Chinese medical students’ interest in COVID-19 pandemic

Table 1 Chinese medical student respondents

Characteristic	Junior	Middle	Senior	Total
Study sample, n	268	173	475	916
Returned questionnaire, n	157	134	261	552
Response rate	58.6%	77.5%	54.9%	60.3%

Table 2 Interest level of Chinese medical student respondents in relevant knowledge on coronavirus disease 2019

Item	Junior		Middle		Senior		Total		P value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Pathogenesis	3.45	0.87	3.53	0.91	3.62	0.85	3.55	0.87	0.098
Prevention in life	4.29	0.68	4.37	0.61	4.44	0.65	4.38	0.65	0.05
In-hospital prevention	3.23	1.08	3.43	0.92	3.84	0.87	3.57	0.98	< 0.001
Diagnosis and treatment	2.85	0.97	2.99	0.95	3.34	0.87	3.12	0.95	< 0.001

SD: Standard deviation.

Table 3 Odds ratios for willingness to volunteer in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Item		n (%)	OR (95%CI)
Sex	Male	233 (42.2)	1
	Female	319 (57.8)	1.52 (0.86-2.72)
Student class	Junior	157 (28.4)	1
	Middle	134 (24.3)	0.79 (0.36-1.73)
	Senior	261 (47.3)	0.59 (0.29-1.21)
Time to watch news	< 15 min	125 (22.6)	1
	15-30 min	265 (48.0)	1.4 (0.7-2.81)
	30-60 min	111 (20.1)	2.13 (0.86-5.26)
	> 60 min	51 (9.2)	2.13 (0.65-6.95)
Willingness to know	Little	160 (29.0)	1
	Moderate	242 (43.8)	1.65 (0.86-3.18)
	Very much	150 (27.2)	0.85 (0.38-1.88)
Impact on personal life	Little	85 (15.4)	1
	Moderate	155 (28.1)	0.49 (0.16-1.57)
	Very much	312 (56.5)	0.62 (0.18-2.08)
Impact on China	Little	97 (17.6)	1
	Moderate	163 (29.5)	1.55 (0.6-4.05)
	Very much	292 (52.9)	2.16 (0.81-5.76)
Doctors' obligation	Little	202 (36.6)	1
	Moderate	216 (39.1)	4.29 (2.25-8.16)
	Very much	134 (24.3)	28.22 (6.03-131.98)
Hazards of voluntary job	Little	236 (42.8)	1
	Moderate	256 (46.4)	0.43 (0.22-0.85)
	Very much	60 (10.9)	0.24 (0.1-0.58)

Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval in binary logistic regression modeling were used for assessing a “Yes” answer to the question “Are you willing to be a volunteer in the COVID-19 pandemic?” OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.