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Table 3 Concern and association with psychological impact among the fever patients (n = 105)

From: The psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak among the fever patients in the lockdown zone

Variable

n (%)

Impact of event

p value*

Normal and mild n (%)

At least moderate n (%)

Contact via contaminated objects

   

0.135

 Agree

90 (85.71)

64 (70)

27 (30)

 

 Disagree

10 (9.52)

7 (70)

3 (30)

 

 Don’t know

5 (4.77)

3 (60)

2 (40)

 

Airborne

   

0.207

 Agree

95 (90.48)

66 (60.47)

29 (30.53)

 

 Disagree

3 (2.86)

2 (66.67)

1 (33.33)

 

 Don’t know

7 (6.66)

5 (71.43)

2 (28.57)

 

Satisfaction with the amount of health information available about COVID-19

   

 < 0.001

 Very satisfied

73 (69.52)

55 (75.34)

18 (24.66)

 

 Satisfied

15 (14.29)

9 (60)

6 (40)

 

 Dissatisfied

10 (9.52)

6 (60)

4 (40)

 

 Very dissatisfied

7 (6.67)

3 (42.86)

4 (57.14)

 

Number of cases infected by COVID-19

   

0.068

 Heard

90 (85.71)

63 (70)

27 (30)

 

 Not Heard

15 (14.29)

10 (66.67)

5 (33.33)

 

Number of recovered cases infected by COVID-19

   

0.073

 Heard

95 (90.48)

66 (69.47)

29 (30.53)

 

 Not Heard

10 (9.52)

7 (70)

3 (30)

 

The main source of health information

   

0.095

 Social media and internet

75 (71.43)

55 (73.33)

20 (26.67)

 

 Traditional media

15 (14.29)

9 (60)

6 (40)

 

 Family members

12 (11.43)

7 (58.33)

5 (41.67)

 

 Others

3 (2.85)

2 (66.67)

1 (33.33)

 

Level of confidence in own doctor’s ability to diagnose or recognize COVID-19

   

0.003

 Very confident

58 (55.24)

48 (82.76)

10 (17.24)

 

 Somewhat confident

22 (20.95)

11 (59.09)

9 (40.91)

 

 Not very confident

12 (11.43)

6 (50)

6 (50)

 

 Not at all confident

5 (4.76)

2 (40)

3 (60)

 

 Do not know

8 (7.62)

4 (50)

4 (50)

 

Concerns about other family members getting COVID-19

   

 < 0.001

 Very worried

48 (45.71)

34 (70.83)

14 (29.17)

 

 Somewhat worried

33 (31.43)

21 (63.64)

12 (36.36)

 

 Not very worried

15 (14.29)

11 (73.33)

4 (26.67)

 

 Not worried at all

9 (8.57)

7 (77.78)

2 (22.22)

 

The feeling of being discriminated against by other people

   

 < 0.001

 Yes

26 (24.76)

17 (65.38)

9 (34.62)

 

 No

79 (75.24)

56 (70.89)

23 (29.11)