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. 2020 Oct 22;11:582189. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.582189

Table 2.

Association and differences between knowledge and demographic variables, psychological distress, anxiety, fear.

Variable Knowledge of COVID-19 status
χ2-test t-test/ANOVA
Inadequate Adequate χ2 P M(SD) t/F P
knowledge knowledge
n (%) n (%)
*Age, years
    Mean (SD) 21.8 (3.3) 21.3 (2.8) 0.218 1.23
Gender
    Male 48 (17.3) 230 (82.7) 0.8 0.385 4.6 (1.2) −1.77 0.077
    Female 32 (20.6) 123 (79.4) 4.4 (1.2)
Educational program
    Arts 38 (19) 162 (81) 2.3 0.522 4.4 (1.2) 1.71 0.165
    Engineering 25 (21.7) 90 (78.3) 4.5 (1.1)
    Health sciences/sciences 10 (13.5) 64 (86.5) 4.7 (1.2)
    Medical 7 (15.9) 37 (84.1) 4.8 (1.3)
Dwelling status
    Villa 42 (16.7) 209 (83.3) 1.5 0.469 4.1 (1.2) 2.77 0.064
    Apartment 28 (20) 112 (80) 4.4 (1.1)
    Dorm/shared 10 (23.8) 32 (76.2) 4.2 (1.4)
Time spend reading about Covid-19
    <1 h 55 (19) 235 (81) 3.2 0.356 4.5 (1.2) 1.81 0.145
    1–2 h 12 (13.2) 79 (86.8) 4.7 (1.1)
    3–4 h 6 (24) 19 (76) 4.3 (0.9)
    More than 4 h 7 (25.9) 20 (74.1) 4.3 (1.4)
History of mental illness
    No 75 (20.7) 288 (79.3) 7.1 0.008 4.4(1.2) −3.18 0.002
    Yes 5 (7.1) 65 (92.9) 4.9 (1)
COVID-19 anxiety
    No 64 (17.6) 300 (82.4) 1.2 0.271 4.5 (1.2) 1.07 0.285
    Yes 16 (23.2) 53 (76.8) 4.4 (1.4)
Psychological distress
    No 35 (16.5) 177 (83.5) 1.1 0.302 4.6 (1.2) 0.83 0.409
    Yes 80 (18.5) 176 (79.6) 4.5 (1.2)
COVID-19 fear
    Mean (SD) 18.1 (7.8) 16.3 (5.8) 0.017 2.40
*

Analyzed as continuous variable (t-test) only, P-values in bold are statistically significant. M= Mean, SD= standard deviation.