Table 2 Socio-demographic characters of studied primary health care workers
Factors | Total | Severe distress N (%) | Significance | COR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 415 | 221(53.3%) | ||
Age | ||||
< 40 | 194 | 105(54.1) | χ2 = 0.11 | 1.1(0.7–1.6) |
≥ 40 | 221 | 116(52.5) | P = 0.7 | r(1) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 106 | 57(53.8) | χ2 = 0.02 | r (1) |
Female | 309 | 164(53.1) | P = 0.9 | 0.9 (0.6–1.5) |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 345 | 184(53.3) | χ2 = 0.01 | 1.02(0.6–1.7) |
Single/divorced/widow | 70 | 37(52.9) | P = 0.9 | r (1) |
Occupation | ||||
Doctors/dentists/pharmacists/nurse | 170 | 80(47.1) | χ2 = 4.43 | r (1) |
Others* | 245 | 141(57.6) | p = 0.04 | 1.5 (1.02–2.26) |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 338 | 179(53) | χ2 = 0.06 | r (1) |
Urban | 77 | 42(54.5) | p = 0.9 | 1.1(0.6–1.8) |
Education | ||||
< Secondary | 13 | 8(61.5) | χ2 = 0.4 | 1.4(0.4–4.4) |
≥ Secondary | 402 | 213(53) | p = 0.6 | r(1) |
Chronic diseases | ||||
Yes | 93 | 50(53.8) | χ2 = 0.01 | 1.03(0.6–1.6) |
No | 322 | 171(53.1) | p = 1 | r (1) |
Smoking | ||||
Yes | 36 | 27(75) | χ2 = 7.4 | 2.9(1.3–6.2) |
No | 379 | 194(51.2) | p = 0.008 | r (1) |
Having children | ||||
Yes | 323 | 169(52.3) | χ2 = 0.5 | r (1) |
No | 92 | 52(56.5) | p = 0.5 | 1.2(0.7–1.9) |
Having or suspected corona | ||||
Yes | 54 | 41(75.9) | χ2 = 12.8 | 3.2(1.6–6.1) |
No/Do not know | 361 | 180(49.9) | p ≤ 0.001 | r(1) |
Afraid from contracting corona | ||||
Yes | 297 | 198(66.7) | χ2 = 75.5 | 8.3(4.9–13.8) |
No | 118 | 23(19.5) | p ≤ 0.001 | r(1) |
Worry about family | ||||
Yes | 343 | 212(61.8) | χ2 = 75.5 | 11.3(5.4–23.5) |
No | 72 | 63(12.5) | p ≤ 0.001 | r(1) |
Time of worry | ||||
At the beginning of pandemic | 353 | 206(58.4) | χ2 = 24.7 | 4.4(2.4–8.2) |
After some time | 62 | 15(24.2) | p ≤ 0.001 | r(1) |
Practicing sports | ||||
Yes | 184 | 80(43.5) | χ2 = 12.7 | r (1) |
No | 231 | 141(61) | p = 0.001 | 2.03(1.4–3.01) |