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. 2021 Oct 20;8:754121. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.754121

Table 2.

Comparison of duration of social media use, knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and anxiety, depression, and stress levels between the genders (n = 800).

Variable Gender n Mean score Std. Deviation t-test p-value
Duration of SM use Male 490 3.19 1.72 0.059
Female 236 2.90 2.17
Knowledge Male 532 18.69 4.20 6.214 <0.001
Female 268 16.89 3.04
Attitude Male 532 2.33 0.68 −2.521 0.012
Female 268 2.47 0.83
Practice Male 532 2.75 0.55 −5.723 <0.001
Female 268 2.98 0.47
Anxiety Male 532 31.91 7.78 −3.695 <0.001
Female 268 33.98 6.80
Stress Male 532 23.54 7.62 −2.140 0.033
Female 268 24.68 6.02
Depression Male 532 25.90 8.35 −1.760 0.079
Female 268 26.97 7.37