Table 4 Difference in mean “perception of the seriousness of COVID-19” scores, based on the country of origin
Perception of the seriousness of COVID-19 | Saudi Arabia | Egypt | Jordan | Total | Kruskal-Wallis test | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 468 | n = 162 | n = 93 | N = 723 | |||
How serious do you think COVID-19 is? | ||||||
M ± SD | 4.42 ± 0.631 | 4.11 ± 0.788 | 4 ± 0.956 | 4.29 ± 0.735 | Chi-square = 28.941742 | < .001** |
Mean rank | 389.96 | 315.11 | 302.97 | |||
How would you feel if you contracted COVID-19 in the near future? | ||||||
M ± SD | 4.03 ± 0.917 | 3.96 ± 0.905 | 3.71 ± 1.028 | 3.98 ± 0.934 | Chi-square = 8.221587 | .016* |
Mean rank | 374.03 | 356.86 | 310.42 | |||
Mean perception of seriousness scores | ||||||
M ± SD | 4.224 ± 0.68 | 4.037 ± 0.74 | 3.854 ± 0.88 | 4.134 ± 0.73 | Chi-square = 18.326 | < .001** |
Mean rank | 384.7019 | 333.44 | 297.5 | |||