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. 2021 May 6;17:1363–1373. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S306240

Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Healthcare Workers in Central Ethiopia, from June 25, 2020 to July 25, 2020 (n=816)

Variables N (%) Depression Anxiety Stress
X2, P-value X2, P-value X2, P-value
Age
 20–25 140 (17.2) 35.70, 0.001 23.86, 0.061 47.21, 0.001
 26–30 308 (37.7)
 31–35 196 (24.0)
 36–40 100 (12.3)
 >40 72 (8.8)
Sex
 Male 540 (66.2) 31.00, 0.001 25.23, 0.001 44.17, 0.001
 Female 276 (33.8)
Marital status
 Single 340 (41.7) 56.72, 0.001 0.32, 0.569 34.19, 0.001
 Married 476 (58.3)
Region/location
 Addis Ababa 376 (46.1) 86.19, 0.001 43.53, 0.001 76.79, 0.001
 Oromiya Special Zone 112 (13.7)
 East Shoa 156 (19.1)
 North Shoa 96 (11.8)
 West Shoa 76 (9.3)
Educational status
 Diploma 296 (36.3) 6.52, 0.038 8.34, 0.015 31.07, 0.051
 BSc/MD 332 (40.7)
 MSc/specialty 188 (23.0)
Profession
 Nurse 236 (28.9) 98.88, 0.001 11.64, 0.040 34.57, 0.001
 Physician 136 (16.7)
 Midwife 192 (23.5)
 Medical laboratory professionals 68 (8.3)
 Health officer 96 (11.8)
 Pharmacist 88 (10.8)
Work department
 COVID-19 isolation center 244 (29.9) 37.30, 0.001 47.65, 0.001 42.98, 0.001
 Emergency 88 (10.8)
 Surgical 116 (14.2)
 Medical 128 (15.7)
 Outpatient department 104 (12.7)
 Laboratory 62 (7.6)
 Pharmacy 74 (9.1)
Years of professional experience
 <5 Year 268 (32.8) 39.79, 0.001 22.97, 0.001 2.14, 0.343
 5–10 years 340 (41.7)
 >10 years 208 (25.5)
Taking online training about COVID-19
 No 268 (32.8) 3.02, 0.082 7.32, 0.007 5.14, 0.023
 Yes 548 (67.2)
PPE availability
 No 580 (71.1) 10.21, 0.001 0.54, 0.445 0.30, 0.585
 Yes 236 (28.9)