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

Table 2.

Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among HCWs in Central Ethiopia, from June 25, 2020 to July 25, 2020 (n=816; Crude and Adjusted Odds Ratios, 95% Confidence Intervals)

Variables Depression Anxiety Stress
COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Age
 18–25 1 1 1 1 1 1
 26–30 0.35 (0.23,0.54) 0.32 (0.18,0.57)* 0.51 (0.34,0.77) 0.45 (0.39,1.07) 0.24 (0.14,0.39) 0.24 (0.13,0.43)*
 31–35 0.77 (0.50,1.21) 0.60 (0.83,3.08) 0.70 (0.44,1.09) 0.65 (0.77,2.38) 0.25 (0.15,0.43) 0.20 (0.10,0.38)*
 36–40 0.42 (0.34,0.74) 0.30 (0.23,1.13) 0.29 (0.17,0.50) 0.20 (0.27,1.07) 0.16 (0.09,0.29) 0.10 (0.05,0.22)*
 >40 1.07 (0.60,1.89) 0.97 (0.53,3.01) 0.65 (0.37,1.17) 0.51 (0.44,1.90) 0.26 (0.14,0.49) 0.16 (0.07,0.36)*
Sex
 Male 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Female 2.38 (1.75,3.24) 2.01 (1.25,3.23)* 2.14 (1.59,2.89) 1.91 (1.27,2.86)* 2.88 (2.09,3.95) 2.08 (1.33,3.24)*
Marital status
 Single 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Married 3.55 (2.53,4.99) 3.53 (2.15,5.80)* 1.08 (0.82,1.43) 0.83 (0.57,1.21) 3.33 (1.75,3.10) 3.15 (2.25,5.05)*
Location
 Addis Ababa 4.72 (2.07,10.66) 3.83 (1.35,7.49)* 1.67 (1.15,2.40) 0.78 (0.38,1.60) 3.66 (2.50,5.36) 1.65 (0.78,3.58)
 Oromiya Special Zone 4.20 (2.76,12.87) 3 94 (1.94,8.09)* 2.57 (1.73,3.81) 1.85 (1.14,2.99)* 3.96 (2.64,5.95) 2.14 (1.28,3.59)*
 Central Oromiya 1 1 1 1 1
Educational status
 Diploma 1.57 (1.04,2.38) 0.51 (0.24,1.09) 1.38 (0.96,1.99) 1.23 (0.90,2.62)* 1.46 (1.01,2.10) 1.12 (0.62,2.02)
 BSC/MD 1.67 (1.11,2.50) 0.36 (0.17,0.74)* 1.70 (1.18,2.44) 1.34 (0.80,2.24) 2.71 (1.88,3.93) 1.48 (0.83,2.63)
 MSC/MPH/Specialty 1 1 1 1
Profession
 Nurse 3.31 (1.82,6.03) 3.28 (1.90,8.33)* 1.42 (0.87,2.33) 1.40 (0.97,3.32) 1.22 (0.74,1.99) 0.87 (0.46,1.64)
 Physician 1.86 (0.97,3.61) 2.22 (0.99,5.00) 1.35 (0.79,2.31) 1.29 (0.86,3.29) 0.94 (0.55,1.61) 0.76 (0.38,1.53)
 Midwife 0.90 (0.46,1.74) 0.87 (0.36,2.10) 1.20 (0.72,1.99) 1.11 (0.66,2.60) 0.71 (0.43,1.17) 0.64 (0.32,1.29)
 Medical laboratory professional 5.80 (3.09,14.91) 4.69 (2.81,9.17)* 2.88 (1.48,5.63) 2.75 (1.78,4.79)* 2.71 (1.35,5.45) 1.63 (1.27,2.47)*
 Health officer 0.90 (0.42,1.93) 0.78 (0.46,2.99) 1.20 (0.67,2.14) 1.15 (0.62,2.49) 2.50 (1.34,4.67) 2.31 (0.21,5.65)
 Pharmacist 1 1 1 1 1
Work department
 COVID-19 isolation centers 2.77 (1.44,5.36) 2.14 (1.05,4.39)* 4.55 (2.33,9.93) 3.49 (2.24,6.97)* 3.52 (1.65,5.94) 2.38 (1.18,4.79)*
 Emergency 1.44 (0.76,0.75) 0.29 (0.10,0.87)* 1.49 (0.79,2.79) 1.19 (0.49,2.87) 2.53 (1.31,3.86) 1.08 (0.43,2.73)
 Surgical 0.38 (0.19,0.77) 0.07 (0.02,0.21)* 0.60 (0.33,1.08) 0.43 (0.22,0.85)* 0.77 (0.43,1.38) 0.43 (0.21,1.89)
 Medical 0.95 (0.51,1.75) 0.47 (0.21,1.06) 1.42 (0.79,2.53) 1.13 (0.60,2.13) 1.39 (0.78,2.46) 0.80 (0.41,1.54)
 OPD 2.08 (1.12,3.87) 0.33 (0.11,0.97)* 1.61 (0.87,2.96) 1.19 (0.51,2.79) 3.16 (1.66,4.02) 1.48 (0.59,3.69)
 Laboratory 0.73 (0.34,0.53) 0.27 (0.09,0.79)* 2.08 (1.02,4.24) 1.43 (0.65,3.16) 1.99 (0.99,4.01) 1.15 (0.49,2.69)
 Pharmacy 1 1 1 1 1 1
Years of professional experience
 <5 Year 3.41 (2.26,5.19) 2.45 (1.37,4.36)* 1.33 (0.92,1.93) 0.93 (0.59,1.46) 1.16 (0.80,1.67) 0.69 (0.42,1.12)
5 −10 years 2.56 (1.02,2.37) 2.49 (1.40,4.41)* 0.61 (0.43,0.87) 0.54 (0.42,0.98)* 0.91 (0.64,1.29) 0.82 (0.26,2.12)
 >10 years 1 1 1 1 1 1
Online training for COVID-19
 No 0.75 (0.54,1.04) 0.64 (0.36,3.69) 1.57 (1.12,2.02) 1.50 (1.74,3.79)* 0.71 (0.53,0.96) 0.53 (0.56,1.24)
 Yes 1 1 1 1 1 1
PPE available
 No 0.60 (0.43,0.82) 0.55 (0.34,0.90)* 1.13 (0.83,1.52) 0.60 (0.39,0.92) 0.92 (0.68,1.25) 0.69 (0.81,1.95)
 Yes 1 1 1 1 1

Notes: 1=reference, and *statistically significant at p-value< 0.05 in bivariable and multivariable logistic regression.