Table 1 Personal characteristics of the study participants in the East African Countries, 2020 (N = 721)
Variables | Number, N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender (n = 721) | |
 Male | 452 (62.7) |
 Female | 269 (37.3) |
Age (n = 721) | |
 18–34 | 461 (63.9) |
 35–49 | 237 (32.9) |
 ≥ 50 | 23 (3.2) |
Marital status (n = 717) | |
 Unmarried | 356 (49.7) |
 Married | 361 (50.3) |
Education level (n = 717) | |
 Secondary degree or less | 60 (8.4) |
 University degree | 657 (91.6) |
Residence (n = 711) | |
 Rural | 77 (10.8) |
 Urban | 634 (89.2) |
Country of origin (n = 721) | |
 Burundi | 595 (82.5) |
 Kenya | 64 (8.9) |
 Rwanda | 23 (3.2) |
 Somalia | 5 (0.7) |
 South Sudan | 17 (2.4) |
 Ethiopia | 14 (1.9) |
 Tanzania | 3 (0.4) |
Frontline workers (n = 721) | |
 Humanitarian workers | 92 (12.8) |
 Healthcare workers | 629 (87.2) |
Type of Occupation (n = 721) | |
 Humanitariana | 92 (12.8) |
 Medical Doctor | 255 (35.4) |
 Medical Intern | 137 (19.0) |
 Nurse | 172 (23.9) |
 Social worker | 28 (3.9) |
 Laboratory Technician | 37 (5.1) |
Monthly income (n = 663) | |
 < $100 | 120 (16.6) |
 $100-$499 | 340 (47.2) |
 ≥ $500 | 203 (28.2) |
Chronic disease (n = 721) | |
 No | 664 (92.1) |
 Yes | 57 (7.9) |
Currently pregnant (n = 269) | |
 No | 253 (94.1) |
 Yes | 16 (5.9) |
Have child(ren) (n = 715) | |
 No | 396 (55.4) |
 Yes | 319 (44.6) |
Been tested positive to COVID-19 (n = 721) | |
 No | 690 (96.7) |
 Yes | 31 (4.3) |
Been suspected to COVID-19 (n = 720) | |
 No | 580 (80.6) |
 Yes | 140 (19.4) |
Been in quarantine(n = 720) | |
 No | 593 (82.4) |
 Yes | 127 (17.6) |
Been exposed to COVID-19 patients (n = 719) | |
 No | 494 (68.7) |
 Yes | 225 (31.3) |
Been exposed to COVID-19 in family (n = 721) | |
 No | 670 (92.9) |
 Yes | 51 (7.1) |
Been exposed to a death due to COVID-19 (n = 721) | |
 No | 692 (96.0) |
 Yes | 29 (4.0) |
Experienced a shortage of PPE (n = 721) | |
 No | 335 (46.5) |
 Yes | 386 (53.5) |
Experienced a shortage of drug(n = 720) | |
 No | 498 (69.2) |
 Yes | 222 (30.8) |
Health problems due to COVID-19 | |
Been in contact with a mental health worker (n = 714) | |
 No | 663 (92.9) |
 Yes | 51 (7.1) |
Traumatic memories (n = 717) | |
 No | 575 (79.8) |
 Yes | 142 (19.7) |
Depressed (n = 702) | |
 Normal | 469 (66.8) |
 Mild | 169 (24.1) |
 Moderate | 55 (7.8) |
 Severe | 9 (1.3) |
Anxiety (n = 720) | |
 Normal | 400 (55.6) |
 Mild | 202 (28.0) |
 Moderate | 101(14.0) |
 Severe | 17 (2.4) |
Insomnia (n = 717) | |
 Normal | 541 (75.4) |
 Mild | 124 (17.3) |
 Moderate | 38 (5.3) |
 Severe | 14 (2.0) |
Distressed (n = 719) | |
 Normal | 480 (66.8) |
 Mild | 163 (22.7) |
 Moderate | 61 (8.5) |
 Severe | 15 (2.0) |
Stressed out (n = 718) | |
 Normal | 288 (40.1) |
 Mild | 106 (14.8) |
 Moderate | 238 (33.1) |
 Severe | 86 (12.0) |
SF-6Dv2b (n = 721) | |
 Mean | 0.87 |
 Std. Deviation | 0.18 |
 Minimum | 0.57 |
 Maximum | 1 |
CORE-6Dc (n = 721) | |
 Mean | 0.81 |
 Std. Deviation | 0.14 |
 Minimum | 0.10 |
 Maximum | 0.95 |
Fear of COVID-19d (n = 721) | |
 Mean | 19.27 |
 Std. Deviation | 6.42 |
 Minimum | 7.00 |
 Maximum | 35.00 |
Fear of COVID-19d (n = 721) | |
 0–9 | 63 (8.7) |
 10–19 | 296 (41.1) |
 20–29 | 325 (45.1) |
 More than 29 | 37 (5.1) |