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Table 4 Factors associated with emotional response among frontline medical staffs working at obstetrics emergency/abortion care unit and COVID-19 treatment centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Emotional responses and perceived stressors of frontline medical staffs in case of COVID-19 treatment centers and obstetrics emergency in Ethiopia

Explanatory Variables

Emotional response

COR,95%(CI)

AOR,95%(CI)

p-value

Positive response

Negative response

Place of work (a1)

 Triage

2

4

7.09, (1.44, 43.96)*

8.61,(1.15, 64.81)**

0.037

 Delivery unit

49

21

1.52, (0.66, 3.53)

1.50, (0.57, 3.95)

0.417

 Abortion clinic

2

0

0.00,(0.00, 0.00)

0.00,(0.00, 0.00)

0.999

 Obstetrics operation room

5

0

0.00,(0.00, 0.00)

0.00,(0.00, 0.00)

0.999

 Emergency OB/GYN

39

11

1

1

 

Profession(a1)

 OBY/GYN specialist

15

2

1

1

 

 Nurse

4

5

9.38,(1.30, 67.65)*

10.53, (1.31, 85.26)**

0.027

 Midwifery

26

16

4.62, (0.93, 22.89)

3.68, (0.68, 20.09)

0.132

 Intern/GP/Resident

52

13

1.88, (0.38, 9.25)

1.86, (0.35, 10.00)

0.470

Motivational level (a1)

 low level of motivation

12

121

2.13, (1.09, 4.69)*

2.78,(1.13, 6.84)**

0.026

 high level of motivation

3

130

1

1

 

Social support (b2)

 Poor/low social support

14

141

10.92,(1.41,84.34)*

8.02, (1.01, 64.00)**

0.049

 Intermediate social support

1

110

1

1

 

Motivational status (b2)

 low level of motivation

12

121

4.30, (1.18, 15.60)*

0.36, (0.10, 1.36)

0.133

 high level of motivation

3

130

1

1

 
  1. * Significant association (p-value < 0.05 in bivariate) **-significant association (p-value< 0.05in multivariate analysis);