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      Analysis of Smartphone Text Data Related to mpox from a U.S. Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men During the 2022 Outbreak

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          Abstract

          Purpose:

          We sought to understand technology-based communication regarding mpox (monkeypox) among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) during the global outbreak in 2022.

          Methods:

          Forty-four GBMSM (M age = 25.3 years, 68.2% cisgender, 43.2% non-White) living in the United States participated. From May 2022 to August 2022, all text data related to mpox (174 instances) were downloaded from the smartphones of GBMSM. Text data and smartphone app usage were analyzed.

          Results:

          Content analysis revealed 10 text-based themes and 7 app categories. GBMSM primarily used search and browser, texting, and gay dating apps to share vaccine updates, seek mpox vaccination, find general mpox information, share mpox information with other GBMSM, and discuss links between mpox and gay culture. Data visualizations revealed that changes in communication themes and app usage were responsive to major milestones in the mpox outbreak.

          Conclusion:

          GBMSM used apps to facilitate a community-driven mpox response.

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              Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Monkeypox Cases — United States, May 17–July 22, 2022

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                Journal
                LGBT Health
                LGBT Health
                lgbt
                LGBT Health
                Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA )
                2325-8292
                2325-8306
                October 2023
                04 October 2023
                04 October 2023
                : 10
                : 7
                : 560-565
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ]Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
                [ 2 ]Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
                [ 3 ]Gay Sexuality and Social Policy Initiative, Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
                [ 4 ]Department of Computer Science, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
                Author notes
                [*]Address correspondence to: Ian W. Holloway, PhD, Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, 3520 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA holloway@ 123456luskin.ucla.edu
                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5780-3101
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9652-388X
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-585X
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5188-9191
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9610-0457
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7454-8632
                Article
                10.1089/lgbt.2022.0307
                10.1089/lgbt.2022.0307
                10552145
                37219872
                1a6a7323-f002-4f3c-979b-f6e66eacc95b
                © Cory J. Cascalheira et al., 2023; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

                This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC-BY] ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                bisexual,gay,lgbtq,monkeypox,mpox,social networking
                bisexual, gay, lgbtq, monkeypox, mpox, social networking

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