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

Table 4 Association between anxiety and sociodemographic characteristics (n = 367)

Variable	Category	Severe anxiety n (%)	p value**
Age	*<35 years	32(68.1%)	0.34
Age	≥ 35 years	15(31.9%)	0.34
Gender	*Male	31(66.0%)	0.002
Gender	Female	16(34.0%)	0.002
No of dependents	*< 2members	24(51.1%)	0.15
No of dependents	≥ 2members	23(48.9%)	0.15
Level of education	*Upto secondary education (primary and secondary education)	12(25.5%)	< 0.001
Level of education	Above secondary education (beyond secondary education)	35(74.5%)	< 0.001
Family monthly income	*< 50,000 LKR	22 (15.2%)	0.06
Family monthly income	≥ 50, 000 LKR	25 (11.3%)	0.06
Professional engagement	*General public	6(12.8%)	< 0.001
	HCWs	8(17.0%)
	Military workers	33(70.2%)

*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 (Sri Lankan Rupees)* 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

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