Table 3.
Associations between attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination and adequate COVID-19 vaccination
| Total number of patients | < 3 doses | ≥ 3 doses | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccinations | ||||||
| Vaccination against COVID-19 is an effective strategy to control the current pandemic | ||||||
| Disagree | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 10 | 47.6 | 0.05 |
| Agree | 180 | 56 | 31.1 | 124 | 68.9 | |
| Vaccination against COVID-19 reduces the risk of complications and death | ||||||
| Disagree | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 3 | 37.5 | 0.07 |
| Agree | 193 | 62 | 32.1 | 131 | 67.9 | |
| Vaccination against COVID-19 should be mandatory | ||||||
| Disagree | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 21 | 47.7 | 0.003 |
| Agree | 157 | 44 | 28.0 | 113 | 72.0 | |
| Vaccination against COVID-19 is safe in patients undergoing active cancer treatment | ||||||
| Disagree | 74 | 38 | 51.4 | 36 | 48.6 | < 0.001 |
| Agree | 127 | 29 | 22.8 | 98 | 77.2 | |
| Vaccination against COVID-19 should be prioritized in patients with cancer | ||||||
| Disagree | 64 | 26 | 40.6 | 38 | 59.4 | 0.13 |
| Agree | 137 | 41 | 29.9 | 96 | 70.1 | |
| Reasons for hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccinations | ||||||
| Afraid of side effects | ||||||
| No | 138 | 39 | 28.3 | 99 | 71.7 | 0.02 |
| Yes | 63 | 28 | 44.4 | 35 | 55.6 | |
| Concerns about efficacy | ||||||
| No | 184 | 58 | 31.5 | 126 | 68.5 | 0.07 |
| Yes | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 8 | 47.1 | |
| Afraid of the composition of the vaccines | ||||||
| No | 189 | 58 | 30.7 | 131 | 69.3 | 0.002 |
| Yes | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 25.0 | |
| Vaccines were developed very fast | ||||||
| No | 194 | 64 | 33.0 | 130 | 67.0 | 0.59 |
| Yes | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 57.1 | |
| Religious beliefs | ||||||
| No | 200 | 66 | 33.0 | 134 | 67.0 | 0.16 |
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| COVID-19 does not exist | ||||||
| No | 200 | 66 | 33.0 | 134 | 67.0 | 0.16 |
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Conspiracy theories | ||||||
| No | 194 | 63 | 32.5 | 131 | 67.5 | 0.17 |
| Yes | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 42.9 | |
| I do not need the vaccine because I have a low risk of contagion | ||||||
| No | 200 | 66 | 33.0 | 134 | 67.0 | 0.16 |
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| I do not have reasons for hesitancy | ||||||
| No | 72 | 32 | 44.4 | 40 | 55.6 | 0.01 |
| Yes | 129 | 35 | 27.1 | 94 | 72.9 | |