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Characteristics of women diagnosed with mpox infection compared to men: A case series from Brazil
Document Type
article
Author
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
Source
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 56, Iss , Pp 102663- (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1873-0442
Abstract
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