Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample
Total | Experimental Group | Control Group | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 212 | n = 107 | n = 105 | |||
Variable | Mean or n (SD or %) | Mean or n (SD or %) | Mean or n (SD or %) | ||
Sex | Female | 166 (84.7%) | 84(84.0%) | 82 (85.4%) | 0.745 |
Male | 30 (15.3%) | 16(16.0%) | 14 (14.6%) | ||
No response | 16 | 7 | 9 | ||
Age in years | 20.1 (5.7) | 20.4 (6.1) | 19.8 (5.2) | 0.494 | |
Marital status | Single | 167 (86.1%) | 84 (84.8%) | 83 (87.4%) | 0.586 |
No Single | 27 (13.9%) | 15 (15.2%) | 12 (12.6%) | ||
No response | 18 | 8 | 10 | ||
Employment status | Unemployed | 168 (86.1%) | 87 (87.0%) | 81 (86.2%) | 0.921 |
In the healthcare sector | 13 (6.1%) | 6 (6.0%) | 7 (7.4%) | ||
In another sector | 13 (6.1%) | 7 (7.0%) | 6 (6.4%) | ||
No response | 18 | 7 | 11 | ||
Close contact with a person with COVID-19 | No contact | 63 (33.5%) | 29 (30.2%) | 34 (37.0%) | 0.395 |
Mild symptoms | 78 (41.5%) | 44 (45.8%) | 34 (37.0%) | ||
Severe symptoms | 47 (25.0%) | 23 (24.0%) | 24 (26.1%) | ||
No response | 24 | 11 | 13 | ||