The psychological impact, risk factors and coping strategies to COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in the sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review of existing literature

Table 5 Studies that identify protective factors for psychological disorders

Variables	PTSD	Anxiety	Depression	Insomnia	Stress
Availability of PPEs	[35, 38, 41, 42]	[35,36,37, 42, 43]	[35,36,37, 42, 43]	[35,36,37, 42, 43]	[35,36,37, 42, 43]
Experience	[35, 42]	[37, 42, 45]	[37, 42, 45]	[37, 42, 45]	[37, 42, 45]
Training/orientation	[35, 42]	[37, 42, 45]	[37, 42, 45]	[37, 42, 45]	[37, 42, 45]
Safety of Family	[35]	[35, 36]	[35, 36]	[35, 36]	[35, 36]
Availability of testing kits	[35]	[35]	[35]	[35]	[35]
Work shifts arrangement	[35]	[37]	[37]	[37]	[37]
organizational support	[35]	[37]	[37]	[37]	[37]
Online Psychological support	[35, 42]	[37, 42]	[37, 42]	[37, 42]	[37, 42]
Better income	[35]	[36]	[36]	[36]
Strong Social Support	[35, 42]	[35,36,37, 42, 43]	[35,36,37, 42, 43]	[35,36,37, 42, 43]	[35,36,37, 42, 43]
Community Support	[35, 42]	[35, 43]	[35, 43]	[35, 43]	[35, 43]

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