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. 2020 Dec 24;22(12):e24487. doi: 10.2196/24487

Table 1.

Participant characteristics in different groups (N=1985).

Characteristic Value F test (df1, df2) Chi-square (df) P value Post-hoc comparison

Indonesian students (n=938) Taiwanese students (n=313) Thai students (n=734)



Gender, male, n (%) 134 (14.3) 117 (37.4) 146 (19.9) N/Aa 78.76 (2) <.001 2>3>1








Medical student, yes, n (%) 841 (89.7) 233 (74.4) 557 (75.9) N/A 565.21 (2) <.001 1>2,3








Postgraduate, yes, n (%) 125 (13.3) 37 (11.8) 218 (29.7) N/A 92.65 (2) <.001 3>1,2








Anxiety, mean (SD) 2.33 (0.48) 2.08 (0.42) 2.55 (0.43) 129.19 (2, 1982) N/A <.001 3>1>2
















Confidenceb, mean (SD) 2.75 (0.79) 2.37 (0.68) 2.01 (0.86) 172.43 (2, 1982) N/A <.001 1>2>3








Perceived riskc, mean (SD) 3.35 (1.16) 3.47 (0.96) 3.15 (1.16) 10.95 (2, 1982) N/A <.001 1,2>3








Supportd, mean (SD) 4.20 (0.59) 3.89 (0.68) 3.48 (0.70) 259.10 (2, 1982) N/A <.001 1>2>3








Resourcese, mean (SD) 1.39 (0.50) 1.80 (0.31) 1.31 (0.49) 122.37 (2, 1982) N/A <.001 2>1>3








Internetf, mean (SD) 2.73 (0.49) 2.70 (0.49) 2.82 (0.42) 10.59 (2, 1982) N/A <.001 3>1,2








Medical staffg, mean (SD) 2.63 (0.58) 2.34 (0.67) 2.37 (0.68) 1.55 (2, 1982) N/A .21 --








Familyh, mean (SD) 2.52 (0.60) 2.18 (0.59) 2.22 (0.61) 66.52 (2, 1982) N/A <.001 1>2,3








aN/A: not applicable.

bConfidence: confidence in pandemic control.

cPerceived risk: risk perception of susceptibility to COVID-19.

dSupport: perceived satisfactory support from family, friends, or university.

eResources: sufficiency of resources.

fInternet: COVID-19 information received from the internet.

gMedical staff: COVID-19 information received from medical staff.

hFamily: COVID-19 information received from family.