Table 5 Meta-analyzed results of the participants’ demographics and its association with stress
Variables | Stress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Extremely severe | Chi-squared test (p value) | |||
Age | 18–29 | n | 118 | 61 | 155 | 97 | 125 | 0.001 |
% | 21.20% | 11.00% | 27.90% | 17.40% | 22.50% | |||
30–49 | n | 42 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 17 | ||
% | 36.80% | 9.60% | 28.10% | 10.50% | 14.90% | |||
≥ 50 | n | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||
% | 46.70% | 13.30% | 26.70% | 0.00% | 13.30% | |||
Total | n | 174 | 76 | 195 | 109 | 146 | ||
% | 24.90% | 10.90% | 27.90% | 15.60% | 20.90% | |||
Gender | Males | n | 106 | 39 | 52 | 28 | 44 | 0.288 |
% | 39.40% | 14.50% | 19.30% | 10.40% | 16.40% | |||
Females | n | 149 | 52 | 110 | 52 | 68 | ||
% | 34.60% | 12.10% | 25.50% | 12.10% | 15.80% | |||
Total | n | 255 | 91 | 162 | 80 | 112 | ||
% | 36.40% | 13.00% | 23.10% | 11.40% | 16.00% | |||
Educational level | Doctorate | n | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.000 |
% | 47.80% | 13.00% | 17.40% | 13.00% | 8.70% | |||
Master degree | n | 88 | 45 | 112 | 75 | 97 | ||
% | 21.10% | 10.80% | 26.90% | 18.00% | 23.30% | |||
Diploma | n | 48 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 9 | ||
% | 42.90% | 12.50% | 29.50% | 7.10% | 8.00% | |||
University degree | n | 27 | 14 | 46 | 23 | 38 | ||
% | 18.20% | 9.50% | 31.10% | 15.50% | 25.70% | |||
Total | n | 174 | 76 | 195 | 109 | 146 | ||
% | 24.90% | 10.90% | 27.90% | 15.60% | 20.90% | |||
Field of studying | Medicine | n | 103 | 55 | 136 | 88 | 118 | 0.002 |
% | 20.60% | 11.00% | 27.20% | 17.60% | 23.60% | |||
Dentistry | n | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
% | 37.50% | 12.50% | 25.00% | 18.80% | 6.30% | |||
Pharmacy | n | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 9 | ||
% | 22.50% | 10.00% | 32.50% | 12.50% | 22.50% | |||
Nursing | n | 49 | 15 | 41 | 11 | 14 | ||
% | 37.70% | 11.50% | 31.50% | 8.50% | 10.80% | |||
Medical Institute | n | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
% | 50.00% | 0.00% | 7.10% | 14.30% | 28.60% | |||
Total | n | 174 | 76 | 195 | 109 | 146 | ||
% | 24.90% | 10.90% | 27.90% | 15.60% | 20.90% | |||
If you worked at the hospital or clinic did other people such as neighbours, relatives, or co-workers know that you did? | No | n | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0.186 |
% | 10.30% | 10.30% | 28.20% | 23.10% | 28.20% | |||
Yes | n | 169 | 70 | 181 | 100 | 131 | ||
% | 26.00% | 10.80% | 27.80% | 15.40% | 20.10% | |||
Total | n | 173 | 74 | 192 | 109 | 142 | ||
% | 25.10% | 10.70% | 27.80% | 15.80% | 20.60% | |||
How extensive was your content with people infected with COVID-19? | No contact at all | n | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.006 |
% | 54.50% | 0.00% | 18.20% | 18.20% | 9.10% | |||
Occasional contact for a few minutes with protective equipment | n | 103 | 44 | 99 | 58 | 69 | ||
% | 27.60% | 11.80% | 26.50% | 15.50% | 18.50% | |||
Close daily contact but with protective equipment | n | 59 | 31 | 91 | 47 | 75 | ||
% | 19.50% | 10.20% | 30.00% | 15.50% | 24.80% | |||
Total | n | 174 | 75 | 194 | 109 | 146 | ||
% | 24.90% | 10.70% | 27.80% | 15.60% | 20.90% | |||