Table 2 Factors associated with anxiety among the participants (N = 1045)

Sex

 Male

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 Female

0.36

0.036

0.02, 0.69

0.43

0.026

0.05, 0.81

Marital status

 Married

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 Widowed

-0.08

0.668

-0.44, 0.28

-0.46

0.032

-0.87, -0.04

Formal schooling

 No formal schooling

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 Having formal schooling

-0.33

0.043

-0.65, -0.01

-0.31

0.054

-0.62, 0.01

Family size

  ≤ 4

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  > 4

0.27

0.095

-0.05, 0.60

0.26

0.113

-0.06, 0.57

Walking distance to the nearest health centre

  < 30 min

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  ≥ 30 min

-0.48

0.003

-0.79, -0.17

-0.48

0.002

-0.79, -0.17

Feeling concerned about COVID-19

 Hardly

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 Sometimes/often

0.49

0.003

0.16, 0.81

0.26

0.108

-0.06, 0.58

Difficulty in getting medicine during COVID-19

 No

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 Yes

0.80

 < 0.001

0.38, 1.22

0.57

0.006

0.16, 0.97

Feeling isolated from others

 Hardly

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 Sometimes/often

0.83

 < 0.001

0.45, 1.20

0.60

0.001

0.24, 0.95

Feeling that they required additional care during the pandemic

 No

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 Yes

0.69

0.001

0.30, 1.09

0.53

0.005

0.16, 0.91