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Table 1 Socio-demographic, migration, quarantine, and COVID-19 related characteristics of participants, (n = 405)

From: Coping strategies among Ethiopian migrant returnees who were in quarantine in the time of COVID-19: a center-based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency

%

Socio-demographic characteristics

Gender

  

 Female

374

92.3

 Male

31

7.7

Age (in years), Mean (SD), 25.8 (3.58)

Education

 Cannot read and write

23

5.7

 Primary school

125

30.9

 Secondary school

224

55.3

 Post-secondary

33

8.1

Marital status

 Never married

284

70.1

 Currently married

92

22.7

 Previously married

29

7.2

Migration related characteristics

Status in the host country before return

 On job

264

65.2

 Detention center

66

16.3

 Prison

43

10.6

 Unemployed

32

7.9

Host (destination) country

 Jordan

293

72.3

 United Arab Emirates

49

12.1

 Qatar

26

6.4

 Iran

12

3.0

 Bahrain

8

2.0

 Saudi Arabia

2

0.5

 Ukraine

8

2.0

 Australia

4

1.0

 Spain

3

0.7

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

 Through travel agency

331

81.7

 Through broker

74

18.3

Underlying physical health problem

 Yes

20

4.9

 No

385

95.1

Underlying mental health problem

 Yes

8

2.0

 No

397

98.0

Quarantine related characteristics

Fear of infection in quarantine center

 Yes, I was afraid

159

39.3

 No, I was not afraid

246

60.7

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

 Yes

361

89.1

 No

44

10.9

Quarantine limited my activities and social interaction

 Yes

337

83.2

 No

68

16.8

Overall, services in the quarantine center was satisfactory

 Yes

216

53.3

 No

189

46.7

I know the reason why I am here in quarantine

 Yes, I know

392

96.8

 No, I don’t

13

3.2

I got sufficient information about the quarantine from the concerned body

 Yes

321

79.3

 No

84

20.7

Fear of discrimination after the quarantine

 Yes

177

43.7

 No

228

56.3

I can get support from family and relatives after the quarantine

 Yes, I can

245

60.5

 No, I cannot

160

39.5

I have a plan of what to do after the quarantine

 Yes

146

36.0

 No

259

64.0

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

 Yes

60

14.8

 No

345

85.2

COVID-19 related characteristics

I have adequate knowledge about the mode of transmission and prevention of the Coronavirus

 Yes, I have

341

84.2

 No, I have not

64

15.8

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

 Yes

15

3.7

 No

390

96.3

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

 Yes, I had

10

2.5

 No, I had not

395

97.5

Mental health related

Depression (n = 404)

 Normal (0–4)

182

45.0

 Mild (5–6)

68

16.8

 Moderate (7–10)

65

16.0

 Severe (11–13)

41

10.1

 Extremely severe (≥ 14)

48

11.9

Anxiety (n = 405)

 Normal (0–3)

207

51.1

 Mild (4–5)

65

16.0

 Moderate (6–7)

27

6.7

 Severe (8–9)

35

8.6

 Extremely severe (≥ 10)

71

17.5

Stress (n = 405)

 Normal (0–7)

259

64.4

 Mild (8–9)

42

10.4

 Moderate (10–12)

47

11.7

 Severe (13–16)

29

7.2

 Extremely severe (≥ 17)

25

6.2

  1. SD standard deviation