Mpox virus infection in women and outbreak sex disparities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the recent literature indicates that mpox (monkeypox) primarily affects men, there are also multiple reports in women. Estimates of the sex distribution of mpox patients and patterns will enable a better understanding of the ongoing mpox outbreak.

Methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, seven databases were searched for studies published in English up to January 4^th, 2023. The proportion of women with mpox was the primary outcome. A random-effects model was fitted for the primary outcome, and a sensitivity analysis was performed to check possible outliers in the studies.

Results

Here we screened 470 articles and included 60 studies for qualitative synthesis. 42 studies with 3125 women out of 47,407 confirmed cases were found

SUBMITTER: Satapathy P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443027 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature