Psychological disturbances encountered by the healthcare professionals, military professionals and general public in Sri Lanka during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Association between depressive symptoms and sociodemographic characteristics (n = 367)

Variable	Category	Depressive symptoms Frequency (%)	p value**
Age	*<35 years	88 (61.1%)	0.5
Age	≥ 35 years	56 (38.9%)	0.5
Gender	*Male	81 (56.3%)	0.01
Gender	Female	63 (43.8%)	0.01
No of dependent	*< 2 members	71 (49.3%)	0.02
No of dependent	≥ 2 members	73 (50.7%)	0.02
Level of education	*Upto secondary education (primary and secondary education)	58 (40.3%)	< 0.001
Level of education	Above secondary education (beyond secondary education)	86 (59.7%)	< 0.001
Family monthly income	*< 50,000 LKR	70 (48.3%)	0.11
Family monthly income	≥ 50, 000 LKR	74 (33.3%)	0.11
Professional engagement	*General public	30 (20.8%)	< 0.001
	HCWs	39 (27.1%)
	Military personnel	75 (52.1%)

*Reference category (age: <35 years* vs. ≥ 35 years; gender: male* vs. females; number of dependent: ≤ 2 members* vs. ≥ 2 members; level of education: Upto secondary education (primary and secondary education) * vs. above secondary education (beyond secondary education); family monthly income: <50,000 LKR* vs. ≥ 50,000 LKR; and professional engagement: general public* vs. professionals; HCWs and military professionals)
**p values derived from Chi Square test of independence
HCWs – Healthcare workers, LKR- Sri Lankan Rupees

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