Table 3.
Association between anxiety and the study variables with respect to gender and student status.
| Variables | Total sample | Gender | Student status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Fresher test-taker | Repeat test-taker | |||||||
| Yes (n; %) | χ2 test value | Yes (n; %) | χ2 test value | Yes (n; %) | χ2 test value | Yes (n; %) | χ2 test value | Yes (n; %) | χ2 test value | |
| Socio-demographic variables | ||||||||||
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 93;26.3% | 9.870** | – | – | – | – | 59; 22.4% | 10.167** | 34; 37.4% | 0.419 |
| Female | 412;35.2% | – | – | 271; 32.8% | 141; 41.1% | |||||
| Permanent residence | ||||||||||
| Urban | 341;30.3% | 18.080** | 276; 32.7% | 10.115** | 65; 22.9% | 7.127** | 229; 27.8% | 12.609** | 112; 37% | 3.941* |
| Rural | 159; 42.2% | 134; 42.8% | 25; 39.1% | 99; 39.6% | 60; 47.2% | |||||
| Religion | ||||||||||
| Muslim | 413; 33.2% | 0.560 | 350; 34.8% | 0.739 | 81; 27.6% | 0.012 | 284; 30.3% | 1.239 | 147; 40.7% | 0.234 |
| Others | 69; 35.9% | 58; 38.4% | 11; 26.8% | 45; 35.2% | 24; 37.5% | |||||
| Family type | ||||||||||
| Nuclear | 372; 33.4% | 0.465 | 306; 35.6% | 0.005 | 66; 25.9% | 2.366 | 244; 30.2% | 1.348 | 128; 41.7% | 0.544 |
| Joint | 123; 35.3% | 99; 35.4% | 24; 35.3% | 80; 34.2% | 43; 37.7% | |||||
| Monthly income (BDT) | ||||||||||
| < 15,000 | 114; 30.4% | 11.357** | 99; 32.2% | 6.502* | 15; 22.1% | 7.004* | 70; 26.3% | 10.933** | 44; 40.4% | 1.469 |
| 15,000–30,000 | 152; 39.7% | 135; 40.7% | 17; 33.3% | 94; 35.7% | 58; 48.3% | |||||
| > 30,000 | 114; 42.2% | 99; 41.4% | 15; 48.4% | 71; 40.8% | 43; 44.8% | |||||
| Cigarette smoking status | ||||||||||
| Yes | 66; 43.4% | 6.618* | 50; 49.5% | 9.579** | 16; 31.4% | 0.157 | 39; 40.2% | 3.967* | 27; 49.1% | 1.757 |
| No | 438; 33% | 361; 34.1% | 77; 28.6% | 290; 30.4% | 148; 39.7% | |||||
| Yes | 32; 54.2% | 11.434** | 28; 57.1% | 10.638** | 4; 40%% | 0.690 | 20; 50% | 7.071** | 12; 63.2% | 4.022* |
| No | 469; 33% | 382; 34.4% | 87; 28% | 307; 30.2% | 162; 40% | |||||
| COVID-19 related information | ||||||||||
| Personal COVID-19 infection | ||||||||||
| Yes | 62; 49.2% | 15.402** | 56; 53.8% | 17.534** | 6; 27.3% | 0.001 | 36; 40.9% | 4.925* | 26; 68.4% | 13.131** |
| No | 439; 32% | 352; 33.3% | 87; 27.5% | 291; 29.5% | 148; 38.1% | |||||
| Family/friend’s COVID-19 infection | ||||||||||
| Yes | 114; 41.5% | 10.646** | 106; 43.4% | 9.338** | 8; 25.8% | 0.001 | 76; 39.4% | 9.004** | 38; 46.3% | 1.754 |
| No | 382; 31.2% | 302; 32.9% | 80; 26.1% | 250; 28.4% | 132; 38.4% | |||||
| Family/friend’s COVID-19 death | ||||||||||
| Yes | 69; 47.9% | 15.548** | 59; 51.8% | 15.543** | 10; 33.3% | 0.661 | 41; 44.6% | 9.740** | 28; 53.8% | 4.333* |
| No | 413; 31.6% | 348; 33.2% | 83; 26.4% | 285; 28.9% | 146; 38.7% | |||||
