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Table 6 Factors associated with stress

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

0.73 [0.53, 1.02]

0.81 [0.57, 1.14]

Age (in years)

 

0.98 [0.96, 1.01]

0.99 [0.97, 1.01]

 Education

Not literate

1.0

 

Primary school

1.07 [0.72, 1.58]

 

Secondary school

1.14 [0.78, 1.66]

 

Post-secondary

0.90 [0.56, 1.43]

 

 Marital status

Never married

1.0

 

Currently married

0.95 [0.78, 1.17]

 

Previously married

0.95 [0.68, 1.33]

 

 Status in the host country before return

On job

1.0

 

Detention center

0.94 [0.74, 1.20]

 

Prison

0.94 [0.71, 1.24]

 

Unemployed

1.04 [0.75, 1.44]

 

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

Through travel agency

1.0

1.0

Through broker

1.20 [0.97, 1.50]

1.12 [0.91, 1.39]

 Underlying physical health problem

Yes

1.0

 

No

0.86 [0.58, 1.26]

 

 Underlying mental health problem

Yes

1.0

 

No

1.06 [0.57, 1.96]

 

 Fear of infection in quarantine center

Yes, I was afraid

1.0

 

No, I was not afraid

0.89 [0.75, 1.06]

 

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

Yes

1.0

 

No

0.88 [0.67, 1.16]

 

 Quarantine limited my activities and social interaction

Yes

1.0

 

No

0.97 [0.77, 1.22]

 

 Overall, services in the quarantine center was satisfactory

Yes

1.0

 

No

1.02 [0.86, 1.21]

 

 I know the reason why I am here in quarantine

Yes, I know

1.0

 

No, I don’t

1.23 [0.77, 1.97]

 

 I got sufficient information about the quarantine from the concerned body

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

1.23 [1.001, 1.51]

1.14 [0.92, 1.40]

 Fear of discrimination after the quarantine

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.89 [0.75, 1.06]

0.85 [0.72, 1.01]

 I can get support from family and relatives after the quarantine

Yes, I have

1.0

 

No, I have not

1.04 [0.88, 1.24]

 

 I have a plan of what to do after the quarantine

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

1.21 [1.01, 1.44]

1.30 [1.09, 1.54]

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

Yes

1.0

 

No

1.01 [0.79, 1.28]

 

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

Yes, I have

1.0

 

No, I have not

0.96 [0.76, 1.21]

 

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

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

0.45 [0.30, 0.68]

0.43 [0.28, 0.66]

 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

0.91 [0.53, 1.57]

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