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Table 2 Factors associated with depression, anxiety and stress among physicians: results from bivariate and multivariate analysis

From: Mental health condition of physicians working frontline with COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh

Factors

Depression (NΒ = 347)

Anxiety (N = 347)

Stress (N = 347)

Yes (NΒ = 192)

P-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Yes (NΒ = 168)

P-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Yes (NΒ = 122)

P-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Place of work

 Government Hospital

55 (48.7)

0.083

0.59 (0.25 - 1.39)

47 (41.6)

0.077

0.62 (0.29 - 1.30)

48 (42.5)

0.047

4.08 (1.77 - 9.41)

 Non-government Hospital

137 (58.5)

Ref

121 (51.7)

Ref

74 (31.6)

Ref

Type of hospital

 COVID hospital

46 (56.1)

0.873

1.25 (0.49 - 3.22)

42 (51.2)

0.561

1.87 (0.85 - 4.15)

34 (41.5)

0.171

0.69 (0.30 - 1.59)

 Non-COVID hospital

146 (55.1)

Ref

126 (47.5)

Ref

88 (33.2)

Ref

Sex

 Male

108 (48.9)

0.001*

Ref

94 (42.5)

0.004*

Ref

61 (27.6)

< 0.001

Ref

 Female

84 (66.7)

1.54 (0.69 - 3.44)

74 (58.7)

1.11 (0.56 - 2.19)

61 (48.4)

2.16 (1.09 - 4.30)

Age (in years)

 <= 27

94 (53.4)

0.465

2.06 (0.92 - 4.59)

82 (46.6)

0.49

1.58 (0.79 - 3.16)

59 (33.5)

0.517

1.03 (0.52 - 2.05)

 >  27

98 (57.3)

Ref

86 (50.3)

Ref

63 (36.8)

Ref

Marital status

 Married

99 (55.0)

0.897

Ref

87 (48.3)

0.975

Ref

63 (35.0)

0.949

Ref

 Unmarried or Others

93 (55.7)

2.17 (0.95 - 4.99)

81 (48.5)

1.28 (0.63- 2.62)

59 (35.3)

1.23 (0.61- 2.47)

Previously diagnosed chronic diseases

 Yes

69 (59.0)

0.33

2.61 (1.14 – 5.99)

62 (53.0)

0.224

1.88 (0.93 - 3.79)

50 (42.7)

0.035

2.51 (1.22 - 5.18)

 No

123 (53.5)

Ref

106 (46.1)

Ref

72 (31.3)

Ref

Previous history of diagnosed mental health issues

 Yes

33 (76.7)

0.003*

3.45 (1.07 - 11.10)

27 (62.8)

0.044

0.98 (0.37 - 2.59)

28 (65.1)

< 0.001

4.22 (1.48 - 12.02)

 No

159 (52.3)

Ref

141 (46.4)

Ref

91 (30.9)

Ref

History of availing/receiving psychotherapy

 Yes

25 (78.1)

0.006*

0.97 (0.24 - 3.95)

25 (78.1)

< 0.001*

2.87 (0.82 - 10.05)

14 (43.8)

0.285

0.68 (0.25 -1.85)

 No

167 (53.0)

Ref

143 (45.4)

Ref

108 (34.3)

Ref

Direct contact with COVID-19 patient

 Yes

158 (54.1)

0.291

Ref

135 (46.2)

0.061

Ref

103 (35.3)

0.917

Ref

 No

34 (61.8)

0.90 (0.30 - 2.69)

33 (60.0)

2.15 (0.83 - 5.55)

19 (34.5)

0.43 (0.18 - 1.05)

Satisfied with PPE (NΒ = 46)

 Yes

13 (59.1)

0.741

Β 

11 (50.0)

0.894

Β 

8 (36.4)

0.57

Β 

 No

33 (55.0)

31 (51.7)

26 (43.3)

Multiple mental health issues present

 Yes

168 (98.2)

< 0.001*

0.01 (0.00 - 0.02)

149 (87.1)

< 0.001*

0.02 (0.01 - 0.04)

115 (67.3)

< 0.001

0.01 (0.01 - 0.03)

 No

24 (13.6)

Ref

19 (10.8)

Ref

Β 

Ref