Table 2 Prevalence of GAD-7 score ≥ 8 by knowledge and beliefs related to COVID-19 (N = 1469)
Characteristics | Category | Frequency (n) | % | Anxiety GAD-7 Score (≥8) % (n) | Chi Square χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No Treatment Available for COVID-19 | Don’t know | 187 | 12.7 | 54.5 (102) | 2.68 | 0.262 |
False | 180 | 12.3 | 46.1 (83) | |||
True | 1102 | 75.0 | 49.6 (547) | |||
I feel a Sense of Social Responsibility | Don’t know | 19 | 1.3 | 36.8 (7) | 1.36 | 0.505 |
False | 15 | 1.0 | 46.7 (7) | |||
True | 1435 | 97.7 | 50 (718) | |||
There is likelihood of catching COVID-19 | Don’t know | 100 | 6.8 | 40.0 (40) | 7.26 | 0.026* |
Not likely | 155 | 10.6 | 43.9 (68) | |||
Likely | 1214 | 82.6 | 51.4 (624) | |||
There is likelihood of surviving COVID-19 | Don’t know | 113 | 7.7 | 54.0 (61) | 3.14 | 0.208 |
Not likely | 50 | 3.4 | 60.0 (30) | |||
Likely | 1306 | 88.9 | 49.1 (64) | |||
There is likelihood I will develop severe illness | Don’t know | 199 | 13.5 | 48.2 (96) | 13.56 | 0.001* |
Not likely | 433 | 29.5 | 43.0 (186) | |||
Likely | 837 | 57.0 | 49.8 (732) |