Is mpox an STI? The societal aspects and healthcare implications of a key question

Jaime Garcia Iglesias; Maurice Nagington; Martyn Pickersgill; Michael Brady; Claire Dewsnap; Liz Highleyman; Francisco Javier Membrillo de Novales; Will Nutland; Steven Thrasher; Eric Umar; Ian Muchamore; Jamie Webb

doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18436.2

Is mpox an STI? The societal aspects and healthcare implications of a key question

Jaime Garcia Iglesias^*, Maurice Nagington, Martyn Pickersgill, Michael Brady, Claire Dewsnap, Liz Highleyman, Francisco Javier Membrillo de Novales, Will Nutland, Steven Thrasher, Eric Umar, Ian Muchamore, Jamie Webb

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This letter explores the societal aspects and healthcare implications that underlie thinking about mpox (formerly known was monkeypox), in the 2022 outbreak, as a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The authors examine what underlies this question, exploring what is an STI, what is sex, and what is the role of stigma in sexual health promotion. The authors argue that, in this specific outbreak, mpox is an STI among men who have sex with men (MSM). The authors highlight the need of critically thinking about how to communicate effectively, the role of homophobia and other inequalities, and the importance of the social sciences.

Original language	English
Article number	252
Number of pages	14
Journal	Wellcome Open Research
Volume	7
Early online date	11 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18436.2
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 11 Oct 2022

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public health
sex
sexual health
social sciences
STI

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Garcia Iglesias, J., Nagington, M., Pickersgill, M., Brady, M., Dewsnap, C., Highleyman, L., Membrillo de Novales, F. J., Nutland, W., Thrasher, S., Umar, E., Muchamore, I., & Webb, J. (2022). Is mpox an STI? The societal aspects and healthcare implications of a key question. Wellcome Open Research, 7, Article 252. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18436.2

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