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. 2022 Jan 19;12:960. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-04919-3

Table 3.

Attitudes about COVID-19 and the associated willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination (N = 865).

Attitudes about COVID-19 Total Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccinationb
N % N %
Belief that COVID-19 is more serious than influenza
Agree 635 92.7 406 65.3
Uncertain/disagree 50 7.3 22 45.8
χ2 = 7.3, 1 df, p = 0.007
Perception to be at high risk of severe complications caused by COVID-19
Agree 564 82.3 355 64.5
Uncertain/disagree 121 17.7 73 60.8
χ2 = 0.59, 1 df, p = 0.443
Belief that, even if necessary, they would prefer avoiding to go to the hospital due to the fear of contracting COVID-19
Agree 223 32.5 128 59
Uncertain/disagree 462 67.5 300 66.2
χ2 = 3.33, 1 df, p = 0.068
Perception to be at risk of developing COVID-19
Agree 265 38.7 164 63.6
Uncertain/disagree 420 61.3 264 64.1
χ2 = 0.02, 1 df, p = 0.893
Belief that COVID-19 could cause serious consequences in their prison institution
Agree 585 85.4 366 63.9
Uncertain/disagree 100 14.6 62 63.9
χ2 = 0.0001, 1 df, p = 0.993
Belief that COVID-19 will continue to spread in Italy
Agree 430 62.8 247 59.1
Uncertain/disagree 255 37.2 181 71.8
χ2 = 11.05, 1 df, p = 0.001
Self-confidence about ability to protect oneself from SARS-CoV-2 infection
Agree 155 22.6 109 71.7
Uncertain/disagree 530 77.4 319 61.6
χ2 = 5.22, 1 df, p = 0.022
Sources of information about COVID-19 N % N %
Physiciansa
Yes 114 16.9 76 69.7
No 561 83.1 347 62.9
χ2 = 1.86, 1 df, p = 0.173
Media and newspapera
Yes 638 94.5 401 64.2
No 37 5.5 22 61.1
χ2 = 0.14, 1 df, p = 0.711
Family and friendsa
Yes 236 35 162 71
No 439 65 261 60.3
χ2 = 7.53, 1 df, p = 0.006
Prisoners involved in a prison education programa
Yes 34 5.2 22 68.7
No 623 94.8 389 63.7
χ2 = 0.34, 1 df, p = 0.559
Need of additional information about COVID-19
Yes 506 75.6 315 63.8
No 163 24.4 104 64.6
χ2 = 0.04, 1 df, p = 0.849

aNumber for each item may not add up to total number of study population due to missing values. bThe frequency values of the respondents regarding the willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination do not refer to the total number of the selected population due to the missing values.