Table 4.

Bivariate analysis of HCWs' characteristics and perceived worry regarding traveling abroad due to the emergence of the mutant COVID-19 strain (N = 1,058).

Characteristic	Mean (SD) of those who expressed concern (Q29)	Test statistic	p-value
Sex
Male	2.96 (1.19)	t(1,056) = 5.23	<0.001
Female	3.36 (1.15)
Age
20–30 years	3.11 (1.17)	f(3,1054) = 3.17	0.024
31–40 years	3.25 (1.14)
41–50 years	3.17 (1.22)
≥ 51 years	3.55 (1.20)
Marital status
Single	3.21 (1.20)	t(1,056) = 0.22	0.828
Married	3.23 (1.17)
Nationality
Expatriate	3.32 (1.14)	t(1,056) = 4.01	<0.001
Saudi	3.01 (1.23)
Clinical Role
Consultant	3.01 (1.21)	f(4,1053) = 4.64	0.001
Assistant consultant/fellow	3.31 (1.15)
Resident/registrar	2.99 (1.25)
Nurse	3.34 (1.14)
Intern/medical student	3.24 (1.18)
Hospital ward
ICU	3.25 (1.14)	f(6,1051) = 0.86	0.522
ER	3.25 (1.20)
OR	3.27 (1.16)
Isolation ward	3.00 (1.24)
General ward	3.14 (1.26)
OPD	3.31 (1.10)
Non-clinical area	3.27 (1.25)
Hospital sector
Private	3.32 (1.16)	f(2,1055) = 0.70	0.510
Public/governmental	3.22 (1.20)
University hospital	3.20 (1.16)
Hospital specialty
Primary healthcare center	3.37 (1.20)	f(32,1055) = 1.21	0.299
Secondary care hospital	3.16 (1.15)
Tertiary hospital	3.22 (1.18)
Had contact with persons (any) infected with COVID-19
No	3.28 (1.20)	t(1,058) = 0.32	0.420
Yes	3.21 (1.17)
Have you been previously diagnosed with PCR-positive COVID?
No	3.20 (1.18)	t(1,058) = 1.95	0.051
Yes	3.45 (1.16)
Have you traveled abroad in the last 3 months?
No	3.24 (1.17)	t(1,058) = 2.10	0.037
Yes	2.92 (1.31)
Did you receive or register to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes: I have received the first dose of the COVID vaccine	2.85 (1.30)	f(2, 2055) = 8.12	<0.001
Yes: I have registered but have not yet received it	3.20 (1.11)
No	3.30 (1.17)
Use of social media for information
No	3.10 (1.20)	t(1,056) = 3.36	0.001
Yes	3.31 (1.60)