Characteristics | Category | Frequency (n) | % | Anxiety GAD-7 Score (≥8) % (n) | Chi Square χ2 | p-value |
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I feel that my levels of anxiety have reduced with the introduction of the following precautionary measures | ||||||
 Online learning at educational institutions | Strongly disagree/Disagree | 220 | 15.0 | 65.0 (143) | 36.55 | < 0.001* |
Neutral | 238 | 16.2 | 57.6 (137) | |||
Strongly agree/Agree | 1011 | 68.8 | 44.7 (452) | |||
 Airport screening | Strongly disagree/Disagree | 67 | 4.6 | 61.2 (41) | 14.14 | 0.001* |
Neutral | 136 | 9.3 | 62.5 (85) | |||
Strongly agree/ Agree | 1266 | 86.2 | 47.9 (606) | |||
 Travel bans | Strongly disagree/Disagree | 65 | 4.4 | 55.4 (36) | 11.11 | 0.004* |
Neutral | 79 | 5.4 | 67.1 (53) | |||
Strongly agree/Agree | 1325 | 90.2 | 48.5 (643) | |||
 Hand sanitizers in public spaces | Strongly disagree/ Disagree | 33 | 2.2 | 51.5 (17) | 2.31 | 0.315 |
Neutral | 98 | 6.7 | 57.1 (56) | |||
Strongly agree/ Agree | 1338 | 91.1 | 49.3 (659) | |||
 Cancellation of social events | Strongly disagree/Disagree | 34 | 2.3 | 61.8 (21) | 7.59 | 0.022* |
Neutral | 50 | 3.4 | 66.0 (33) | |||
Strongly agree /Agree | 1385 | 94.3 | 49.0 (678) | |||
 Temporary closure of public places | Strongly disagree/Disagree | 47 | 3.2 | 51.1 (24) | 1.76 | 0.415 |
Neutral | 51 | 3.5 | 58.8 (30) | |||
Strongly agree/Agree | 1371 | 93.3 | 49.5 (678) | |||
 Social isolation | Strongly disagree /Disagree | 49 | 3.3 | 61.2 (30) | 7.26 | 0.026* |
Neutral | 82 | 5.6 | 61.0 (50) | |||
Strongly agree/Agree | 1338 | 91.1 | 48.7 (652) | |||
Precautionary measures category | Disagree with precautionary measures | 605 | 41.2 | 54.9 (332) | 10.48 | 0.001* |
Agree with precautionary measures | 864 | 58.8 | 46.3(400) |