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Table 2 Self-reported COVID-19 precautions during last incarceration and vaccine acceptability (n = 20)

From: Coping with COVID in corrections: a qualitative study among the recently incarcerated on infection control and the acceptability of wastewater-based surveillance

COVID-19-related precautions

N (%)

Provided a mask

18 (90.0%)

Educated on proper mask-wearing

8 (40.0%)

 Verbally

7 (87.5%)

 Video

1 (12.5%)

Educated on social distancing

7 (35.0%)

 Verbally

6 (75.0%)

 Video

0 (0.0%)

 Both

1 (12.5%)

Educated on proper hand hygiene

7 (35.0%)

 Verbally

7 (87.5%)

 Video

0 (0.0%)

 Both

0 (0.0%)

Signs about precautions

10 (50.0%)

Tested at intake with nasal swab

5 (25.0%)

 Received results (n = 5)

5 (100.0%)

 Tested positive (n = 5)

1 (20.0%)

 Isolated with other COVID-19 cases (n = 5)

1 (20.0%)

To the best of my knowledge, I was exposed to COVID-19

14 (70.0%)

I was informed if individuals in my unit tested positive

8 (40.0%)

I was placed in quarantine at entry

8 (40.0%)

I was placed in quarantine after an exposure

8 (40.0%)

COVID-19 vaccination status

 I was vaccinated at my most recent facility

7 (35%)

 I was vaccinated in the community (post-release)

7 (35%)

 No, I have not been vaccinated

6 (30%)

How likely are you to accept the vaccine (n = 6)?

 Extremely likely

2 (33.3%)

 Somewhat likely

1 (16.7%)

 Somewhat unlikely

1 (16.7%)

 Extremely unlikely

2 (33.3%)

Which vaccine did you receive (n = 14)?

 Pfizer

4 (28.6%)

 Moderna

5 (35.7%)

 Johnson and Johnson

5 (35.7%)