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Table 2 Psychiatric diagnosis compared to survivor’s baseline characteristics

From: PTSD, depression and anxiety in Ebola virus disease survivors in Beni town, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

PTSD

 

Depression

 

Anxiety

 

N = 144

 

N = 144

 

N = 144

 

Yes (N = 35)

No (N = 109)

 

Yes (N = 35)

No (N = 109)

 

Yes (N = 48)

Yes (N = 96)

 

SEX

Male

8 (22.9%)

45 (41.3%)

p = 0. 049

OR = 0. 42

(CI: 0.16–0.95)

10 (28.6%)

43 (39.4%)

p = 0. 246

12 (25.0%)

41 (42.7%)

p = 0. 038

OR = 0.45

(CI: 0.19–0.96)

Female

27 (77.1%)

64 (58.7%)

25 (71.4%)

66 (60.6%)

36 (75.0%)

55 (57.3%)

AGE GROUPS (years)

18–24

10 (28.6%)

20 (18.3%)

1

OR = 0. 884 (CI: 0. 32–2.49) a

OR = 0. 261 (CI: 0.08–0.82) b

p = 0. 026

6 (17.1%)

24 (20.0%)

p = 0. 148

11 (22.9%)

19 (19.8%)

p = 0. 05

25–39

19 (54.3%)

43 (39.4%)

20 (57.1%)

42 (38.5%)

26 (54.2%)

36 (37.5%)

≥ 40

6 (17.1%)

46 (42.2%)

9 (25.7%)

43 (39.4%)

11 (22.9%)

41 (42.7%)

EDUCATION

None

14 (40.0%)

44 (40.4%)

p = 0. 617c

14 (40.0%)

44 (40.4%)

p = 0.254c

20 (41.7%)

38 (39.6%)

p = 0. 090

Primary

13 (37.1%)

41 (37.6%)

16 (45.7%)

38 (34.9%)

18 (37.5%)

35 (37.5%)

Secondary

7 (20.0%)

15 (13.8%)

5 (14.3%)

17 (15.6%)

10 (20.8%)

12 (12.5%)

Postsecondary

1 (2.9%)

9 (8.3%)

0 (0.0%)

10 (9.2%)

0 (0.0%)

10 (10.4%)

MARITAL STATUS

maried

18 (51.4%)

72 (66.1%)

p = 0. 102c

22 (62.9%)

68 (62.4%)

p = 0.489c

27 (56.2%)

63 (65.6%)

p = 0. 403c

Single

8 (22.9%)

22 (22.0%)

6 (17.1%)

26 (23.9%)

12 (25.0%)

20 (20.8%)

Widower / widow

9 (25.7%)

11 (10.1%)

7 (20.0%)

13 (11.9%)

18 (18.8%)

11 (11.5%)

divorced

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.8%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.8%)

0 (0%)

2 (2.1%)

STMI

Yes

22 (62.9%)

49 (45.0%)

p = 0. 065

23 (65.7%)

48 (44.0%)

p = 0.026

OR = 2.44

(CI: 1.03–5.82)

30 (62.5%)

41 (42.7%)

p = 0.025

OR = 2.24

(CI: 1.04–4.85)

No

13 (37.1%)

60 (55.0%)

12 (34.3%)

61 (56.0%)

18 (37.5%)

55 (57.3%)

HEADACHE

Yes

19 (54.3%)

34 (31.2%)

p = 0. 014

OR = 2. 62 (CI: 1.12–6.14)

19 (54.3%)

34 (31.2%)

p = 0. 014

OR = 2.62

(CI: 1.12–6.14)

24 (50.0%)

29 (30.2%)

p = 0.020

OR = 2. 31

(CI: 1.06–5.01)

No

16 (45.7%)

75 (68.8%)

16 (45.7%)

75 (68.8%)

24 (50.0%)

67 (69.8%)

F.M. L

Yes

22 (62.9%)

43 (39.4%)

p = 0. 015

OR = 2. 60

(CI: 1.11–6.15)

19 (54.3%)

46 (42.2%)

p = 0. 211

23 (47.9%)

42 (43.8%)

p = 0. 636

No

13 (37.1%)

66 (60.6%)

16 (45.7%)

63 (57.8%)

24 (52.1%)

54 (56.2%)

TIME ELAPSED SINCE ETU DISCHARGE (mean, SD) / months

6.1 (3.9)

6.1 (3.9)

p = 0. 975

6.0 (4.1)

6.2 (3.9)

p = 0. 868

6.5 (3.9)

5.9 (3.9)

p = 0. 395

  1. STMI short-term memory impairement, ETU Ebola treatment Unit, SD standard-deviation, F.M.L Family member loss, OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval
  2. aComparison betwen 25–39 and 18–24 group age as far as PTSD was concerned
  3. bComparison betwen ≥40 and 18–24 group age as far as PTSD was concerned
  4. cLikelihood chi square test
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