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Table 2 Health indicators of 1300 participants of nationally representative of Jordanian men and women older than 18 years-old according to their age group

From: Gender-based disparities on health indices during COVID-19 crisis: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Jordan

Variables

 

Total (%)

Males (Age group)

Female (Age group)

Gender differences (p-value) c

Total (%)

< 30

30–50

> 50

p-valuea

Total (%)

< 30

30–50

> 50

p-valueb

Chronic medical illnesses

Yes

332 (25.54)

166 (25.3)

1 (0.60)

48 (28.92)

117 (70.48)

< 0.01

166 (25.78)

1 (0.6)

58 (34.9)

107 (64.5)

< 0.01

1.00

Valid health insurance

Yes

949 (73.00)

483 (73.60)

77 (15.94)

229 (47.41)

177 (36.65)

< 0.01

466 (72.4)

98 (21)

228 (49)

140 (30)

< 0.01

0.60

Availability of transport mean

Yes

792 (60.92)

399 (60.82)

110 (27.57)

156 (39.10)

133 (33.33)

0.05

393 (61)

94 (23.9)

186 (47.3)

113 (28.8)

0.25

0.98

Access to hospitals during the crisis

Yes

250 (69)

128 (68.45)

46

(35.94)

28 (21.88)

54 (42.19)

0.9

122 (69.7)

30 (24.6)

50 (41)

42 (34.4)

0.11

0.92

Contraceptive use

Yes

300 (38.4)

136 (35.42)

14 (10.29)

108 (79.41)

14 (10.29)

< 0.01

164 (41.31)

30 (18.3)

134 (81.7)

0 (0)

< 0.01

0.81

Access to contraceptive affected during the crisis

Yes

252 (32.27)

117 (30.47)

14 (11.97)

92 (78.63)

11 (9.40)

< 0.01

135 (34.01)

30 (22.2)

102 (77.8)

0 (0)

< 0.01

0.29

Currently pregnant

Yes

20 (5.95)

20 (10)

11 (55.00)

9 (45.00)

0 (0)

< 0.01

 

Psychological stress (PHQ-4)d

0–12

4.18 ± 3.15

3.7 (3)

4.1 (3.1)

3.9 (3.1)

2.9 (2.8)

< 0.01

4.7 (3.2)

4.7 (3)

5.2 (3.2)

3.9 (3.1)

< 0.01

< 0.01

loneliness scaled

0–9

6.87 ± 2.18

7 (2.1)

6.9 (2.1)

6.9 (2.2)

7.2 (2.1)

0.3

6.8 (2.2)

7.0 (2.11)

6.5 (2.3)

7.1 (2)

0.01

0.10

COVID-19 stigma (S-stigma score)d

0–15

7.81 ± 3.08

7.8 (3.1)

7.7 (3.5)

7.8 (3.1)

7.8 (2.9)

0.97

7.9 (3.0)

7.99 (2.9)

7.95 (2.96)

7.6 (3.29)

0.1

0.60

  1. a Age-based differences among males: Chronic medical illnesses, having valid health insurance or transport mean to hospital, contraceptives use and PHQ-4 scores differed according to age in males
  2. b Age-based differences among females: Chronic medical illnesses, having valid health insurance, contraceptives use, pregnancy, PHQ-4 scores and loneliness differed according to age in females
  3. c Gender-based differences: Only PHQ-4 scores differed according to gender
  4. dPresented as means (Standard deviations)