Table 3.

Factors associated with attitude score towards COVID-19.

Variables	Attitude		Mean score	Median score (IQR)	Test statistic	p
	n	%
Gender
Male	150	28.6	278.31	49.0 (5.25)	U=25678.5	0.129
Female	374	71.4	256.16	48.5 (5.25)
Total	524	100.0
Education level#
Diploma	114	21.8	306.97	50.0 (4.14)	F= χ2:13.588 (d.f: 2)	0.001*
Degree	391	74.6	248.55	48.0 (5.0)
Post-graduate	19	3.6	282.66	48.0 (6.0)
Total	524	100.0
Degree vs postgraduate	-34.104	1.000
Degree vs diploma	58.420	0.001*
Postgraduate vs diploma	24.316	1.000
Campus
Kota Kinabalu	266	50.8	360.45	52.0 (5.0)	U=8260.0	<0.001*
Non-Kinabalu	258	49.2	161.52	47.0 (3.0)
Total	524	100.0
Faculty
Medical	189	36.1	363.95	52.0 (5.0)	U=12483.0	<0.001*
Non-medical	335	63.9	205.26	48.0 (3.0)
Total	524	100.0
Attendance to COVID-19 course
Yes	63	12.0	329.25	51.0 (6.0)	U=10316.0	<0.001*
No	461	88.0	253.38	48.0 (6.0)
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.