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.