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Table 3 Participant experiences of COVID-19 testing and infection

From: Experiences and perceptions of COVID-19 infection and vaccination among Palestinian refugees in Jerash camp and Jordanian citizens: a comparative cross-sectional study by face-to-face interviews

Variable

Refugee (%) (n = 501)

Citizen (%) (n = 491)

Chi–square (DF)

P–value

Underwent a COVID–19 test

 No

223 (64.1)

125 (35.9)

39.53 (1)

< 0.001*

 Yes

278 (43.2)

366 (56.8)

Type of the healthcare facility

 Governmental or NGOs (free)

254 (48.7)

268 (51.3)

33.87 (1)

< 0.001*

 Private (paid)

24 (19.7)

98 (80.3)

Tested positive for COVID–19

 No

410 (59.5)

279 (40.5)

73.13 (1)

< 0.001*

 Yes

91 (30.0)

212 (70.0)

The severity of COVID–19 infection

 No symptoms

12 (54.5)

10 (45.5)

9.87 (3)

0.020*

 Mild

18 (24.7)

55 (75.3)

 Moderate

30 (25.0)

90 (75.0)

 Severe

31 (35.2)

57 (64.8)

The serial interval of COVID–19 symptoms

 1–2 days

6 (18.2)

27 (81.8)

7.14 (3)

0.068

 3–4 days

21 (25.0)

63 (75.0)

 5–7 days

17 (24.6)

52 (75.4)

 8 days and above

37 (38.1)

60 (61.9)

Taking antibiotics to treat COVID–19

 No

29 (23.6)

94 (76.4)

2.71 (1)

0.100

 Yes

52 (32.5)

108 (67.5)

  1. DF Degrees of freedom
  2. *Statistically significant