Table 3.

Comparison of attitude and practices about COVID-19 among medical students in relation to gender

Variables	Males (N = 208)		Females (N = 231)		Total (N = 439)		X 2	P-Value
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Do you believe that COVID-19 will finally be successfully controlled?							0.550	0.759
Agree	131	63.0	151	65.4	282	64.2
Disagree	34	16.3	32	13.9	66	15.0
Don’t know	43	20.8	48	20.8	91	20.7
Do you have confidence that Egypt can win the battle against the COVID-19 virus?							10.463	0.005*
Agree	79	38.0	113	48.9	192	43.7
Disagree	85	40.9	61	26.4	146	33.3
Don’t know	44	21.2	57	24.7	101	23.0
In recent days, have you gone to any crowded place?							0.006	0.941
Yes	48	23.1	54	23.4	102	23.2
No	160	76.9	177	76.6	337	76.8
In recent days, have you worn a mask when leaving home?							0.922	0.337
Yes	113	54.3	136	58.9	249	56.7
No	95	45.7	95	41.1	190	43.3
In recent days, have you used disinfectants to clean your house?							0.034	0.853
Yes	198	95.2	219	94.8	417	95.0
No	10	4.8	12	5.2	22	5.0

^*P < 0.05