Table 2 Sociodemographic, migration, quarantine and COVID-19 related characteristics of participants (n = 405)
Characteristics | Â | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | |||
 Gender | Female | 374 | 92.3 |
Male | 31 | 7.7 | |
 Age (in years) | Mean (SD) | 25.8 (3.58) |  |
 Education | Cannot read and write | 23 | 5.7 |
Primary school | 125 | 30.9 | |
Secondary school | 224 | 55.3 | |
Post-secondary | 33 | 8.1 | |
 Marital status | Never married | 284 | 70.1 |
Currently married | 92 | 22.7 | |
Previously married | 29 | 7.2 | |
Migration related characteristics | |||
 Status in the host country before return | On job | 264 | 65.2 |
Detention center | 66 | 16.3 | |
Prison | 43 | 10.6 | |
Unemployed | 32 | 7.9 | |
 Host (destination) country | Jordan | 293 | 72.3 |
United Arab Emirates | 49 | 12.1 | |
Qatar | 26 | 6.4 | |
Iran | 12 | 3.0 | |
Bahrain | 8 | 2.0 | |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0.5 | |
Ukraine | 8 | 2.0 | |
Australia | 4 | 1.0 | |
Spain | 3 | 0.7 | |
 How did you go to the destination country? (way of migration) | Through travel agency | 331 | 81.7 |
Through broker | 74 | 18.3 | |
 Underlying physical health problem | Yes | 20 | 4.9 |
No | 385 | 95.1 | |
 Underlying mental health problem | Yes | 8 | 2.0 |
No | 397 | 98.0 | |
Quarantine related characteristics | |||
 Fear of infection in quarantine center | Yes, I was afraid | 159 | 39.3 |
No, I was not afraid | 246 | 60.7 | |
 Staying in quarantine protected me not to transmit the virus to family and community | Yes | 361 | 89.1 |
No | 44 | 10.9 | |
 Quarantine limited my activities and social interaction | Yes | 337 | 83.2 |
No | 68 | 16.8 | |
 Overall, services in the quarantine center was satisfactory | Yes | 216 | 53.3 |
No | 189 | 46.7 | |
 I know the reason why I am here in quarantine | Yes, I know | 392 | 96.8 |
No, I don’t | 13 | 3.2 | |
 I got sufficient information about the quarantine from the concerned body | Yes | 321 | 79.3 |
No | 84 | 20.7 | |
 Fear of discrimination after the quarantine | Yes | 177 | 43.7 |
No | 228 | 56.3 | |
 I can get support from family and relatives after the quarantine | Yes, I can | 245 | 60.5 |
No, I can not | 160 | 39.5 | |
 I have a plan of what to do after the quarantine | Yes | 146 | 36.0 |
No | 259 | 64.0 | |
 I have sufficient amount of money for my living and startup business after the quarantine | Yes | 60 | 14.8 |
No | 345 | 85.2 | |
COVID-19 related characteristics | |||
 I have adequate knowledge about the mode of transmission and prevention of COVID-19 | Yes, I have | 341 | 84.2 |
No, I have not | 64 | 15.8 | |
 I experienced headache, sore throat, breathing difficulty during my stay in quarantine | Yes | 15 | 3.7 |
No | 390 | 96.3 | |
 I had contact with a COVID-19 suspected or infected person or I was exposed to situations before the quarantine | Yes, I had | 10 | 2.5 |
No, I had not | 395 | 97.5 | |