compared women (cisgender or transgender) to men (cisgender or transgender) using chi-squared, Fisher's exact, and Mood's median tests. Results: A total of 1306 mpox cases were reported; 1188 (91.0%) men (99.8% cisgender, 0.2% transgender), 108 (8.3%) women (87.0% cisgender, 13.0% transgender), and 10 (0.8%) non-binary persons. Compared to men, women were more frequently older (40+years: 34.3% vs. 25.1%; p < 0.001), reported more frequent non-sexual contact with a potential mpox case (21.4% vs. 9.8%; p = 0.004), fewer sexual partnerships (10.9 vs. 54.8%; p < 0.001), less sexual contact with a potential mpox case (18.5% vs. 43.0%; p < 0.001), fewer genital lesions (31.8% vs. 57.9%; p < 0.001), fewer systemic mpox signs/symptoms (38.0% vs. 50.1%; p = 0.015) and had a lower HIV prevalence (8.3% vs. 46.3%; p < 0.001), with all cases among transgender women. Eight women were hospitalized; no deaths occurred. The highest number of cases among women were notified in epidemiological week 34, when the number of cases among men started to decrease. Conclusions: Women diagnosed with mpox presented differences in epidemiological, behavioral, and clinical characteristics compared to men. Health services should provide a comprehensive assessment that accounts for gender diversity. |
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Carolina Coutinho Mayara Secco Torres Silva Thiago S. Torres Eduardo Peixoto Monica Avelar Magalhães Sandra Wagner Cardoso Gabriela Nazário Maíra Mendonça Mariana Menezes Paula Maria Almeida Paula Rita Dias de Brito de Carvalho Shenon Bia Bedin Aline Maria Almeida Silvia Carvalho Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso Beatriz Grinsztejn Luciane Velasque André Figueiredo Accetta André Miguel Japiassu Bruna Rendelli Desirée Vieira Santos Gabriela Lisseth Umaña Robleda Guilherme Amaral Calvet Hugo Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa Italo Guariz Ferreira Jadir Rodrigues Fagundes Neto João Paulo Bortot Soares João Victor Jaegger de França José Ricardo Hildebrant Coutinho Katia Maria Azevedo Larissa Villela Luciana Truccoli Luisa Fares Luiz Ricardo Siqueira Camacho Maira Braga Mesquita Marcel Cunha Marcel Trepow Marcela Terra Maria Roberta Meneguetti Mariah Castro de Souza Pires Pedro Amparo Pedro da Silva Martins Rafael Teixeira Fraga Rodrigo Caldas Menezes Rodrigo Otavio da Silva Escada Rosangela Vieira Eiras Sandro Antônio Pereira Wladmyr Davila da Silva |
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Carolina Coutinho Mayara Secco Torres Silva Thiago S. Torres Eduardo Peixoto Monica Avelar Magalhães Sandra Wagner Cardoso Gabriela Nazário Maíra Mendonça Mariana Menezes Paula Maria Almeida Paula Rita Dias de Brito de Carvalho Shenon Bia Bedin Aline Maria Almeida Silvia Carvalho Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso Beatriz Grinsztejn Luciane Velasque André Figueiredo Accetta André Miguel Japiassu Bruna Rendelli Desirée Vieira Santos Gabriela Lisseth Umaña Robleda Guilherme Amaral Calvet Hugo Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa Italo Guariz Ferreira Jadir Rodrigues Fagundes Neto João Paulo Bortot Soares João Victor Jaegger de França José Ricardo Hildebrant Coutinho Katia Maria Azevedo Larissa Villela Luciana Truccoli Luisa Fares Luiz Ricardo Siqueira Camacho Maira Braga Mesquita Marcel Cunha Marcel Trepow Marcela Terra Maria Roberta Meneguetti Mariah Castro de Souza Pires Pedro Amparo Pedro da Silva Martins Rafael Teixeira Fraga Rodrigo Caldas Menezes Rodrigo Otavio da Silva Escada Rosangela Vieira Eiras Sandro Antônio Pereira Wladmyr Davila da Silva |
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Characteristics of women diagnosed with mpox infection compared to men: A case series from Brazil |
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Characteristics of women diagnosed with mpox infection compared to men: A case series from Brazil |
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Characteristics of women diagnosed with mpox infection compared to men: A case series from Brazil |
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