an analysis of the epidemiology of coronavirus anxiety and the demographic factors related to it

Purposes: the purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of coronavirus anxiety and the demographic factors related to it in qazvin, iran. method: the method used in this study was descriptive-survey. its statistical population included all qazvin citizens in the spring of 2020. a total number of 1167 participants were recruited by convenient sampling and via an online questionnaire distributed on social media. they answered the demographic features and corona disease anxiety scale (cdas) questionnaires.their data were imported into the statistical software spss 25 and analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistical tests like frequency test, percentile frequency, and kruskal wallis. results: the results of the analyses showed that the prevalence of coronavirus anxiety among qazvin citizens was 13.54%. there was no significant difference between coronavirus anxiety level and its related factors in different “gender” and “educational background” groups. but still, in different “age” and “marital status” groups, a significant difference was found.discussion: the results of the current study show that as people grow older,coronavirus anxiety level and its related factors increases. conclusion: it can be concluded that coronavirus anxiety level and its related factors is higher among the older people when compared with the younger ones.