Health-related quality of life among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: the role of socio-demographic, health-related and psycho-social factors

Table 5 Multiple linear regression analysis to identify factors associated with MCS among Ebola survivors (N = 358)

Characteristics	Variable	Unstandardized coefficients		95%CI		p value
		β	SE	Lower	Upper
Age group	≥ 50 years	− 2.61	1.10	− 4.77	− 0.44	0.018
	18–49 years	Ref
Educational status	Non-formal	− 1.76	0.10	− 3.73	0.20	0.078
	Primary	− 0.21	1.20	− 2.57	2.16	0.863
	Secondary	− 1.19	1.03	− 3.22	0.847	0.252
	Tertiary	Ref
Marital status	Single	Ref
	Married/cohabitating	0.53	0.79	− 1.02	2.08	0.500
	Divorce/separated/	3.30	2.85	− 2.30	8.90	0.247
	widowed	0.58	0.99	− 1.36	2.52	0.556
Region	Northern region	− 3.03	0.76	− 4.53	− 1.54	< 0.001
	Southern region	− 2.09	0.94	− 3.95	− 0.24	0.027
	Eastern region	0.54	0.96	− 1.34	2.43	0.571
	Western area	Ref
Employment status after surviving Ebola	Not employed	− 0.65	0.65	− 1.92	0.62	0.318
	Employed	Ref
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	− 4.28	0.72	− 5.69	− 2.88	< 0.001
	Very good/good	Ref
Time spent at ETC (days)		− 0.04	0.02	− 0.09	0.01	0.098
Number of post ebola symptoms reported		− 0.60	0.22	− 1.03	− 0.18	0.006
Ocular symptoms	Yes	− 0.76	0.65	− 2.03	0.51	0.239
	No	Ref
Skin disorder	Yes	− 0.20	0.90	− 1.97	1.57	0.822
	No	Ref
Enacted stigma		− 1.50	0.59	− 2.67	− 0.33	0.012
Internalised stigma (negative perception)		− 0.52	0.50	− 1.51	0.47	0.300

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