Table 2 Relation between fear of COVID-19 scale and socio-demographic factors
Characteristic | Fear of COVID-19 scale | p value |
|---|---|---|
Total score | 17.7 ± 5.4 | |
Age groups | ||
60–64 | 17.5 ± 5.5 | |
65–69 | 17.3 ± 5.4 | |
70–74 | 17.8 ± 4.9 | |
≥ 75 | 20.3 ± 5.6 | 0.435 |
Sex | ||
Male | 16.7 ± 5.6 | |
Female | 18.4 ± 5.2 | 0.750 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 14.8 ± 2.8 | |
Married | 17.5 ± 5.6 | |
Widow | 18.9 ± 5.6 | |
Divorced | 16.8 ± 3.5 | 0.356 |
Education | ||
Not educated | 22.7 ± 7.7 | |
Primary/tertiary | 21.6 ± 5.8 | |
University | 16.5 ± 4.9 | |
Post-graduate | 17.7 ± 5.3 | 0.001 |
Residence | ||
Country side | 19.6 ± 6.5 | |
Urban | 17.6 ± 5.4 | 0.353 |
Living | ||
Alone | 18.7 ± 5.3 | |
With wife | 18.1 ± 5.2 | |
With wife and children | 17.1 ± 5.6 | |
With children | 17.9 ± 5.6 | 0.584 |
Work | ||
No | 18.2 ± 5.7 | |
Yes | 16.9 ± 5.1 | 0.178 |
Chronic disease | ||
No | 17.1 ± 5.2 | |
Yes | 17.9 ± 5.6 | 0.311 |
Infected with corona | ||
No | 17.2 ± 6.1 | |
Yes | 18.4 ± 5.2 | |
Do not know | 17.4 ± 4.7 | 0.497 |