Table 3 Factors associated with HRQoL (in terms of SF-6Dv2 and CORE-6D scores) in frontline workers in EAC, 2020 by multivariate regression analysis
Variables | SF-6Dv2 score | CORE-6D score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | B | OR (95%CI) | P-value | B | OR (95%CI) | P-value |
Marital status (ref. unmarried) | 0.02 | 1.02 (1.003–1.04) | 0.03 | - | - | - |
Education level (ref. university degree) | -0.04 | 0.97 (0.92–0.99) | 0.04 | - | - | - |
Chronic disease (ref. no) | -0.05 | 0.95 (0.91–0.99) | 0.006 | -0.03 | 0.97 (0.93–0.99) | 0.03 |
Country of origin (ref. Burundi) |  |  |  | 0.007 | 0.93 (0.99–1.01) | 0.08 |
Been tested positive to COVID-19 (ref. yes) | -0.06 | 0.94 (0.91–0.96) | 0.04 |  |  |  |
Been exposed to COVID-19 patients (ref. no) | - | - |  | -0.02 | 0.98 (0.96–0.99) | 0.02 |
Been exposed to a death due to COVID-19 (ref. no) | - | - |  | -0.04 | 0.96 (0.92–1.01) | 0.08 |
Traumatic memories (ref. no) | -0.04 | 0.96 (0.93–0.99) |  < 0.001 | - | - | - |
Depressed (ref. normal) | -0.05 | 0.95 (0.93–0.97) |  < 0.001 | -0.02 | 0.98 (0.96–0.99) | 0.01 |
Insomnia (ref. normal) | -0.04 | 0.96 (0.93–0.98) |  < 0.001 | -0.02 | 0.98 (0.95–0.99) | 0.04 |
Distressed (ref. normal) | -0.05 | 0.95 (0.93–0.97) |  < 0.001 | -0.02 | 0.98 (0.67–0.99) | 0.001 |
Stressed out (ref. normal) | -0.02 | 0.98 (0.97–0.99) |  < 0.001 | -0.02 | 0.98 (0.90–0.97) |  < 0.001 |
Fear of COVID-19 (ref FCV19 SCORE > 29) | - | - | - | -0.003 | 0.99 (0.96–0.99) |  < 0.001 |