Table 2.
Factors associated with knowledge score regarding COVID-19.
| Variables | Knowledge | Mean score | Median score (IQR) | Test statistic | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | |||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 150 | 28.6 | 278.63 | 78.5 (13.0) | U=25631.0 | 0.122 |
| Female | 374 | 71.4 | 256.03 | 77.0 (12.0) | ||
| Total | 524 | 100.0 | ||||
| Education level# | ||||||
| Diploma | 114 | 21.8 | 300.43 | 82.0 (12.0) | F=10.011 | 0.007* |
| Degree | 391 | 74.6 | 250.45 | 77.0 (11.0) | (d.f: 2) | |
| Post-graduate | 19 | 3.6 | 282.97 | 78.0 (9.0) | ||
| Total | 524 | 100.0 | ||||
| Degree vs postgraduate | -32.526 | 1.000 | ||||
| Degree vs diploma | 49.978 | 0.006* | ||||
| Postgraduatevss diploma | 17.452 | 1.000 | ||||
| Campus | ||||||
| Kota Kinabalu | 266 | 50.8 | 377.45 | 87.0 (9.0) | U=3736.5 | <0.001* |
| Non-Kota Kinabalu | 258 | 49.2 | 143.98 | 75.0 (3.0) | ||
| Total | 524 | 100.0 | ||||
| Faculty | ||||||
| Medical | 189 | 36.1 | 338.18 | 87.0 (8.0) | U=7904.0 | <0.001* |
| Non-medical | 335 | 63.9 | 191.59 | 76.0 (4.0) | ||
| Total | 524 | 100.0 | ||||
| Attendance to COVID-19 course | ||||||
| Yes | 63 | 12.0 | 353.02 | 86.0 (10.0) | U=8819.0 | <0.001* |
| No | 461 | 88.0 | 250.13 | 77.0 (12.0) | ||
| Total | 524 | 100.0 | ||||
U, Mann-Whitney U test; F, Kruskal Wallis test; #significance values have been adjusted by the Bonferroni correction for multiple tests; *p<0.05.