Table 4.
General attitudes of healthcare workers towards vaccinations (both recommended and anti-SARS-CoV-2), personal opinions about mandatory vaccination, and main reasons for joining or not joining the vaccination campaign.
| Characteristic | Total Sample (n = 130) | Healthcare Workers/Profession | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians (n = 38) | Nurses (n = 58) | Other HCWs (n = 34) | p-Value | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Do you receive the flu vaccination annually? | 0.003 | ||||||||
| Yes | 69 | 53.1% | 29 | 76.3% | 25 | 43.1% | 15 | 44.1% | |
| No | 61 | 46.9% | 9 | 23.7% | 33 | 56.9% | 19 | 55.9% | |
| Do you advise your patients to receive the recommended vaccinations (e.g., anti-flu at > 60 years)? | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Always | 55 | 42.3% | 26 | 68.4% | 23 | 39.7% | 6 | 17.6% | |
| Sometimes | 22 | 16.9% | 3 | 7.9% | 13 | 22.4% | 6 | 17.6% | |
| Never | 5 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 8.6% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| It is not part of my professional duties | 48 | 36.9% | 9 | 23.7% | 17 | 29.3% | 22 | 64.7% | |
| Do you believe in science for the development of new, safe, and effective vaccines? | 0.615 | ||||||||
| Yes | 127 | 97.7% | 38 | 100.0% | 56 | 96.6% | 33 | 97.1% | |
| No | 3 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.4% | 1 | 2.9% | |
| Do you believe that the safety of a vaccine developed during an emergency can be guaranteed? | 0.008 | ||||||||
| Yes | 108 | 83.1% | 37 | 97.4% | 44 | 75.9% | 27 | 79.4% | |
| No | 22 | 16.9% | 1 | 2.6% | 14 | 24.1% | 7 | 20.6% | |
| Do you believe that the vaccine against the COVID-19 virus will be useful for the control of the disease? | 0.027 | ||||||||
| Yes | 120 | 92.3% | 38 | 100% | 50 | 86.2% | 32 | 94.1% | |
| No | 10 | 7.7% | 0 | / | 8 | 13.8% | 2 | 5.9% | |
| Are you concerned about the serious complications of the COVID-19 vaccine? | 0.051 | ||||||||
| Yes, I’m seriously worried | 9 | 6.9% | 1 | 2.6% | 7 | 12.1% | 1 | 2.9% | |
| Yes, I’m worried | 35 | 26.9% | 6 | 15.8% | 17 | 29.3% | 12 | 35.3% | |
| No, I’m not worried | 75 | 57.7% | 24 | 63.2% | 32 | 55.2% | 19 | 55.9% | |
| No, I’m not worried at all | 11 | 8.5% | 7 | 18.4% | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 5.9% | |
| Do you think that the mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers is right? | 0.004 | ||||||||
| Yes | 107 | 82.3% | 37 | 97.4% | 42 | 72.4% | 28 | 82.4% | |
| No | 23 | 17.7% | 1 | 2.6% | 16 | 27.6% | 6 | 17.6% | |
| Did you received the COVID-19 vaccine? | 0.623 | ||||||||
| Yes, I received two doses and the booster dose (third dose) | 119 | 91.5% | 38 | 100.0% | 51 | 87.9% | 30 | 88.2% | |
| Yes, I’m waiting for the third dose | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 2.9% | |
| Yes, I received both doses | 4 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 5.9% | |
| No, but I definitely will | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| No, and I definitely won’t | 3 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.4% | 1 | 2.9% | |
| If you have been vaccinated or are planning to be vaccinated, what are the reasons for your choice? | 0.064 | ||||||||
| To have access to activities and services that would otherwise be precluded in the absence of Green Certification/Greenpass (bars, restaurants, cinemas, etc.) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||||
| Obligatory vaccine for health professionals; if there was no obligation, I would not have vaccinated myself/I would not be vaccinated | 6 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 9.6% | 1 | 23.3% | |
| Vaccination decreases the chances of contagion or complications of the disease | 27 | 21.9% | 13 | 34.2% | 9 | 17.3% | 5 | 15.1% | |
| Moral obligation towards patients | 7 | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 7.7% | 3 | 9.1% | |
| More than one option | 83 | 67.5% | 25 | 65.8% | 34 | 65.4% | 24 | 72.7% | |
| Do you recommend/have you recommended/will you advise your acquaintances (relatives and close friends) to be vaccinated against COVID-19? | 0.023 | ||||||||
| Yes | 118 | 90.8% | 38 | 100.0% | 49 | 84.5% | 31 | 91.2% | |
| No | 12 | 9.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 15.5% | 3 | 8.8% | |