Table 3 Ordinal regression models predicting the intention to get a monkeypox vaccine

Age

0.99

[0.99–1.00]

.102

Sex

 Male

Ref. Group

 Female

1.03

[0.89–1.19]

.720

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

Ref. Group

Ref. Group

 Non-heterosexual

1.23

[1.05–1.45]

.012

1.18

[1.01–1.39]

.042

Had COVID-19

 No

Ref. Group

 Yes, with no or mild symptoms

1.10

[0.94–1.30]

.232

 Yes, with moderate or severe symptoms

1.09

[0.90–1.32]

.362

Married or cohabiting

 No

Ref. Group

 Yes

0.97

[0.80–1.17]

.719

Completed COVID-19 vaccination

 Yes

Ref. Group

 No

0.98

[0.79–1.20]

.813

Job status

 Full-time job

Ref. Group

 Part-time job

0.96

[0.79–1.17]

.676

 Unemployed or retired

1.08

[0.92–1.27]

.331

University-level education

 No

Ref. Group

 Yes

1.16

[0.98–1.38]

.083

Lives with vulnerable people

 No

Ref. Group

 Yes

0.92

[0.79–1.07]

.263

Has a chronic condition

 No

Ref. Group

 Yes

0.95

[0.72–1.26]

.721

Area of residence

 Urban

Ref. Group

 Rural

0.85

[0.63–1.14]

.279

Perceived usefulness of COVID-19 vaccines

 Useful

Ref. Group

Ref. Group

 Uncertain or not useful

0.41

[0.29–0.58]

<.001

0.45

[0.32–0.63]

<.001

Emotional fear of monkeypox

1.11

[1.03–1.18]

.004

1.09

[1.01–1.17]

.026

Physiological fear of monkeypox

1.03

[0.96–1.09]

.414

Conspiracy beliefs about monkeypox

0.84

[0.77–0.90]

<.001

0.85

[0.80–0.92]

<.001

Monkeypox could become the next pandemic?

 No

Ref. Group

Ref. Group

 Uncertain

1.19

[0.97–1.45]

.091

1.12

[0.92–1.35]

.255

 Yes

1.25

[1.03–1.52]

.022

1.25

[1.02–1.52]

.030