Table 2.

Healthcare workers' risk perception and anxiety response to the viral epidemic (N = 406).

Variables	Risk perception of HCWs		Work-related stress subcategory of SAVE-9
	Mean ± SD	P-value	Mean ± SD	P-value
Healthcare workers
Nursing professionals (N = 226)	3.2 ± 1.1	0.005	20.8 ± 5.3	0.003
Other healthcare workers (N = 180)	2.9 ± 1.0		19.2 ± 5.6
Sex
Male (N = 115)	3.0 ± 1.1	0.43	18.0 ± 5.6	<0.001
Female (N = 291)	3.1 ± 1.1		21.0 ± 5.2
Age
20–39 (N = 225)	3.1 ± 1.1	0.048	20.8 ± 5.4	0.004
40–65 (N = 181)	2.9 ± 1.0	0	19.3 ± 5.5
Marital status
Single (N = 151)	3.2 ± 1.1	0.20	20.4 ± 5.2	0.69
Married without kids (N = 33)	2.9 ± 1.0		19.9 ± 5.3	33 (8.1%)
Married with kids (N = 222)	3.0 ± 1.0		20.0 ± 5.5	222 (54.7%)
Did you have experience taking care of confirmed COVID-19 patients?
Yes (N = 74)	3.7 ± 1.1	<0.001	20.8 ± 5.6	0.25
No (N = 332)	2.9 ± 1.0		20.0 ± 5.4	27 (6.7%)
Did you experience being quarantined due to infection with COVID-19?
Yes (N = 27)	3.7 ± 1.1	0.001	19.5 ± 5.9	0.53
No (N = 379)	3.0 ± 1.0		20.2 ± 5.4
Unhealthy behavior such as smoking and drinking
Yes (N = 74)	3.3 ± 1.0	0.047	21.5 ± 5.2	0.016
No (N = 332)	3.0 ± 1.1		19.8 ± 5.5