Table 3.
Distribution of fear of COVID-19 scores across the COVID-19-related variables
| Study variables | Total sample | Gender | Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n, % | Mean ± s.d. | Male | Female | Lower | Higher | |
| Someone returns home from Dhaka | ||||||
| Yes | 1292, 12.9% | 21.14 ± 6.01 | 20.15 ± 5.99 | 22.62 ± 5.72 | 20.82 ± 6.66 | 21.22 ± 5.83 |
| No | 7660, 76.2% | 21.37 ± 5.99 | 20.36 ± 5.98 | 22.66 ± 5.78 | 20.55 ± 6.48 | 21.57 ± 5.86 |
| P-value | − | 0.208 | 0.380 | 0.870 | 0.540 | 0.074 |
| Someone returns home from a COVID-19-affected country | ||||||
| Yes | 254, 2.5% | 21.17 ± 6.06 | 19.94 ± 5.76 | 22.59 ± 6.11 | 20.05 ± 6.38 | 21.49 ± 5.94 |
| No | 9798, 97.5% | 21.30 ± 6.01 | 20.27 ± 5.98 | 22.63 ± 5.77 | 20.59 ± 6.50 | 21.47 ± 5.87 |
| P-value | − | 0.733 | 0.520 | 0.951 | 0.538 | 0.962 |
| Source of COVID-19 information: social media | ||||||
| No | 1784, 17.7% | 20.27 ± 6.55 | 19.36 ± 6.49 | 21.27 ± 6.47 | 20.19 ± 7.06 | 20.33 ± 6.05 |
| Yes | 8268, 82.3% | 21.52 ± 5.86 | 20.45 ± 5.86 | 22.95 ± 5.55 | 20.89 ± 5.99 | 21.62 ± 5.83 |
| P-value | − | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.02 | <0.001 |
| Source of COVID-19 information: YouTube | ||||||
| No | 2755, 27.4% | 21.32 ± 6.02 | 20.22 ± 5.97 | 22.45 ± 5.86 | 20.65 ± 6.59 | 21.52 ± 5.82 |
| Yes | 7297, 72.6% | 21.27 ± 5.99 | 20.32 ± 5.99 | 22.94 ± 5.61 | 20.43 ± 6.27 | 21.41 ± 5.93 |
| P-value | − | 0.721 | 0.548 | 0.007 | 0.493 | 0.411 |
| Source of COVID-19 information: newspaper | ||||||
| No | 5124, 51.0% | 21.46 ± 6.04 | 20.31 ± 6.04 | 22.65 ± 5.81 | 20.64 ± 6.64 | 21.72 ± 5.82 |
| Yes | 4928, 49.0% | 21.13 ± 5.97 | 20.23 ± 5.93 | 22.58 ± 5.73 | 20.48 ± 6.26 | 21.24 ± 5.91 |
| P-value | − | 0.005 | 0.574 | 0.688 | 0.593 | <0.001 |
| Source of COVID-19 information: television | ||||||
| No | 2755, 27.4% | 21.24 ± 6.01 | 20.16 ± 5.99 | 22.65 ± 5.72 | 20.37 ± 6.43 | 21.40 ± 5.91 |
| Yes | 7297, 72.6% | 21.32 ± 6.01 | 20.31 ± 5.97 | 22.62 ± 5.79 | 20.64 ± 6.52 | 21.50 ± 5.86 |
| P-value | − | 0.531 | 0.396 | 0.863 | 0.451 | 0.514 |
| Source of COVID-19 information: health website | ||||||
| No | 5559, 55.3% | 21.35 ± 6.06 | 20.32 ± 6.04 | 22.55 ± 5.86 | 20.58 ± 6.69 | 21.63 ± 5.79 |
| Yes | 4493, 44.7% | 21.24 ± 5.94 | 20.20 ± 5.91 | 22.73 ± 5.65 | 20.56 ± 5.80 | 21.31 ± 5.95 |
| P-value | − | 0.330 | 0.440 | 0.292 | 0.948 | 0.014 |
| Source of COVID-19 information: other sources | ||||||
| No | 8106, 80.6% | 21.46 ± 5.92 | 20.34 ± 5.92 | 22.79 ± 5.65 | 20.78 ± 6.42 | 21.61 ± 5.79 |
| Yes | 1946, 19.4% | 20.63 ± 6.29 | 20.03 ± 6.18 | 21.75 ± 6.34 | 19.93 ± 6.69 | 20.85 ± 6.15 |
| P-value | − | <0.001 | 0.106 | <0.001 | 0.015 | <0.001 |