Table 3.
Effect of Ebola risk perception on mental health outcomes— National Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey, Sierra Leone, July 2015 (n=3564)
| Ebola risk perception at | Anxiety and depression symptoms (PHQ-4) | PTSD symptoms (IES-r) | ||||||||
| N* | %* | P value† | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | N* | %* | P value† | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| National level (n=2416) | 1256 | 52.0 | <0.001 | 1.58 (1.37 to 1.83) | 1.58 (1.36 to 1.83) | 1933 | 80.0 | <0.001 | 1.70 (1.44 to 2.00) | 1.64 (1.38 to 1.94) |
| District level (n=2078) | 1053 | 50.6 | <0.001 | 1.23 (1.08 to 1.41) | 1.31 (1.14 to 1.51) | 1666 | 80.2 | <0.001 | 1.56 (1.33 to 1.83) | 1.65 (1.40 to 1.95) |
| Community level (n=1894) | 962 | 50.8 | 0.001 | 1.22 (1.07 to 1.39) | 1.27 (1.10 to 1.46) | 1520 | 80.3 | <0.001 | 1.52 (1.30 to 1.78) | 1.62(1.37 to 1.91) |
| Household level (n=1824) | 927 | 50.8 | 0.001 | 1.21 (1.06 to 1.38) | 1.26 (1.09 to 1.45) | 1452 | 79.6 | <0.001 | 1.39 (1.19 to 1.68) | 1.45 (1.23 to 1.71) |
| Composite risk perception (n=2573) | 1335 | 51.9 | <0.001 | 1.69 (1.45 to 1.97) | 1.69 (1.44 to 1.98) | 2063 | 80.2 | <0.001 | 1.93 (1.63 to 2.28) | 1.86 (1.56 to 2.21) |
Adjusted for age group, region of residence, gender and education.
*Frequency and proportions adjusted to account for sampling fractions; we excluded ‘don’t know’ responses and missing values.
†P values for Wald’s χ2 test.
AOR, adjusted OR; IES-r, Impact of Event Scale revised; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.