Table 4.
Coping strategies used by respondents during examination
| Coping strategies | Total (n = 1365) | Male (n = 570) | Female (n = 795) | P - value |
| Active practical | ||||
| High | 539 (39.5) | 269 (47.2) | 270 (34.0) | < 0.001¥ |
| Low | 826 (60.5) | 301 (52.8) | 525 (66.0) | |
| Avoidance | ||||
| High | 423 (31.0) | 161 (28.2) | 262 (33.0) | 0.072 |
| Low | 942 (69.0) | 409 (71.8) | 533 (67.0) | |
| Active distracting | ||||
| High | 380 (27.8) | 165 (28.9) | 215 (27.0) | 0.476 |
| Low | 985 (72.2) | 405 (71.1) | 580 (73.0) | |
| Religious | ||||
| High | 570 (41.8) | 183 (32.1) | 387 (48.7) | < 0.001¥ |
| Low | 795 (58.2) | 387 (67.9) | 408 (51.3) |
¥
P>0.001, significant at 0.1%