Table 5.

Results of the tests of associations between the Saudi nursing students' preventive behavior and demographic variables and COVID-19 knowledge (n = 1,226).

Demographic variables and COVID-19 knowledge	Saudi nursing students' preventive behavior against COVID-19		Statistical test	p
	Mean	SD
Age in years			r = 0.09	0.002**
Universitya
University A	17.38	9.46	F = 2.30	0.033*
University B	17.73	9.06
University C	18.94	8.39
University D	19.38	7.98
University E	18.47	9.24
University F	17.64	9.03
University G	20.06	7.92
Gender
Male	17.55	9.37	t = −2.43	0.016*
Female	18.96	8.49
Year of studyb
2nd year	17.55	8.95	F = 5.40	0.001**
3rd year	18.49	8.93
4th year	19.12	8.77
Internship year	20.49	7.61
Learned about coronavirus in any nursing course
No	18.72	8.58	t = 1.01	0.311
Yes	18.14	9.24
Family member working in a healthcare facility
No	18.48	8.66	t = −0.29	0.771
Yes	18.63	8.87
Perceived knowledge on COVID-19			r = 0.08	0.010*
Perceived knowledge on COVID-19 prevention			r = 0.02	0.556
COVID-19 actual knowledge			r = 0.05	0.083

^aUniversity G > University A (p = 0.050),

^bInternship year > 2^nd year (p = 0.001).

^*Significant at 0.05,

^**Significant at 0.01.