| Admission-related variables | ||||||||||
| Appearance in the admission test | ||||||||||
| Fresher | 330; 30.3% | 14.056** | 271; 32.8% | 7.314** | 59; 22.4% | 7.779** | – | – | – | – |
| Repeat | 175; 40.3% | 141; 41.1% | 34; 37.4% | – | – | – | ||||
| Secondary School Certificate (SSC) grade point average | ||||||||||
| Poor (< 4.5) | 111; 37% | 15.215** | 97; 37.6% | 15.366** | 14; 33.3% | 0.695 | 79; 36.1% | 12.666** | 32; 39.5% | 2.417 |
| Moderate | 139;28.9% | 118; 29.4% | 21; 26.6% | 91; 25.9% | 48; 36.9% | |||||
| High (5) | 218; 40.4% | 192; 42.2% | 26; 31% | 134; 37.9% | 84; 45.4% | |||||
| Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) grade point average | ||||||||||
| Poor (< 4.5) | 47; 32.2% | 7.063* | 42; 33.6% | 10.903** | 5; 23.8% | 1.801 | 33; 36.3% | 9.688** | 14; 25.5% | 6.571* |
| Moderate | 118; 30.8% | 98; 29.9% | 20; 36.4% | 65; 25.3% | 53; 42.1% | |||||
| High (5) | 301; 38.3% | 266; 40.4% | 35; 27.6% | 206; 36% | 95; 44.4% | |||||
| Coached by professional coaching centers | ||||||||||
| No | 129; 33.9% | 0.120 | 107; 35.2% | 0.036 | 22; 28.6% | 0.180 | 57; 29.2% | 0.669 | 72; 38.7% | 1.258 |
| Yes | 361; 34.8% | 294; 35.8% | 67; 31.2% | 262; 32.3% | 99; 44.2% | |||||
| Desired institute/department for admission | ||||||||||
| Varsity | 349; 31.7% | 17.739** | 283; 32.9% | 14.054** | 66; 27.5% | 5.225 | 241; 30.1% | 4.177 | 108; 36.1% | 18.309** |
| Medical | 99; 45.6% | 82; 45.8% | 17; 44.7% | 56; 38.4% | 43; 60.6% | |||||
| Engineering | 28; 31.5% | 26; 32.9% | 2; 20% | 22; 34.4% | 6; 24% | |||||
| Agriculture | 15; 45.5% | 13; 52% | 2; 25% | 4; 33.3% | 11; 52.4% | |||||
| Satisfied with previous mock tests | ||||||||||
| No | 129; 25.4% | 29.891** | 106; 26.1% | 25.051** | 23; 22.5% | 4.732* | 76; 20.8% | 33.539** | 53; 37.1% | 1.377 |
| Yes | 339; 40% | 282; 41.1% | 57; 35.2% | 235; 38.7% | 104; 43.2% | |||||
| Average monthly expenditure (BDT) | ||||||||||
| < 5,000 | 62; 30.5% | 4.088 | 52; 31.5% | 3.557 | 10; 26.3% | 1.590 | 36; 26.7% | 5.874 | 26; 38.2% | 4.501 |
| 5000–10,000 | 228; 37.9% | 195; 38.5% | 33; 35.1% | 140; 33.3% | 88; 48.9% | |||||
| > 10,000 | 84; 38.7% | 77; 40.7% | 7; 25% | 64; 40% | 20; 35.1% | |||||
| Educational background | ||||||||||
| Science | 324; 36.6% | 14.234** | 274; 39.3% | 18.463** | 50; 26.6% | 0.317 | 201; 33.4% | 11.836** | 123; 43.2% | 2.690 |
| Arts | 139; 26.9% | 103; 26.8% | 36; 27.5% | 99; 24.4% | 40; 36% | |||||
| Commerce | 40; 36.7% | 34; 41.5% | 6; 22.2% | 29; 38.7% | 11; 32.4% | |||||
| Mental health problems | ||||||||||
| Depression | ||||||||||
| Yes | 70; 9.9% | 318.338** | 50; 10% | 246.43** | 20; 9.9% | 65.05** | 49; 9.3% | 212.19** | 21; 11.8% | 102.03** |
| No | 436; 53.1% | 362; 54.3% | 73; 48% | 281; 49.9% | 154; 60.2% | |||||
*Significant at 0.05 level; **Significant at 0.01 level.