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. 2023 Jun 6;23:411. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04387-x

Table 2.

COVID-19 related questions by the academic year of medical students

First-year
(N = 87)
Fifth-year
(N = 95)
Total
(N = 182)
p-value
How often do you feel worried about acquiring COVID-19?
 Not at all 26 (29.9%) 23 (24.2%) 49 (26.9%) 0.517
 Sometimes 44 (50.6%) 54 (56.8%) 98 (53.8%)
 Most of the time 10 (11.5%) 7 (7.4%) 17 (9.3%)
 Always 7 (8.0%) 11 (11.6%) 18 (9.9%)
How often do you feel worried or anxious about your academic performance during COVID-19 pandemic?
 Not at all 12 (13.8%) 17 (17.9%) 29 (15.9%)  < 0.001
 Sometimes 20 (23.0%) 43 (45.3%) 63 (34.6%)
 Most of the time 32 (36.8%) 29 (30.5%) 61 (33.5%)
 Always 23 (26.4%) 6 (6.3%) 29 (15.9%)
How often do you feel sad, depressed or anxious during COVID-19 pandemic?
 Not at all 18 (20.7%) 26 (27.4%) 44 (24.2%) 0.648
 Sometimes 39 (44.8%) 43 (45.3%) 82 (45.1%)
 Most of the time 21 (24.1%) 19 (20.0%) 40 (22.0%)
 Always 9 (10.3%) 7 (7.4%) 16 (8.8%)
Have you been previously diagnosed with COVID-19?
 No 82 (97.6%) 76 (80.9%) 158 (88.8%)  < 0.001
 Yes 2 (2.4%) 18 (19.1%) 20 (11.2%)
Have any of your relatives been previously diagnosed with COVID-19?
 No 41 (48.8%) 48 (51.1%) 89 (50.0%) 0.764
 Yes 43 (51.2%) 46 (48.9%) 89 (50.0%)