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Table 5 Factors associated with dysfunctional 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 (− 0.16, 0.18)

 

Gender

 Female*

27.78 (6.23)

  

 Male

24.27 (6.48)

 − 3.51 (− 5.84, − 1.18)

 − 0.14 (− 5.78, 0.90)

Education

 Not literate

30.39 (7.04)

  

 Primary school

27.41 (6.28)

 − 2.98 (− 5.79, − 0.17)

 − 0.27(− 6.45, − 0.96)

 Secondary school

27.31 (5.89)

 − 3.08 (− 5.79, − 0.37)

 − 0.29 (− 6.27, − 0.96)

 Post-secondary

27.18 98.16)

 − 3.21 (− 6.57, 0.15)

 − 0.128 (− 6.15, 0.24)

Marital status

 Never married*

27.47 (6.28)

  

 Currently married

27.14 (6.58)

 − 0.33 (− 1.82, 1.17)

 

 Previously married

29.14 (5.68)

1.67 (− 0.79, 4.13)

 

Status in the host country

 On job

27.52 (6.33)

  

 Detention center

27.12 (6.21)

 − 0.40 (− 2.11, 1.32)

 

 Prison

28.16 (5.64)

0.65 (− 1.40, 2.70)

 

 Unemployed

27.41 (6.31)

 − 0.11 (− 2.44, 2.22)

 

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

 Through travel agency*

27.23 (6.01)

  

 Through broker

28.75 (7.41)

1.52 (− 0.082, 3.121)

0.043 (− 0.88, 2.27)

Underlying physical health problem

 Yes

28.65 (5.99)

  

 No

27.45 (6.33)

 − 1.20 (− 4.05, 1.65)

 

Underlying mental health problem

 Yes

28.25 (5.37)

  

 No

27.49 (6.33)

 − 0.75 (− 5.19, 3.68)

 

Fear of infection in quarantine center

 Yes, I was afraid*

27.24 (6.39)

  

 No, I was not afraid

27.69 (6.25)

0.45 (− 0.82, 1.73)

 

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

 Yes*

27.68 (6.44)

  

 No

26.20 (5.06)

 − 1.47 (− 3.45, − 0.51)

 − 0.09 (− 3.75, − 0.16)

Quarantine limited my activities and social interaction

 Yes*

27.66 (6.51)

  

 No

26.79 (5.19)

 − 0.87 (− 2.54, 0.80)

 

Overall, services in the quarantine center was satisfactory

 Yes*

27.45 (6.26)

  

 No

27.58 (6.38)

 − 0.13 (− 1.12, 1.38)

 

I know the reason why I am here in quarantine

 Yes, I know

27.55 (6.32)

  

 No, I don’t

26.46 (5.20)

 − 1.09 (− 4.59, 2.41)

 

I got sufficient information about the quarantine from the concerned body

 Yes*

27.63 (6.40)

  

 No

27.05 (5.96)

 − 0.59 (− 2.12, 0.95)

 

Fear of discrimination after the quarantine

 Yes*

28.18 (6.36)

  

 No

26.99 (6.23)

 − 1.19 (− 244, 0.06)

 − 0.05 (− 1.93, 0.56)

 I can get support from family and relatives after the quarantine

Yes, I have*

27.01 (6.18)

  

No, I have not

28.27 (6.45)

1.26 (− 0.01, 2.53)

0.08 (− 0.24, 2.29)

I have a plan of what to do after the quarantine

 Yes*

28.38 (6.90)

  

 No

27.02 (5.91)

 − 1.36 (− 2.65, − 0.07)

 − 0.12 (− 2.89, − 0.31)

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

 Yes*

28.88 (6.25)

  

 No

27.28 (6.30)

 − 1.60 (− 3.36, 0.16)

 

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

 Yes, I have*

27.19 (6.26)

  

 No, I have not

29.20 (6.33)

2.02 (0.33, 3.70)

0.08 (− 0.35, 3.14)

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

 Yes*

29.80 (5.20)

  

 No

27.42 (6.34)

 − 2.38 (− 5.64, 0.88)

0.03 (− 2.63, 4.27)

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

 Yes, I had*

25.50 (6.06)

  

 No, I had not

27.56 (6.31)

2.06 (− 1.91, 6.04)

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