Vicente-Alcalde Nancy, Sferle Sorina Madalina, Franco-Paredes Carlos, Tuells José
Penitentiary Center Alicante II, Carretera N-330, Km. 66, 03400 Villena, Spain.
Instituto Universitario de Matemática Multidisciplinar, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Sep 29;11(10):1547. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11101547.
The COVID-19 vaccination of prisoners and prison staff represents a public health intervention to reduce the impact of the pandemic in conglomerate settings. In Spanish prisons, the road map of the Ministry of Health was followed to protect the population at risk. We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination by prisoners and prison staff in a prison in Alicante, Spain. We analyzed data obtained through a standardized, self-administered, and anonymous questionnaire; 1016 prisoners and 288 prison staff responded to the survey. The majority of inmates and staff reported no history of symptomatic COVID-19, 90.15% and 91.66%, respectively. Respondents reported that 88.72% agreed to be vaccinated and 89.64% would recommend the vaccine to others. Approximately 89% believe that the benefit of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is greater than the risk, and 70.55% reported that vaccination should be mandatory for inmates and staff to participate in some activities. The acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among prisoners and prison staff is high in a Provincial Prison in Spain. Elevated acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in prisons is a major factor in public health intervention and vaccine equity.
囚犯和监狱工作人员的新冠疫苗接种是一项公共卫生干预措施，旨在减少疫情在集体环境中的影响。在西班牙监狱中，遵循了卫生部的路线图来保护高危人群。我们进行了一项横断面研究，以评估西班牙阿利坎特一所监狱中囚犯和监狱工作人员对新冠疫苗接种的接受程度。我们分析了通过标准化、自我填写且匿名的问卷获得的数据；1016名囚犯和288名监狱工作人员回复了调查。大多数囚犯和工作人员报告称没有出现症状性新冠病毒感染史，分别为90.15%和91.66%。受访者表示，88.72%的人同意接种疫苗，89.64%的人会向他人推荐该疫苗。约89%的人认为接种新冠疫苗的益处大于风险，70.55%的人报告称，囚犯和工作人员参与某些活动应强制接种疫苗。在西班牙一所省级监狱中，囚犯和监狱工作人员对新冠疫苗接种的接受程度很高。监狱中对新冠疫苗接种的高接受度是公共卫生干预和疫苗公平性的一个主要因素。
