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Table 3 Factors associated with emotion-focused coping among migrant returnees (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

Characteristic

Mean (SD)

Crude β (95% CI)

Adjusted β (95% CI)

Age

 

0.10 (− 0.03, 0.24)

0.10 (− 0.01, .27)

Gender

 Female*

27.43 (4.98)

  

 Male

25.58 (5.67)

 − 1.84 (− 3.70, 0.01)

 − 0.07 (− 3.07, 0.59)

Education

 Not literate*

26.91 (5.624)

  

 Primary school

26.90 (5.069)

 − 0.009 (− 2.27, 2.25)

 

 Secondary school

27.59 (5.025)

0.681 (− 1.50, 2.86)

 

 Post-secondary

26.88 (4.910)

 − 0.034 (− 2.74, 2.67)

 

Marital status

 Never married*

27.82 (4.85)

  

 Currently married

25.14 (5.23)

 − 2.676 (− 3.837, − 1.514)

 − 0.23 (− 3.89, − 1.62)

 Previously married

28.86 (4.65)

1.045 (− 0.842, 2.932)

 − 0.00 (− 1.87, 1.78)

Status in the host country

 On job*

27.28 (5.22)

  

 Detention center

27.48 (4.11)

0.21 (− 1.17, 1.58)

 

 Prison

26.93 (4.81)

 − 0.35 (− 1.99, 1.29)

 

 Unemployed

28.76 (5.59)

0.09 (− 1.77, 1.96)

 

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

 Through travel agency*

27.05 (4.87)

  

 Through broker

28.35 (5.73)

1.31 (0.03, 2.58)

0.06 (− 0.41, 1.80)

Underlying physical health problem

 Yes*

28.30 (5.19)

  

 No

27.23 (5.05)

 − 1.07 (− 3.35, 1.21)

 

Underlying mental health problem

 Yes*

28.50 (4.93)

  

 No

27.26 (5.06)

 − 1.24 (− 4.79, 2.31)

 

Fear of infection in quarantine center

 Yes, I was afraid*

28.62 (5.6)

  

 No, I was not afraid

26.42 (4.46)

 − 2.20 (− 3.19, − 1.22)

 − 0.17 (− 2.76, − 0.80)

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

 Yes*

27.52 (4.94)

  

 No

25.39 (5.62)

 − 2.13 (− 3.70, − 0.55)

 − 0.13 (− 3.7, − 0.68)

Quarantine limited my activities and social interaction

 Yes*

27.42 (5.03)

  

 No

26.63 (5.17)

 − 0.78 (− 2.10, 0.54)

 

Overall, services in the quarantine center was satisfactory

 Yes*

27.32 (4.63)

  

 No

27.24 (5.51)

 − 0.08 (− 1.07, 0.92)

 

I know the reason why I am here in quarantine

 Yes, I know *

27.32 (5.02)

  

 No, I don’t

26.31 (6.13)

 − 1.01 (− 3.81, 1.79)

 

I got sufficient information about the quarantine from the concerned body

 Yes*

27.59 (4.79)

  

 No

26.12 (5.85)

 − 1.470 (− 2.681, − 0.259)

 − 0.094 (− 2.372, 0.013)

Fear of discrimination after the quarantine

 Yes*

28.27 (5.18)

  

 No

26.52 (4.83)

 − 1.754 (− 2.766, − 0.772)

 − 0.134 (− 2.333, − 0.398)

I can get support from family and relatives after the quarantine

 Yes, I have*

26.67 (4.79)

  

 No, I have not

28.23 (5.32)

1.566 (0.566, 2.566)

0.119 (0.271, 2.182)

I have a plan of what to do after the quarantine

 Yes*

27.47 (4.695)

  

 No

27.18 (5.253)

 − 0.284 (− 1.314, 0.745)

 

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

 Yes*

27.08 (3.285)

  

 No

27.32 (5.306)

0.236 (− 1.156, 1.627)

 

I have adequate knowledge about the mode of transmission and prevention of the Corona virus

 Yes, I have*

27.61 (5.02)

  

 No, I have not

25.55 (4.93)

 − 2.063 (− 3.403, − 0.723)

 − 0.097 (− 2.636, − 0.037)

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

 Yes*

25.33 (4.05)

  

 No

27.36 (5.08)

2.026 (− 0.0585, 4.636)

 − 0.019 (− 3.166, 2.14)

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

 Yes, I had*

23.10(4.58)

  

 No, I had not

27.39 (5.03)

4.29 (1.132, 7.448)

0.142 (1.662, 7.601)

  1. Bold face indicates statistical significance at p < 0.05; * reference group
  2. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval