Table 3.
Levels of fear of COVID-19 among the study participants.
| Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) Individual Items | Total | Strongly disagree, n (%) | Somewhat disagree, n (%) | Neither agree nor disagree, n (%) | Somewhat agree, n (%) | Strongly agree, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I am most afraid of COVID-19 | 928 | 167 (18.0) | 109 (11.7) | 203 (21.9) | 306 (33.0) | 143 (15.4) |
| 2. It makes me uncomfortable to think about COVID-19 | 928 | 161 (17.3) | 114 (12.3) | 161 (17.3) | 347 (37.4) | 145 (15.6) |
| 3. My hands become clammy when I think about COVID-19 | 928 | 393 (42.3) | 166 (17.9) | 196 (21.1) | 120 (12.9) | 53 (5.7) |
| 4. I am afraid of losing my life because of COVID-19 | 928 | 261 (28.1) | 123 (13.3) | 186 (20.0) | 251 (27.0) | 107 (11.5) |
| 5. When watching news and stories about COVID-19 on social media, I become nervous or anxious | 928 | 177 (19.1) | 98 (10.6) | 148 (15.9) | 355 (38.3) | 150 (16.2) |
| 6. I cannot sleep because I'm worrying about getting COVID-19 | 928 | 461 (49.7) | 134 (14.4) | 166 (17.9) | 122 (13.1) | 45 (4.8) |
| 7. My heart races or palpitates when I think about getting COVID-19 | 928 | 378 (40.7) | 130 (14.0) | 158 (17.0) | 190 (20.5) | 72 (7.8) |
| FCV-19S score (total) | 928 | |||||
| Mean (±SD) | 19.1 (7.3) | |||||
| Range | 7 to 35 | |||||
| Level of fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S categories) | 928 | |||||
| Low (score 7–21) | 571 (61.5) | |||||
| High (score 22–35) | 357 (38.5) |