Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine willingness among people incarcerated in 3 Canadian federal prisons: a cross-sectional study

K Romanchuk, B Linthwaite, J Cox, H Park… - … Open Access Journal, 2022 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Maximizing uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among people in prison is
essential in mitigating future outbreaks. We aimed to determine factors associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons: A qualitative study

D Lessard, D Ortiz-Paredes, H Park, O Varsaneux… - Vaccine: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Canadian correctional institutions have been prioritized for COVID-19
vaccination given the multiple outbreaks that have occurred since the start of the pandemic …

Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination among incarcerated persons in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, June-July 2021

R Fukunaga, ZE Kaplan, T Rodriguez, L Hagan… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To understand the attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination and trusted sources of
vaccination-related information among persons incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of …

[HTML][HTML] Willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccination among incarcerated or detained persons in correctional and detention facilities—four states, September …

MF Stern - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021 - cdc.gov
Among incarcerated or detained participants at correctional and detention facilities in four
states who were surveyed before authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use …

[HTML][HTML] Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among incarcerated people and staff in three large, state prisons: a cross-sectional study

I Osman, A Williams, K Pierson, E Ryu, RJ Shlafer - Health & Justice, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted individuals in
carceral facilities–both incarcerated people and staff. Vaccination is an important tool in …

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and uptake: perspectives from people released from the Federal Bureau of Prisons

C Kramer, M Song, CB Sufrin, GB Eber, LS Rubenstein… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract People in United States (US) prisons and jails have been disproportionately
impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is due to challenges containing outbreaks in …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of incarcerated people regarding COVID-19 and related vaccination: a survey in Italy

G Di Giuseppe, CP Pelullo, R Lanzano, F Napolitano… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The cross-sectional study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices toward
COVID-19 disease of incarcerated people. A total of 685 subjects were surveyed. 94% were …

[HTML][HTML] Education increases COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people in Canadian federal prisons in a prospective randomized controlled trial: The EDUCATE study

T Zolotarova, C Dussault, H Park, O Varsaneux… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Education is key to behavioural adoption and acceptability of health interventions. We
evaluated the impact of an educational intervention administered 1: 1 to individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons

D Ortiz-Paredes, O Varsaneux, J Worthington, H Park… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Vaccine uptake rates have been historically low in correctional settings. To
better understand vaccine hesitancy in these high-risk settings, we explored reasons for …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccination status as well as factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among prisoners and the implications

A Shabir, NA Alkubaisi, A Shafiq, M Salman… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Prisoners form a population who are highly vulnerable to COVID-19 due to overcrowding,
limited movement, and a poor living environment. Consequently, there is a need to ascertain …