Table 5.
Adjusted multivariate logistic regression analyses for demographic and potential factors associated with good knowledge and negative emotional reactions among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic period in Saudi Arabia, 2020.
| Term | aOR | 95% CI | Coefficient | SE | Z-statistic | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Factors determind good knowledge of healthcare workers about COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| Age in years | ||||||
| - <25 | 1 | |||||
| -54 | 12.937 | 0.66-2.52 | 0.258 | 0.34 | 0.757 | 0.449 |
| -69 | 21.323 | 1.03-4.40 | 0.757 | 0.37 | 2.047 | 0.041 |
| - ≥40 | 42.071 | 1.95-9.08 | 1.437 | 0.39 | 3.663 | <0.001 |
| - Gender (female/male) | 2.5043 | 1.48-4.25 | 0.918 | 0.27 | 3.410 | <0.001 |
| - Place of work with isolation (yes/no) | 1.8905 | 1.21-2.97 | 0.637 | 0.23 | 2.771 | 0.006 |
| - Negative feeling score# | 1.2991 | 1.18-1.44 | 0.262 | 0.05 | 5.102 | <0.001 |
| Model 2: Factors associated with negative emotional reactions due to COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers | ||||||
| - Deal with COVID-19 (yes/no) | 1.63 | 1.19-2.24 | 0.491 | 0.16 | 3.068 | 0.002 |
| - Place of work with isolation (yes/no) | 1.89 | 1.30-2.74 | 0.637 | 0.19 | 3.354 | <0.001 |
| Does your hospital have policy to address employees with suspected or known exposure to the COVID-19? (yes/no) | 0.40-0.87 | -0.526 | 0.20 | -2.673 | 0.008 | 0.59 |
| Has your hospital instituted travel/exposure history screening for all patients with fever and /or respiratory symptoms? (yes/no) | 0.26-0.86 | -0.746 | 0.30 | -2.466 | 0.014 | 0.47 |
| Work experience (>10/≤10y) | 1.53 | 1.10-2.12 | 0.424 | 0.17 | 2.536 | 0.011 |