- Demographic characteristic of respondents with compulsive symptoms (Repeated hand washing).
| Variables | Wash hands very often or in a special way to be sure I am not dirty or contaminated. | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only during COVID-19 pandemic n (%) | Before and during COVID-19 pandemic n (%) | Never n (%) | ||
| Age groups (years) | 0.005 | |||
| 18-29 | 747 (45.5) | 238 (14.5) | 655 (39.9) | |
| 30-39 | 265 (50.0) | 63 (11.9) | 202 (38.1) | |
| 40-49 | 182 (47.2) | 54 (14.0) | 150 (38.9) | |
| 50-59 | 120 (41.7) | 41 (14.2) | 127 (44.1) | |
| ≥60 | 20 (30.8) | 5 (7.7) | 40 (61.5) | |
| Gender | 0.279 | |||
| Male | 334 (43.9) | 110 (14.5) | 316 (41.6) | |
| Female | 1000 (46.5) | 291 (13.5) | 858 (39.9) | |
| Nationality | 0.865 | |||
| Saudi | 1280 (45.9) | 382 (13.7) | 1125 (40.4) | |
| Non-Saudi | 54 (44.3) | 19 (15.6) | 49 (40.2) | |
| Region of residence | 0.938 | |||
| Central | 791 (46.7) | 217 (12.8) | 687 (40.5) | |
| Western | 239 (43.3) | 90 (16.3) | 223 (40.4) | |
| Eastern | 170 (46.8) | 51 (14.0) | 142 (39.1) | |
| Southern | 86 (45.0) | 26 (13.6) | 79 (41.4) | |
| Northern | 48 (44.4) | 17 (15.7) | 43 (39.8) | |
| Level of education | 0.328 | |||
| Below high school level | 21 (51.2) | 10 (24.4) | 10 (24.4) | |
| High school level | 213 (43.8) | 82 (16.9) | 191 (39.3) | |
| University level or above | 1100 (46.2) | 309 (13.0) | 973 (40.8) | |
| Marital status | 0.227 | |||
| Married | 536 (46.2) | 148 (12.8) | 475 (41.0) | |
| Divorced \ Widow | 65 (52.8) | 17 (13.8) | 41 (33.3) | |
| Single | 733 (45.1) | 236 (14.5) | 658 (40.4) | |
| Do you have children? | 0.368 | |||
| Yes | 522 (47.7) | 132 (12.1) | 440 (40.2) | |
| No | 812 (44.7) | 269 (14.8) | 734 (40.4) | |
| Occupation | 0.122 | |||
| Healthcare professional | 89 (46.1) | 26 (13.5) | 78 (40.4) | |
| Employed | 480 (49.7) | 109 (11.3) | 376 (39.0) | |
| Housewife | 148 (46.0) | 42 (13.0) | 132 (41.0) | |
| Unemployed | 158 (39.1) | 73 (18.1) | 173 (42.8) | |
| Student | 456 (44.8) | 150 (14.7) | 411 (40.4) | |
| Housing status | 0.999 | |||
| Own home | 541 (45.7) | 165 (13.9) | 477 (40.3) | |
| Living with family | 525 (46.2) | 151 (13.3) | 461 (40.5) | |
| Renting | 241 (45.3) | 79 (14.8) | 212 (39.8) | |
| Other | 27 (47.4) | 6 (10.5) | 24 (42.1) | |
| Are you disciplined with quarantine? | 0.961 | |||
| Always | 999 (45.4) | 317 (14.4) | 884 (40.2) | |
| Often | 317 (47.0) | 83 (12.3) | 274 (40.7) | |
| Never | 18 (51.4) | 1 (2.9) | 16 (45.7) | |
| How many days spent in quarantine? | 0.084 | |||
| Less than 20 days | 93 (40.6) | 22 (9.6) | 114 (49.8) | |
| 20-39 days | 148 (47.1) | 43 (13.7) | 123 (39.2) | |
| 40-59 days | 220 (47.9) | 60 (13.1) | 179 (39.0) | |
| 60 days and more | 873 (45.8) | 276 (14.5) | 758 (39.7) | |
| Smoking | 0.058 | |||
| Smoker | 181 (50.3) | 49 (13.6) | 130 (36.1) | |
| Non-smoker | 1153 (45.2) | 352 (13.8) | 1044 (41.0) | |
| Do you have any chronic disease? | 0.988 | |||
| Yes | 189 (44.7) | 68 (16.1) | 166 (39.2) | |
| No | 1145 (46.1) | 333 (13.4) | 1008 (40.5) | |
| Are you diagnosed with any psychiatric disease? | 0.443 | |||
| Yes | 81 (42.4) | 30 (15.7) | 80 (41.9) | |
| No | 1253 (46.1) | 371 (13.6) | 1094 (40.3) | |