Table 3 Meta-analyzed results of the participants’ demographics and their association with depression
Variables | Depression | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Extremely severe | Chi-squared test (p value) | |||
Age | 18–29 | n | 168 | 75 | 142 | 71 | 100 | 0.000 |
% | 30.20% | 13.50% | 25.50% | 12.80% | 18.00% | |||
30–49 | n | 68 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 12 | ||
% | 59.60% | 7.00% | 15.80% | 7.00% | 10.50% | |||
≥ 50 | n | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
% | 63.30% | 26.70% | 6.70% | 3.30% | 0.00% | |||
Total | n | 255 | 91 | 162 | 80 | 112 | ||
% | 36.40% | 13.00% | 23.10% | 11.40% | 16.00% | |||
Gender | Males | n | 74 | 33 | 77 | 40 | 45 | 0.212 |
% | 27.50% | 12.30% | 28.60% | 14.90% | 16.70% | |||
Females | n | 100 | 43 | 118 | 69 | 101 | ||
% | 23.20% | 10.00% | 27.40% | 16.00% | 23.40% | |||
Total | n | 174 | 76 | 195 | 109 | 146 | ||
% | 24.90% | 10.90% | 27.90% | 15.60% | 20.90% | |||
Educational level | Doctorate | n | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.0019 |
% | 56.50% | 13.00% | 17.40% | 8.70% | 4.30% | |||
Master degree | n | 135 | 53 | 99 | 48 | 82 | ||
% | 32.40% | 12.70% | 23.70% | 11.50% | 19.70% | |||
Diploma | n | 59 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 4 | ||
% | 52.70% | 13.40% | 19.60% | 10.70% | 3.60% | |||
University degree | n | 48 | 20 | 37 | 18 | 25 | ||
% | 32.40% | 13.50% | 25.00% | 12.20% | 16.90% | |||
Total | n | 255 | 91 | 162 | 80 | 112 | ||
% | 36.40% | 13.00% | 23.10% | 11.40% | 16.00% | |||
Field of studying | Medicine | n | 167 | 65 | 116 | 60 | 92 | 0.015 |
% | 33.40% | 13.00% | 23.20% | 12.00% | 18.40% | |||
Dentistry | n | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
% | 50.00% | 6.30% | 31.30% | 6.30% | 6.30% | |||
Pharmacy | n | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | ||
% | 32.50% | 10.00% | 25.00% | 5.00% | 27.50% | |||
Nursing | n | 59 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 7 | ||
% | 45.40% | 16.20% | 22.30% | 10.80% | 5.40% | |||
Medical institute | n | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
% | 57.10% | 0.00% | 14.30% | 21.40% | 7.10% | |||
Total | n | 255 | 91 | 162 | 80 | 112 | ||
% | 36.40% | 13.00% | 23.10% | 11.40% | 16.00% | |||
If you worked at the hospital or clinic did other people such as neighbours, relatives, or co-workers know that you did? | No | n | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0.413 |
% | 28.20% | 12.80% | 17.90% | 15.40% | 25.60% | |||
Yes | n | 242 | 85 | 148 | 74 | 102 | ||
% | 37.20% | 13.10% | 22.70% | 11.40% | 15.70% | |||
Total | n | 253 | 90 | 155 | 80 | 112 | ||
% | 36.70% | 13.00% | 22.50% | 11.60% | 16.20% | |||
How extensive was your content with people infected with COVID-19? | No contact at all | n | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.308 |
% | 54.50% | 13.60% | 18.20% | 9.10% | 4.50% | |||
Occasional contact for a few minutes with protective equipment | n | 146 | 48 | 79 | 44 | 56 | ||
% | 39.10% | 12.90% | 21.20% | 11.80% | 15.00% | |||
Close daily contact but with protective equipment | n | 96 | 40 | 78 | 34 | 55 | ||
% | 31.70% | 13.20% | 25.70% | 11.20% | 18.20% | |||
Total | n | 254 | 91 | 161 | 80 | 112 | ||
% | 36.40% | 13.00% | 23.10% | 11.50% | 16.00% | |||