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Table 4 The factors associated with high stress (Kessler score): binary logistic regression

From: Psychological effects of, and compliance with, self-isolation among COVID-19 patients in South Batinah Governorate, Oman: a cross-sectional study

 

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

Nationality

 Omani

1.00

    

 Non-Omani

0.968

0.329

2.850

0.953

    

Gender

 Man

1.00

1.00

 Woman

2.211

1.422

3.437

 < 0.001

2.482

1.532

4.021

 < 0.001

Place

 Rustaq

2.444

0.505

11.831

0.267

    

 Musanaah

3.046

0.644

14.416

0.160

    

 Barka

3.000

0.645

13.945

0.161

    

 Awabi

1.333

0.157

11.356

0.792

    

Wadi Mawel

3.333

0.522

21.277

0.203

    

 Nakhal

4.15

0.743

23.229

0.105

    

 Outside SBG

1.00

    

Age

 Less than 30

1.00

    

 31–40

0.941

0.580

1.526

0.805

    

 More than 40

0.785

0.435

1.417

0.422

    

Social status

 Married

0.835

0.299

2.331

0.731

    

 Single

0.917

0.307

2.735

0.876

    

 Divorced and widowed

1.00

    

Education

 Primary school

1.00

    

 Secondary school

1.147

0.627

2.098

0.657

    

 Diploma/bachelor or higher

0.969

0.527

1.781

0.920

    

Work

 Government

0.808

0.452

1.444

0.472

    

 Private

1.122

0.625

2.014

0.699

    

 I don’t work

1.00

    

No of children

 1–2 children

0.996

0.569

1.744

0.990

    

 More than 3

1.006

0.600

1.688

1.006

    

 No children

1.00

    

No of household members

 5 or less

1.220

0.654

2.276

0.531

    

 6–10

0.968

0.519

1.807

0.968

    

 11 or more

1.00

    

Comorbidities

 No

1.00

   

1.00

 Yes

1.876

1.131

3.111

0.015

1.603

0.918

2.797

0.097

Duration of isolation

 14 days

1.00

1.00

 Less than 14

0.396

0.158

0.991

0.048

0.88

0.145

1.034

0.058

 More than 14

1.398

0.887

2.204

0.149

1.208

0.735

0.985

0.456

Regular communication

 No

1.533

0.673

3.496

0.309

    

 Daily

0.841

0.517

1.369

0.487

    

 Few times

1.00

       

Salary affected

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

2.760

1.605

4.748

 < 0.001

2.332

1.270

4.282

0.006

Month of diagnosis

 February–June

1.00

    

 July–November

1.120

0.700

1.790

0.636

    

Shortage essential items

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

5.119

2.78

9.426

< 0.001

4.920

2.524

9.590

< 0.001