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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the students as per education groups

From: Evaluating e-health literacy, knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19 prevention and Self-Protection among Iranian students: a cross-sectional online survey

Variable

Total

N = 925

Medical

n = 284

Non-medical

n = 641

P

Age (years)

23.00 (4.00)

22.00 (3.00)

23.00 (4.00)

0.119 Ɨ

Gender

Male

647 (69.9%)

244 (85.9%)

403 (62.9%)

 < 0.001*

Female

278 (30.1%)

40 (14.1%)

238 (37.1%)

Level of education

Diploma

133 (14.4%)

25 (8.8%)

108 (16.8%)

 < 0.001*

Bachelor

599 (64.8%)

209 (73.6%)

390 (60.8%)

Masters

152 (16.4%)

28 (9.9%)

124 (19.3%)

PhD

41 (4.4%)

22 (7.7%)

19 (3.0%)

Type of university

Semi-governmental (Azad)

348 (37.6%)

130 (45.8%)

218 (34.0%)

0.006*

Public

543 (58.7%)

147 (51.8%)

396 (61.8%)

Private

21 (2.3%)

5 (1.8%)

16 (2.5%)

Part time (Payam Noor)

13 (1.4%)

2 (0.7%)

11 (1.7%)

Academic semester

4.00 (3.00)

5.00 (3.00)

3.00 (3.00)

 < 0.001 Ɨ *

Marital status

Single

737 (79.7%)

212 (74.6%0

525 (81.9%)

0.011*

Married

188 (20.3%)

72 (25.4%)

116 (18.1%)

Duration of internet use (hours/day)

5.00 (4.00)

6.00 (4.00)

6.00 (4.00)

0.109 Ɨ

History of COVID-19 infection in family

524 (56.6%)

110 (38.7%)

414 (64.6%)

 < 0.001*

Influenza vaccination last year

394 (42.6%)

88 (31.0%)

306 (47.7%)

 < 0.001*

Having thermometer at home

520 (56.2%)

173 (60.9%)

347 (54.1%)

0.055

  1. PhD Doctor of Phylosophy
  2. Ɨ Median and interquartile range were used and the comparison was conducted using Mann–Whitney test
  3. Frequency and percentage were used for all data except for age and the comparison was conducted using chi-square test