Perceived Stress and Its Associated Factors during COVID-19 among Healthcare Providers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with perceived stress on COVID-19 among healthcare providers in Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia, 2020.
Variables
Perceived stress
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Sex of participants
Female
44
39
1.1 (0.64–1.85)
0.9 (0.47–1.67)
Male
82
79
1
1
Age
18–24
16
32
1
1
25–31
91
71
2.6 (1.3–5.04)
2.5 (1.12–5.81)
>31
19
15
2.5 (1.02–6.26)
1.7 (0.53–5.21)
Marital status
Single
68
72
1
1
Married
48
42
1.2 (0.71–2.06)
1.0 (0.49–2.05)
Divorced/widowed
10
4
2.7 (0.79–8.84)
2.7 (0.65–11.02)
Qualification
Diploma
33
33
1
1
Degree
82
76
1.1 (0.61–1.92)
1.6 (0.77–3.20)
Master’s and above
11
9
1.2 (0.45–3.34)
6.0 (1.59–22.31)
Profession of participants
Medical doctor
10
17
1.2 (0.42–3.66)
1.3 (0.35–4.69)
Nurses
68
32
4.5 (1.88–10.57)
8.2 (2.69–24.74)
Health officer
8
7
2.4 (0.68–8.49)
3.2 (0.74–13.46)
Midwifery
12
12
2.1 (0.70–6.30)
3.5 (0.92–13.16)
Laboratory
4
20
0.4 (0.11–1.56)
0.4 (0.10–1.88)
Pharmacist
14
9
3.3 (1.06–10.07)
4.8 (1.25–18.64)
Othersa
10
21
1
1
Work experience
<1 year
20
30
0.4 (0.20–0.91)
0.9 (0.30–2.53)
1–5 years
67
63
0.7 (0.37–1.25)
0.7 (0.32–1.56)
>5 years
39
25
1
1
value is significant at ; value is significant at ; othersa = anesthesia, environmental health, health education, occupational health, and psychiatry.
