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Table 2 COVID-19 related questions by the academic year of medical students

From: The prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms among first-year and fifth-year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

 

First-year

(N = 87)

Fifth-year

(N = 95)

Total

(N = 182)

p-value

How often do you feel worried about acquiring COVID-19?

 Not at all

26 (29.9%)

23 (24.2%)

49 (26.9%)

0.517

 Sometimes

44 (50.6%)

54 (56.8%)

98 (53.8%)

 

 Most of the time

10 (11.5%)

7 (7.4%)

17 (9.3%)

 

 Always

7 (8.0%)

11 (11.6%)

18 (9.9%)

 

How often do you feel worried or anxious about your academic performance during COVID-19 pandemic?

 Not at all

12 (13.8%)

17 (17.9%)

29 (15.9%)

 < 0.001

 Sometimes

20 (23.0%)

43 (45.3%)

63 (34.6%)

 

 Most of the time

32 (36.8%)

29 (30.5%)

61 (33.5%)

 

 Always

23 (26.4%)

6 (6.3%)

29 (15.9%)

 

How often do you feel sad, depressed or anxious during COVID-19 pandemic?

 Not at all

18 (20.7%)

26 (27.4%)

44 (24.2%)

0.648

 Sometimes

39 (44.8%)

43 (45.3%)

82 (45.1%)

 

 Most of the time

21 (24.1%)

19 (20.0%)

40 (22.0%)

 

 Always

9 (10.3%)

7 (7.4%)

16 (8.8%)

 

Have you been previously diagnosed with COVID-19?

 No

82 (97.6%)

76 (80.9%)

158 (88.8%)

 < 0.001

 Yes

2 (2.4%)

18 (19.1%)

20 (11.2%)

 

Have any of your relatives been previously diagnosed with COVID-19?

 No

41 (48.8%)

48 (51.1%)

89 (50.0%)

0.764

 Yes

43 (51.2%)

46 (48.9%)

89 (50.0%)