Table 3.
The relationship between sociodemographic variables and OC symptoms severity among the participants (n=375)
| Variables | AOCS | Test of significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | ||
| Age | |||
| 24- | 39.25 | 9.36 |
F=3.578 p=0.126 |
| 25- | 38.69 | 8.36 | |
| 26- | 38.74 | 7.15 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 37.15 | 10.35 |
t= 0.502 p=0.325 |
| Male | 36.31 | 10.23 | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 40.01 | 10.34 |
t= 6.335* p=0.012 |
| Rural | 31.78 | 7.026 | |
| Living arrangement | |||
| Family | 38.83 | 10.43 |
F= 1.372 P=0.255 |
| Relatives | 32.33 | 5.465 | |
| Alone | 36.73 | 6.871 | |
| Frequency of COVID-19 infection | |||
| None | 36.00 | 7.195 |
F= 2.588* P=0.053 |
| Once | 39.86 | 10.59 | |
| Twice | 36.73 | 9.545 | |
| More than twice | 41.60 | 11.85 | |
| No. of infected family members | |||
| 1-3 | 37.81 | 9.269 |
F= 3.472* P=0.017 |
| 4-5 | 40.61 | 11.44 | |
| <5 | 49.00 | 7.071 | |
| Working in other private hospitals during internship training | |||
| Yes | 42.23 | 10.69 |
t=4.369 p=0.258 |
| No | 41.36 | 9.78 | |
AOCS: Short Version of Arabic Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
t = Student t test
F= ANOVA test
* Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05