Changes in Behaviors and Attitudes in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccination in Healthcare Workers and University Students in Italy

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作者
Della Polla, Giorgia [1 ]
Pelullo, Concetta Paola [2 ]
Di Giuseppe, Gabriella [2 ]
Angelillo, Italo Francesco [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Teaching Hosp, Hlth Direct, Via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli 104, I-80138 Naples, Italy
[2] Univ Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Dept Expt Med, Via Luciano Armanni 5, I-80138 Naples, Italy
关键词
attitudes; behaviors; COVID-19; healthcare workers; Italy; students; vaccination; willingness; RISK PERCEPTION; KNOWLEDGE; FEAR;
D O I
10.3390/vaccines9111276
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The objectives of the cross-sectional study were to measure how behaviors and attitudes about preventive measures toward COVID-19 changed over time among Italian vaccinated healthcare workers and university students, and the associated characteristics. The study was carried out between February and March 2021 in the city of Naples, Campania region, Southern Italy. The perceived personal risk of being infected by SARS-CoV-2 after the vaccination was significantly higher among males, in those having a higher perceived personal risk of being infected by SARS-CoV-2 before the vaccination, and in those who were more concerned about the efficacy of the vaccination. The fear of getting the disease as reason to have the COVID-19 vaccination was reported more frequently in younger participants, in those with at least one chronic medical condition, in those with a higher concern about the severity of COVID-19, in those with a higher level of trust in the information received, and in those who acquired information from scientific journals. Overall, 21.3% were willing to engage the three main public health measures (wearing a mask, careful hand washing, physical distancing) after receiving the second dose of the vaccination compared to the behavior before the pandemic began. This willingness was predicted by a higher level of trust in the information received and by a lower self-rated health status. Only 0.1% of participants were willing to engage all three measures after receiving the second dose of the vaccination compared to the behavior before receiving the first dose. These findings are useful in order to develop information strategies regarding vaccine safety and efficacy and the importance of public health measures against COVID-19.
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