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Table 4 Factors associated with depressive symptoms

From: Psychological distress among Ethiopian migrant returnees who were in quarantine in the context of COVID-19: institution-based cross-sectional study

Variable

 

CRR (95% CI)

ARR (95% CI)

Gender

Female

1.0

1.0

Male

0.51 [0.35, 0.73]

0.56 [0.39, 0.81]

Age (in years)

 

0.99 [0.96, 1.01]

 

 Education

Not literate

1.0

 

Primary school

1.02 [0.66, 1.57]

 

Secondary school

1.10 [0.73, 1.67]

 

Post-secondary

1.03 [0.62, 1.72]

 

 Marital status

Never married

1.0

1.0

Currently married

0.86 [0.69, 1.08]

0.89 [0.72. 1.11]

Previously married

1.08 [0.75, 1.55]

1.05 [0.74, 1.47]

 Status in the host country before return

On job

1.0

 

Detention center

0.89 [0.69, 1.16]

 

Prison

1.01 [0.75, 1.38]

 

Unemployed

1.03 [0.73, 1.46]

 

 How did you go to the destination country? (way of migration)

Through travel agency

1.0

1.0

Through broker

1.28 [1.01, 1.62]

1.13 [0.91, 1.42]

 Underlying physical health problem

Yes

1.0

 

No

0.76 [0.50, 1.16]

 

 Underlying mental health problem

Yes

1.0

 

No

1.15 [0.58, 2.27]

 

 Fear of infection in quarantine center

Yes, I was afraid

1.0

1.0

No, I was not afraid

0.78 [0.65, 0.94]

0.80 [0.65, 0.96]

 Staying in quarantine protected me not to transmit the virus to family and community

Yes

1.0

 

No

1.03 [0.76, 1.39]

 

 Quarantine limited my activities and social interaction

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.83 [0.64, 1.06]

0.92 [0.72, 1.17]

 Overall, services in the quarantine center was satisfactory

Yes

1.0

 

No

1.07 [0.89, 1.29]

 

 I know the reason why I am here in quarantine

Yes, I know

1.0

 

No, I don’t

1.23 [0.73, 2.07]

 

 I got sufficient information about the quarantine from the concerned body

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

1.26 [1.00, 1.58]

1.11 [0.88, 1.39]

 Fear of discrimination after the quarantine

Yes

1.0

 

No

0.73 [0.61, 0.89]

0.76 [0.63, 0.92]

 I can get support from family and relatives after the quarantine

Yes, I have

1.0

 

No, I have not

1.01 [0.91, 1.33]

 

 I have a plan of what to do after the quarantine

Yes

1.0

 

No

1.04 [0.86, 1.27]

 

 I have sufficient amount of money for my living and startup business after the quarantine

Yes

1.0

 

No

1.08 [0.83, 1.41]

 

 I have adequate knowledge about the mode of transmission and prevention of COVID-19

Yes, I have

1.0

 

No, I have not

1.28 [0.995, 1.65]

1.15 [0.89, 1.49]

 I experienced headache, sore throat, breathing difficulty during my stay in quarantine

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.42 [0.26, 0.66]

0.40 [0.25, 0.65]

 I had contact with a COVID-19 suspected or infected person or I was exposed to situations before the quarantine

Yes, I had

1.0

 

No, I had not

0.79 [0.44, 1.43]

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