Table 6 The factors associated with high stress (IER-S score): binary logistic regression

Nationality

 Omani

1.00

–

–

–

 Non-Omani

0.741

0.252

2.178

0.586

Gender

 Man

1.00

–

–

–

1.00

–

–

–

 Woman

1.768

1.156

2.703

0.009

1.895

1.223

2.935

0.004

Place

 Rustaq

1.111

0.339

3.640

0.862

 Musanaah

1.241

0.387

3.980

0.716

 Barka

1.017

0.324

3.197

0.976

 Awabi

0.675

0.121

3.767

0.654

 Wadi Mawel

1.000

0.213

4.693

1.000

 Nakhal

1.246

0.312

4.977

1.246

 Outside SBG

1.00

–

–

–

Age

 Less than 30

1.00

–

–

–

 31–40

1.124

0.699

1.807

0.628

 More than 40

1.616

0.930

2.809

0.089

Social status

 Married

0.880

0.325

2.383

0.802

 Single

0.794

0.274

2.300

0.670

 Divorced and widowed

1.00

–

–

–

Education

 Primary school

1.00

 Secondary school

1.310

0.723

2.373

0.373

 Diploma/bachelor or higher

1.354

0.749

2.449

0.316

Work

 Government

1.071

0.612

1.877

0.809

 I don’t work

1.207

0.680

2.141

0.520

 Private

1.00

–

–

–

No of children

 1–2 children

1.086

0.629

1.873

0.768

 More than 3

1.330

0.806

2.193

0.264

 No children

1.00

–

–

–

No of household members

 5 or less

1.00

–

–

–

 6–10

1.096

0.694

1.731

0.693

 11 or more

0.839

0.456

1.544

0.573

Comorbidities

 No

1.00

–

–

–

 Yes

1.523

0.926

2.505

0.097

Duration of isolation

 14 days

1.00

–

–

–

 Less than 14

0.448

0.196

1.024

0.057

 More than 14

1.505

0.967

2.341

0.070

Regular communication

 No

1.410

0.624

3.182

0.409

 Daily

0.911

0.574

1.447

0.693

 Few times

1.00

–

–

–

Salary affected

 No

1.00

–

–

–

1.00

–

–

–

 Yes

1.845

1.080

3.152

0.025

1.567

0.888

2.765

0.121

Month of diagnosis

 February–June

1.00

–

–

–

 July–November

1.105

0.705

1.732

0.665

Shortage of essential items

 No

1.00

–

–

–

1.00

–

–

–

 Yes

3.071

1.697

5.560

< 0.001

2.928

1.580

5.424

0.001