Research Article

Relationship between eHealth, Perceived Risk, and Phobia of COVID-19 among Chinese University Students in Korea and China

Table 2

Characteristics of Chinese study participants and their mean score on the Cov-eHEALS and C19P-SE (N = 1107).

VariablesInternational group (N = 319) n (%)/mean ± SDMainland group (N = 788) n (%)/mean ± SDTotal (N = 1107) n(%)/mean ± SD

Agea26.53 ± 4.6022.88 ± 2.4623.93 ± 3.62<0.001
Gender
 Male111 (34.8)276 (35.0)378 (35.0)0.942
 Female208 (65.2)512 (65.0)720 (65.0)
Education level
 Undergraduate and below66 (20.7)471 (59.8)537 (48.5)<0.001
 Graduate and above253 (79.3)317 (40.2)570 (51.5)
Major type
 Medical/health-related34 (10.7)461 (58.5)495 (44.7)<0.001
 Nonmedical285 (89.3)327 (41.5)612 (55.3)
Living alone
 Yes162 (50.8)44 (5.6)206 (18.6)<0.001
 No157 (49.2)744 (94.4)901 (81.4)
Living area
 City295 (92.5)730 (92.6)1025 (92.6)0.925
 Rural24 (7.5)58 (7.4)82 (7.4)
CoV-eHEALSa29.48 ± 7.0030.53 ± 6.4830.23 ± 6.650.018
C19P-SEa56.47 ± 17.6449.89 ± 17.7651.78 ± 17.97<0.001
 Psychologicala19.14 ± 6.0117.31 ± 5.9817.84 ± 6.05<0.001
 Psychosomatica9.63 ± 4.918.74 ± 5.109.00 ± 5.060.008
 Sociala17.08 ± 5.0712.78 ± 4.9314.02 ± 5.33<0.001
 Economica10.62 ± 4.2611.06 ± 4.2510.93 ± 1.260.117

Note. a = mean value.