Table 5 Factors associated with anxiety symptoms

Gender

Female

1.0

1.0

Male

0.58 [0.37, 0.89]

0.59 [0.39, 0.91]

Age (in years)

0.99 [0.96, 1.02]

 Education

Not literate

1.0

Primary school

1.03 [0.62, 1.70]

Secondary school

0.97 [0.60, 1.58]

Post-secondary

0.82 [0.45, 1.50]

 Marital status

Never married

1.0

Currently married

1.01 [0.78, 1.32]

Previously married

0.95 [0.62, 1.47]

 Status in the host country before return

On job

1.0

Detention center

0.97 [0.71, 1.31]

Prison

0.95 [0.66, 1.38]

Unemployed

0.95 [0.63, 1.44]

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

Through travel agency

1.0

Through broker

1.20 [0.90, 1.59]

 Underlying physical health problem

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.67 [0.41, 1.10]

0.77 [0.48, 1.24]

 Underlying mental health problem

Yes

1.0

No

0.96 [0.44, 2.12]

 Fear of infection in quarantine center

Yes, I was afraid

1.0

1.0

No, I was not afraid

0.81 [0.65, 1.02]

0.84 [0.66, 1.01]

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

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.72 [0.50, 1.03]

0.74 [0.52, 1.07]

 Quarantine limited my activities and social interaction

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.82 [0.61, 1.10]

0.92 [0.69, 1.23]

 Overall, services in the quarantine center was satisfactory

Yes

1.0

No

1.14 [0.92, 1.43]

 I know the reason why I am here in quarantine

Yes, I know

1.0

No, I don’t

1.05 [0.56, 1.96]

 I got sufficient information about the quarantine from the concerned body

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

1.31 [0.999, 1.71]

1.11 [0.84, 1.47]

 Fear of discrimination after the quarantine

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.79 [0.63, 0.90]

0.77 [0.62, 0.97]

 I can get support from family and relatives after the quarantine

Yes, I have

1.0

No, I have not

0.97 [0.77, 1.21]

 I have a plan of what to do after the quarantine

Yes

1.0

No

1.10 [0.87, 1.38]

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

Yes

1.0

No

0.87 [0.64, 1.18]

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

Yes, I have

1.0

1.0

No, I have not

1.22 [0.90, 1.64]

1.04 [0.76, 1.43]

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

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.35 [0.20, 0.59]

0.35 [0.20, 0.62]

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

Yes, I had

1.0

No, I had not

0.68 [0.34, 1.35]