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Table 1 Willingness to care for COVID-19 patients according to general characteristics (N = 315)

From: Factors influencing medical and nursing students’ willingness to care for COVID-19 patients in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

(n, %)

Willingness to care for COVID-19 patients

(n = 209)

Unwillingness to care for COVID-19 patients

(n = 106)

χ2

p

Gender

   

0.03

0.863

 Male

102(32.4)

67(65.7)

35(34.3)

  

 Female

213(67.6)

142(66.7)

71(33.3)

  

Grade

   

21.27

 < 0.001

 Sophomore

90(28.6)

44(48.9)

46(43.4)

  

 Junior

135(42.8)

92(68.1)

43(31.9)

  

 Senior

90(28.6)

73(81.1)

17(18.9)

  

Major

   

0.07

0.796

 Nursing

193(61.3)

127(65.8)

66(34.2)

  

 Medicine

122(38.7)

82(67.2)

40(32.8)

  

Religion

   

2.24

0.134

 Yes

113(35.9)

81(71.7)

32(28.3)

  

 No

202(64.1)

128(63.4)

74(36.6)

  

Subjective health status

   

2.46

0.292

 Poor

19(6.0)

14(73.7)

5(26.3)

  

 Moderate

107(34.0)

65(60.7)

42(39.3)

  

 Good

189(60.0)

130(68.8)

59(31.2)

  

Clinical practice experiences during the COVID-19

   

15.10

 < 0.001

 Yes

173(54.9)

131(75.7)

42(24.3)

  

 No

142(45.1)

78(54.9)

64(45.1)

  
  1. COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease-19, Data are expressed as n (%)