Table 3.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample anxiety
| Variables | Total sample (n=152), n (%) | No anxiety (n=92), n (%) | Anxiety present (n=60), n (%) | χ2/t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background characteristics | |||||
| Age, mean±SD | 42.05±12.19 | 20.35±12.940 | 14.23±9.629 | 3.136 | 0.053 |
| Gender | 0.154 | 0.695 | |||
| Male | 119 (78.3) | 73 (79.3) | 46 (76.7) | ||
| Female | 33 (21.7) | 19 (20.7) | 14 (23.3) | ||
| Practicing area | 3.624 | 0.047* | |||
| Urban | 107 (70.3) | 70 (76.1) | 37 (61.7) | ||
| Rural | 45 (29.7) | 22 (23.9) | 23 (38.3) | ||
| Working sector | 4.634 | 0.031* | |||
| Government | 101 (66.4) | 55 (59.8) | 46 (76.7) | ||
| Nongovernment | 51 (33.6) | 37 (40.2) | 14 (23.3) | ||
| Qualification | 1.000 | 0.607 | |||
| MBBS | 52 (34.2) | 29 (31.5) | 23 (38.3) | ||
| PG | 96 (63.2) | 60 (65.2) | 36 (60.0) | ||
| Superspecialty | 4 (2.6) | 3 (3.3) | 1 (1.7) | ||
| Specialty | 2.372 | 0.499 | |||
| Nonspecialist | 44 (28.9) | 24 (26.1) | 20 (33.3) | ||
| Medicine and allied | 58 (38.2) | 39 (42.4) | 19 (31.7) | ||
| Surgery and allied | 33 (21.7) | 18 (19.6) | 15 (25.0) | ||
| Preparaclinical, administrative | 17 (11.2) | 11 (12.0) | 6 (10.0) | ||
| Years of experience (years), mean±SD | 17.93±12.1 | 20.35±12.94 | 14.23±9.629 | 3.136 | 0.049* |
| Comorbidities | 8.392 | 0.299 | |||
| Diabetes only (T2DM) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.3) | ||
| HTN only | 16 (10.5) | 9 (9.8) | 7 (11.7) | ||
| COPD only | 19 (12.5) | 12 (13.0) | 7 (11.7) | ||
| None | 9 (5.9) | 4 (4.3) | 5 (8.3) | ||
| Diabetes + HTN + COPD | 86 (56.5) | 55 (59.89) | 31 (58.3) | ||
| Diabetes + HTN | 9 (5.9) | 6 (6.5) | 3 (5.0) | ||
| Diabetes + COPD | 8 (5.3) | 6 (6.5) | 2 (3.3) | ||
| HTN + COPD | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.3) | ||
| Number of patient seen by you daily | 3.796 | 0.434 | |||
| <10 | 27 (17.8) | 17 (18.5) | 10 (16.7) | ||
| 11-30 | 10 (6.6) | 5 (5.4) | 5 (8.3) | ||
| 31-50 | 53 (34.9) | 32 (34.8) | 19 (35.0) | ||
| >50 | 62 (40.8) | 38 (41.3) | 24 (40.0) | ||
| Knowledge, attitude, and practice characteristics | |||||
| When have you heard about COVID-19 disease | 3.653 | 0.989 | |||
| December 2019 | 59 (38.8) | 39 (42.4) | 21 (35.0) | ||
| Knowledge, attitude, and practice characteristics | |||||
| January 2020 | 75 (49.3) | 43 (46.7) | 32 (53.3) | ||
| February 2020 | 11 (7.3) | 6 (6.5) | 5 (8.3) | ||
| March 2020 | 7 (4.6) | 4 (4.3) | 3 (3.3) | ||
| Are you doing duty? | 0.171 | 0.095 | |||
| Yes | 117 (76.9) | 71 (77.2) | 48 (80.0) | ||
| No | 35 (23.1) | 21 (22.8) | 12 (20.0) | ||
| How long doing duty (h) | 10.605 | 0.014* | |||
| <6 h | 40 (26.3) | 31 (33.7) | 9 (15.0) | ||
| 6-12 h | 57 (37.5) | 31 (33.7) | 26 (43.4) | ||
| >12 h | 25 (16.5) | 10 (10.9) | 15 (25.0) | ||
| Administrative jobs | 30 (19.7) | 20 (21.7) | 10 (16.7) | ||
| High-risk procedures | 10.078 | 0.039* | |||
| Surgical | 36 (23) | 20 (21.7) | 16 (26.7) | ||
| Isolation ward | 7 (4.6) | 3 (3.3) | 4 (6.7) | ||
| CCU/ICU/ITU setup | 15 (9.9) | 5 (5.4) | 10 (16.7) | ||
| Fever clinic | 37 (24.3) | 22 (23.9) | 15 (25.0) | ||
| None | 57 (27.5) | 42 (45.7) | 15 (25.0) | ||
| The precautionary measures | 2.185 | 0.541 | |||
| N 95 mask | 30 (19.7) | 16 (17.4) | 14 (23.3) | ||
| Surgical mask | 89 (58.6) | 53 (57.6) | 36 (60.0) | ||
| Triple-layered mask | 24 (15.8) | 16 (17.4) | 8 (13.3) | ||
| None of the above | 9 (5.9) | 7 (7.6) | 2 (3.3) | ||
| Washing hands at regular interval | 4.134 | 0.388 | |||
| Yes | 144 (94.7) | 88 (95.7) | 57 (97.0) | ||
| No | 8 (5.3) | 4 (4.3) | 3 (3.0) | ||
| How frequently washing hands | 5.206 | 0.157 | |||
| Every 15 min and when required | 5 (3.3) | 4 (4.3) | 1 (1.7) | ||
| Every 30 min and when required | 22 (14.5) | 9 (9.8) | 13 (21.7) | ||
| Every 1 h and when required | 60 (39.5) | 36 (39.1) | 24 (40.0) | ||
| As and when required | 64 (42.1) | 43 (46.7) | 22 (36.7) | ||
| Any hand sanitizer | 7.944 | 0.012* | |||
| Soap | 5 (3.3) | 2 (2.2) | 3 (5.0) | ||
| Hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol | 16 (10.5) | 5 (5.4) | 11 (18.3) | ||
| Both soap and 70% alcohol-based hand sanitizer | 14 (9.2) | 10 (10.9) | 4 (6.7) | ||
| Your setup provides PPE | 6.224 | 0.183 | |||
| Yes | 37 (24.3) | 20 (21.7) | 17 (28.3) | ||
| No | 115 | 72 (78.3) | 43 (71.7) | ||
| Have you used PPE | 0.857 | 0.354 | |||
| Yes | 17 (11.2) | 10 (10.9) | 7 (11.7) | ||
| No | 135 (88.8) | 82 (89.1) | 53 (88.3) | ||
| Feeling proud as doctor to fight against COVID-19 | 7.975 | 0.093 | |||
| Yes | 132 (86.8) | 84 (91.3) | 48 (80.0) | ||
| No | 20 (13.2) | 8 (8.7) | 12 (20.0) | ||
| Have you been ostracized | 25.601 | 0.001* | |||
| Yes | 32 (21.1) | 9 (9.8) | 23 (38.3) | ||
| No | 120 (78.9) | 83 (90.2) | 37 (61.7) | ||
*P<.05 was considered significant. SD – Standard deviation, PPE – Personal protective equipment, HTN – Hypertension, COPD – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICU – Intensive care unit, T2DM – Type 2 diabetes mellitus, CCU – Critical care unit, ITU – Intensive therapy unit