Table 4 Meta-analyzed results of the participants’ demographics and its association with anxiety
Variables | Anxiety | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Extremely severe | Chi-squared test (p value) | |||
Age | 18–29 | n | 293 | 89 | 116 | 34 | 24 | 0.051 |
% | 52.70% | 16.00% | 20.90% | 6.10% | 4.30% | |||
30–49 | n | 76 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 4 | ||
% | 66.70% | 9.60% | 16.70% | 3.50% | 3.50% | |||
≥ 50 | n | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
% | 80.00% | 6.70% | 10.00% | 3.30% | 0.00% | |||
Total | n | 393 | 102 | 138 | 39 | 28 | ||
% | 56.10% | 14.60% | 19.70% | 5.60% | 4.00% | |||
Gender | Males | n | 174 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 0.007 |
% | 64.70% | 11.90% | 14.50% | 5.20% | 3.70% | |||
Females | n | 219 | 70 | 99 | 25 | 18 | ||
% | 50.80% | 16.20% | 23.00% | 5.80% | 4.20% | |||
Total | n | 393 | 102 | 138 | 39 | 28 | ||
% | 56.10% | 14.60% | 19.70% | 5.60% | 4.00% | |||
Educational level | Doctorate | n | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
% | 69.60% | 8.70% | 17.40% | 4.30% | 0.00% | |||
Master degree | n | 245 | 52 | 79 | 24 | 17 | ||
% | 58.80% | 12.50% | 18.90% | 5.80% | 4.10% | |||
Diploma | n | 65 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 1 | ||
% | 58.00% | 19.60% | 15.20% | 6.30% | 0.90% | |||
University degree | n | 67 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 10 | ||
% | 45.30% | 17.60% | 25.70% | 4.70% | 6.80% | |||
Total | n | 393 | 102 | 138 | 39 | 28 | ||
% | 56.10% | 14.60% | 19.70% | 5.60% | 4.00% | |||
Field of studying | Medicine | n | 291 | 63 | 100 | 26 | 20 | 0.163 |
% | 58.20% | 12.60% | 20.00% | 5.20% | 4.00% | |||
Dentistry | n | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
% | 56.30% | 25.00% | 6.30% | 6.30% | 6.30% | |||
Pharmacy | n | 18 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | ||
% | 45.00% | 10.00% | 30.00% | 7.50% | 7.50% | |||
Nursing | n | 68 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 4 | ||
% | 52.30% | 23.10% | 16.20% | 5.40% | 3.10% | |||
Medical Institute | n | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
% | 50.00% | 7.10% | 28.60% | 14.30% | 0.00% | |||
Total | n | 393 | 102 | 138 | 39 | 28 | ||
% | 56.10% | 14.60% | 19.70% | 5.60% | 4.00% | |||
If you worked at the hospital or clinic did other people such as neighbours, relatives, or co-workers know that you did? | No | n | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0.008 |
% | 35.90% | 12.80% | 33.30% | 15.40% | 2.60% | |||
Yes | n | 375 | 95 | 122 | 32 | 27 | ||
% | 57.60% | 14.60% | 18.70% | 4.90% | 4.10% | |||
Total | n | 389 | 100 | 135 | 38 | 28 | ||
% | 56.40% | 14.50% | 19.60% | 5.50% | 4.10% | |||
How extensive was your content with people infected with COVID-19? | No contact at all | n | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.011 |
% | 68.20% | 4.50% | 27.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |||
Occasional contact for a few minutes with protective equipment | n | 227 | 56 | 55 | 18 | 17 | ||
% | 60.90% | 15.00% | 14.70% | 4.80% | 4.60% | |||
Close daily contact but with protective equipment | n | 149 | 45 | 77 | 21 | 11 | ||
% | 49.20% | 14.90% | 25.40% | 6.90% | 3.60% | |||
Total | n | 391 | 102 | 138 | 39 | 28 | ||
% | 56.00% | 14.60% | 19.80% | 5.60% | 4.00% | |||