Table 4.
The prevalence of psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCWs in North Shoa Zone health care facilities, Oromiya region, July 2020 (n = 417).
| Variables | No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Health care workers | |||
| Nurses | Physicians | Medical laboratory | ||
| Overall | 417 (100) | 221 (53.0) | 98 (23.5) | 98 (23.5) |
| Psychological distress (IES-R) | ||||
| Normal | 120 (28.8) | 87 (39.4) | 21 (21.5) | 12 (12.2) |
| Mild | 55 (13.2) | 23 (10.4) | 16 (16.3) | 16 (16.4) |
| Moderate | 46 (11.0) | 15 (6.8) | 2 (2.0) | 29 (29.6) |
| Severe | 196 (47.0) | 96 (43.4) | 59 (60.2) | 41 (41.8) |
| Depression (PHQ-9) | ||||
| Normal | 291 (69.8) | 156 (70.6) | 77 (78.6) | 58 (59.2) |
| Mild | 58 (13.9) | 37 (16.8) | 6 (6.1) | 15 (15.3) |
| Moderate | 48 (11.5) | 20 (9.0) | 11 (11.2) | 17 (17.3) |
| Severe | 20 (4.8) | 8 (3.6) | 4 (4.1) | 8 (8.2) |
| Anxiety (GAD-7) | ||||
| Normal | 200 (48.0) | 111 (50.2) | 51 (52.0) | 38 (38.8) |
| Mild | 89 (21.4) | 52 (23.5) | 14 (14.3) | 23 (23.5 |
| Moderate | 92 (22.0) | 43 (19.5) | 24 (24.5) | 25 (25.5) |
| Severe | 36 (8.6) | 15 (6.8) | 9 (9.2) | 12 (12.2) |
| Insomnia (ISI) | ||||
| Normal | 299 (71.7) | 156 (70.6) | 70 (71.4) | 73 (74.5) |
| Mild | 52 (12.5) | 35 (15.8) | 13 (13.3) | 4 (4.1) |
| Moderate | 42 (10.2) | 19 (8.6) | 14 (14.3) | 9 (9.2) |
| Severe | 24 (5.6) | 11 (5.0) | 1 (1.0) | 12 (12.2) |
| Perception against COVID-19 | ||||
| Poor perception | 201 (48.2) | 139 (62.9) | 38 (38.8) | 24 (24.5) |
| Good perception | 216 (51.8) | 82 (37.1) | 60 (61.2) | 74 (75.5) |
| Early behavioral response to COVID-19 | ||||
| Poor early behavioral response | 164 (39.3) | 87 (39.4) | 40 (40.8) | 37 (37.8) |
| Good early behavioral response | 253 (60.7) | 134 (60.6 | 58 (59.2) | 61 (62.2) |