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Table 1 The characteristics of study participants (n = 660)

From: Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S)

  

Exploratory sample (n = 440)

Confirmatory sample (n = 220)

(%)

Gender

 

Man

140

69

31.7

 

Female

300

151

68.3

Age groups (years)

 

< 40

53

26

11.9

 

41–60

239

119

54.2

 

> 60

148

75

33.9

Mean (SD)

35.55 (12.24)

-

-

-

Educational

 

Less educated

54

27

12.3

 

Primary

141

71

32.1

 

Secondary

95

47

1.5

 

Higher

150

75

34.1

Marital status

 

Married

217

109

49.4

 

Single

215

107

48.8

 

Widowed

5

3

1.2

 

Divorced

3

1

0.6

Employment status

 

Housewife

76

38

17.3

 

Employed

318

159

72.3

 

Retired

35

17

7.9

 

Unemployed

11

6

2.5

Number of children

 

0

79

39

7.9

 

1–3

201

101

45.8

 

4–6

144

72

32.7

 

 > 7

16

8

3.6

Living condition

 

Alone

70

35

15.9

 

with spouse

129

64

29.2

 

With children

119

59

27.0

 

With his spouse and children

113

56

25.6

 

Others

10

5

2.3

Economic status

 

Poor

111

55

25.3

 

Intermediate

185

93

42.1

 

Good

144

72

32.7

Housing

 

The owner

335

168

76.2

 

Tenant

95

47

21.5

 

Children's home

7

3

1.5

 

Familiar home

3

2

0.8

Health status

 

Very Poor/poor

28

14

6.4

 

Fair

146

73

33.2

 

Good/very good

266

133

60.5

Chronic disease

 

Yes

166

82

37.6

 

No

274

138

62.4

COVID-19 diagnosis

 

Positive

72

35

16.2

 

Negative

368

185

83.8

Death of a relative/friend from COVID-19

 

Yes

106

53

24.1

 

No

334

167

75.9