TABLE 4.

Independent t-test and ANOVA for association of fear and challenges due to COVID-19 with demographic variables among participants.

Demographic characteristics	Fear of COVID-19			Challenges faced due to COVID-19
	Mean ± SD	t-value/F-value	p-value	Mean ± SD	t-value/F-value	p-value
Age
≤20 Years	18.32 ± 4.37	0.921	0.35	20.46 ± 3.77	2.255*	0.01*
≥21 Years	19.04 ± 6.14			21.90 ± 3.42
Batch
Fresher (1st Year)	18.04 ± 4.25	1.25	0.28	20.08 ± 3.63	4.34*	0.01*
Intermediate (2nd and 3rd Year)	18.64 ± 6.05			21.65 ± 3.72
Interns (4th Year)	19.86 ± 5.65			22.15 ± 2.98
Religion
Hindu	18.82 ± 5.63	1.414	0.22	21.38 ± 3.62	0.386	0.72
Others (Muslim/Sikh)	17.25 ± 2.06			22.00 ± 3.16
Did you ever had history of COVID-19 infection?
Yes	18.87 ± 5.67	0.742	0.46	21.38 ± 3.68	0.162	0.87
No	18.00 ± 4.63			21.50 ± 2.81
Did any of your family member had COVID-19 infection?
Yes	18.74 ± 5.50	0.377	0.71	21.41 ± 3.62	0.383	0.71
No	19.60 ± 7.07			21.00 ± 3.33
Duration of clinical posting during COVID-19 pandemic
≤2 Week	18.43 ± 5.42	1.329	0.18	20.97 ± 3.56	2.532*	0.01*
≥3 Week	19.67 ± 5.90			22.43 ± 3.52

N = 185.

*Significant (p < 0.05).