Table 3.
- Demographic characteristic of respondents with obsessive symptoms (dirt, germs, viruses).
| Variables | Worried about dirt, germs, viruses. | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only during COVID-19 pandemic n (%) | Before and during COVID-19 pandemic n (%) | Never n (%) | ||
| Age groups (years) | <0.001 | |||
| 18-29 | 947 (57.7) | 453 (27.6) | 240 (14.6) | |
| 30-39 | 297 (56.0) | 156 (29.4) | 77 (14.5) | |
| 40-49 | 243 (63.0) | 85 (22.0) | 58 (15.0) | |
| 50-59 | 166 (57.60) | 56 (19.4) | 66 (22.9) | |
| ≥60 | 27 (41.5) | 10 (15.4) | 28 (43.1) | |
| Gender | 0.763 | |||
| Male | 458 (60.3) | 155 (20.4) | 147 (19.3) | |
| Female | 1222 (56.9) | 605 (28.2) | 322 (15.0) | |
| Nationality | 0.979 | |||
| Saudi | 1604 (57.6) | 739 (26.5) | 444 (15.9) | |
| Non-Saudi | 76 (62.3) | 21 (17.2) | 25 (20.5) | |
| Region of residence | 0.587 | |||
| Central | 1002 (59.1) | 423 (25.0) | 270 (15.9) | |
| Western | 315 (57.1) | 144 (26.1) | 93 (16.8) | |
| Eastern | 197 (54.3) | 106 (29.2) | 60 (16.5) | |
| Southern | 103 (53.9) | 56 (29.3) | 32 (16.8) | |
| Northern | 63 (58.3) | 31 (28.7) | 14 (13.0) | |
| Level of education | 0.390 | |||
| Below high school level | 24 (58.5) | 8 (19.5) | 9 (22.0) | |
| High school level | 272 (56.0) | 125 (25.7) | 89 (18.3) | |
| University level or above | 1384 (58.1) | 627 (26.3) | 371 (15.6) | |
| Marital status | 0.319 | |||
| Married | 684 (59.0) | 283 (24.4) | 192 (16.6) | |
| Divorced /widow | 68 (55.3) | 26 (21.1) | 29 (23.6) | |
| Single | 928 (57.0) | 451 (27.7) | 248 (15.2) | |
| Do you have children? | 0.556 | |||
| Yes | 649 (59.3) | 263 (24.0) | 182 (16.6) | |
| No | 1031 (56.8) | 497 (27.4) | 287 (15.8) | |
| Occupation | 0.047 | |||
| Healthcare professional | 103 (53.4) | 57 (29.5) | 33 (17.1) | |
| Employed | 582 (60.3) | 208 (21.6) | 175 (18.1) | |
| Housewife | 192 (59.6) | 76 (23.6) | 54 (16.8) | |
| Unemployed | 207 (51.2) | 121 (30.0) | 76 (18.8) | |
| Student | 592 (58.2) | 294 (28.9) | 131 (12.9) | |
| Housing status | 0.700 | |||
| Own home | 702 (59.3) | 290 (24.5) | 191 (16.1) | |
| Living with family | 638 (56.1) | 323 (28.4) | 176 (15.5) | |
| Renting | 310 (58.3) | 131 (24.6) | 91 (17.1) | |
| Other | 30 (52.6) | 16 (28.1) | 11 (19.3) | |
| Are you disciplined with quarantine? | 0.012 | |||
| Always | 1241 (56.4) | 606 (27.5) | 353 (16.0) | |
| Sometimes | 422 (62.6) | 148 (22.0) | 104 (15.4) | |
| Never | 17 (48.6) | 6 (17.1) | 12 (34.3) | |
| How many days spent in quarantine? | 0.015 | |||
| Less than 20 days | 120 (52.4) | 51 (22.3) | 58 (25.3) | |
| 20-39 days | 184 (58.6) | 90 (28.7) | 40 (12.7) | |
| 40-59 days | 257 (56.0) | 129 (28.1) | 73 (15.9) | |
| 60 days and more | 1119 (58.7) | 490 (25.7) | 298 (15.6) | |
| Smoking | 0.607 | |||
| Smoker | 215 (59.7) | 73 (20.3) | 72 (20.0) | |
| Non-smoker | 1465 (57.5) | 687 (27.0) | 397 (15.6) | |
| Do you have any chronic disease? | 0.488 | |||
| Yes | 245 (57.9) | 119 (28.1) | 59 (13.9) | |
| No | 1435 (57.7) | 641 (25.8) | 410 (16.5) | |
| Are you diagnosed with any psychiatric disease? | 0.727 | |||
| Yes | 106 (55.5) | 55 (28.8) | 30 (15.7) | |
| No | 1574 (57.9) | 705 (25.9) | 439 (16.2) | |