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Table 4 Factors associated with problem-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

 

0.05 (− 0.07, 0.17)

 

Gender

 Female*

19.50 (4.54)

  

 Male

19.00 (5.32)

0.504 (− 2.19, 1.19)

 

Education

 Not literate*

21.13 (4.39)

  

 Primary school

19.10 (4.76)

 − 2.03 (− 4.08, 0.02)

 

 Secondary school

19.57 (4.52)

 − 1.56 (− 3.54, 0.42)

 

 Post-secondary

19.00 (4.58)

 − 2.13 (− 4.58, 0.32)

 

Marital status

 Never married*

19.34 (4.46)

  

 Currently married

18.60 (4.81)

 − 1.03 (− 2.12, 0.05)

 

 Previously married

20.54 (4.98)

0.90 (− 0.89, 2.69)

 

Status in the host country

 On job*

19.48 ((4.59)

  

 Detention center

19.26 (4.84)

 − 0.22 (− 1.47, 1.04)

 

 Prison

19.21 (4.77)

 − 0.27 (− 1.77, 1.24)

 

 Unemployed

20.09 (4.79)

0.62 (− 1.08, 2.31)

 

− 2.12, How did you go to the destination country? (way of migration)

 Through travel agency*

19.44 (4.63)

  

 Through broker

19.56 (4.50)

0.12 (− 1.05, 1.23)

 

Underlying physical health problem

 Yes*

20.00 (4.17)

  

 No

19.44 (4.63)

 − 0.56 (− 2.64, 1.51)

 

Underlying mental health problem

 Yes*

21.38 (4.84)

  

 No

19.43 (4.59)

 − 1.95 (− 5.18, 1.28)

 

Fear of infection in quarantine center

 Yes, I was afraid*

19.81 (4.68)

  

 No, I was not afraid

19.25 (4.55)

 − 0.56 (− 1.49, 0.36)

 

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

 Yes*

19.74 (4.60)

  

 No

17.23 (3.95)

 − 2.513 (− 3.938, − 1.087)

 − 0.18 (− 4.092, − 1.186)

Quarantine limited my activities and social interaction

 Yes*

19.37 (4.65)

  

 No

19.94 (4.33)

0.57 (− 0.64, 1.78)

 

Overall, services in the quarantine center was satisfactory

 Yes*

19.55 (4.59)

  

 No

19.37 (4.61)

 − 0.18 (− 1.08, 0.73)

 

I know the reason why I am here in quarantine

 Yes, I know*

19.53 (4.58)

  

 No, I don’t

17.38 (4.87)

 − 2.15 (− 4.695, 0.394)

 − 0.06 (− 4.15, 1.056)

I got sufficient information about the quarantine from the concerned body

 Yes*

19.63 (4.60)

  

 No

18.86 (4.59)

− .769 (− 1.877, .34)

− .0.03 (− 1.47, .80)

Fear of discrimination after the quarantine

 Yes*

20.15 (4.61)

  

 No

18.94 (4.53)

 − 1.21 (− 2.11, − .031)

− .139 (− 2.21, − .37)

I can get support from family and relatives after the quarantine

 Yes, I have*

19.09 (4.62)

  

 No, I have not

20.04 (4.53)

0.95 (0.03, 1.87)

0.13 (0.27, 2.09)

I have a plan of what to do after the quarantine

 Yes*

20.08 (4.59)

  

 No

19.12 (4.58)

 − 0.97 (− 1.90, − 0.03)

 − 0.11 (− 1.97, − 0.07)

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

 Yes*

20.28 (4.35)

  

 No

19.32 (4.64)

 − 0.96 (− 2.23, 0.30)

 − 0.11 (− 2.66, − 0.06)

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

 Yes, I have*

19.53 (4.63)

  

 No, I have not

19.13 (4.48)

 − 0.41 (− 1.64, 0.83)

 

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

 Yes*

20.07 (3.67)

  

 No

19.44 (4.64)

 − 0.63 (− 3.01, 1.76)

 

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

 Yes, I had*

16.90 (4.33)

  

 No, I had not

19.53 (4.59)

2.63 (− 0.16, 5.52)

0.10 (0.23, 5.91)

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