Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding COVID-19 of the pharmacists recruited in the baseline survey (n = 1450).
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 511 (35.3) |
| Female | 939 (64.7) |
| Mean age ± SD, in years | 46.3 ± 15.7 |
| Residence | |
| Palermo | 870 (60) |
| Municipalities in the Palermo province | 493 (34) |
| Other municipalities | 87 (6) |
| Workplace | |
| Community pharmacy | 1218 (84) |
| Para-pharmacy | 87 (6) |
| Other | 145 (10) |
| Personal risk of contracting severe COVID-19 disease | |
| Low | 290 (20) |
| Middle | 638 (44) |
| High | 522 (36) |
| Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination | |
| Yes | 928 (64) |
| No | 522 (36) |
| If yes, please specify the main reason | |
| Protect themselves | 436 (47) |
| Protect their families | 408 (44) |
| Working reasons (high risk of exposure) | 84 (9) |
| If no, please specify the main reason | |
| Limited risk of exposure to COVID-19 | 302 (57.8) |
| Vaccination considered not safe | 176 (33.7) |
| Vaccination considered not necessary | 44 (8.5) |
| Fear of COVID-19 vaccination’s long-term side effects | |
| Yes | 725 (50) |
| No | 725 (50) |
| Best strategy in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection | |
| Vaccination | 986 (68) |
| Hyperimmune plasma | 290 (20) |
| Other strategies | 174 (12) |