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Table 3 Work-related status of studied primary health care workers

From: Psychological distress among primary health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Mansoura, Egypt

Factors

Total

Severe distress

N (%)

Significance

COR (95% CI)a

Overall

415

212(53.3)

  

Working hours per week

  < 40

189

104 (55)

χ2 = 0.44

1.1(0.8–1.7)

  ≥ 40

226

117(51.8)

p = 0.5

r(1)

Duration of work (years)

  < 15

194

107 (55.2)

χ2 = 0.53

1.2(0.8–1.7)

  ≥ 15

221

114(51.6)

p = 0.5

r (1)

Previous contact with corona cases in work

 Yes

293

167(57)

χ2 = 5.61

1.7 (1.1–2.6)

 No

122

54(44.3)

p = 0.02

r (1)

Training to deal with corona cases

 Yes

107

48 (44.9)

χ2 = 4.08

r (1)

 No

308

173(56.2)

p = 0.05

1.6(1–2.5)

Availability of PPEb

 All available and used

70

30(42.9)

 

r (1)

 Some available and used

133

70(52.6)

χ2 = 1.8, p = 0.2

1.5(0.8–2.7)

 Not available/available and not used

212

121(57.1)

χ2 = 4.3, p = 0.04

1.8(1.0–3.1)

Taking COVID-19 vaccine

 Yes

106

52(49.1)

χ2 = 1.01

r (1)

 No

309

169(54.7)

p = 0.4

1.3(0.8–2.0)

  1. aCOR crude odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. bPPE personal protective equipment