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Eskeziaw Abebe Kassahun1, Belayneh Ayanaw Kassie2, Sewbesew Yitayih Tilahun3, Asmamaw Demis Bizuneh4.
Abstract
Introduction: COVID-19 has rapidly crossed borders, infecting people throughout the whole world, and has led to a wide range of psychological sequelae. Midwives who come close in contact with women while providing care are often left stricken with inadequate protection from contamination with COVID-19. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS) among midwives in Ethiopia.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Ethiopia; anxiety; depression; midwives; stress
Year: 2022 PMID: 35958664 PMCID: PMC9360319 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.867040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Front Psychiatry ISSN: 1664-0640 Impact factor: 5.435
Socio-demographic characteristics of midwives working in Ethiopia in 2020 (n = 1,498).
| Variables | Category | Frequency ( | Percent (%) |
| Age | 16–34 | 1,398 | 93.3 |
| 35–62 | 100 | 6.7 | |
| Sex | Male | 781 | 52.1 |
| Female | 717 | 47.9 | |
| Marital status | Married | 769 | 51.3 |
| Single | 729 | 48.7 | |
| Resident | Urban | 1,219 | 81.4 |
| Rural | 279 | 18.6 | |
| Religious status | Orthodox | 964 | 64.3 |
| Muslim | 308 | 20.6 | |
| Protestant | 210 | 14.0 | |
| Others* | 16 | 1.1 | |
| Educational level | Diploma | 539 | 36.0 |
| Bachelor degree | 837 | 55.9 | |
| Master’s degree | 122 | 8.1 | |
| Work experience | ≤5 years | 874 | 58.3 |
| 5–10 years | 506 | 33.8 | |
| >10 years | 118 | 7.9 | |
| Type of health facility | Governmental | 1,427 | 95.3 |
| Private | 71 | 4.7 | |
| Health facility ( | Hospital | 778 | 54.5 |
| Health center | 649 | 45.5 |
Others*, Apostolic, Catholic, Adventist 7th day.
FIGURE 1The level of depression, anxiety, and stress among midwives in Ethiopia in 2020.
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis for factors associated with depression among midwives in Ethiopia in 2020 (n = 1,498).
| Variables | Category | Depression | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 293 (37.5) | 488 (62.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 323 (45.0) | 394 (55.0) | 1.37 (1.11, 1.68) | 1.35 (1.08, 1.69) | |
| Residence | Urban | 484 (39.7) | 735 (60.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 132 (47.3) | 147 (52.7) | 1.36 (1.05, 177) | 1.39 (1.06, 1.83) | |
| Working facility | Government | 562 (39.4) | 865 (60.6) | 0.21 (0.12, 0.36) | 0.31 (0.17, 0.56) ** |
| Private | 54 (76.1) | 17 (23.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge on COVID-19 | Good | 315 (36.0) | 561 (64.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Poor | 301 (48.4) | 321 (51.6) | 1.67 (1.35, 2.06) | 1.40 (1.12, 1.75) | |
| COVID-19 prevention practice | Good | 288 (33.7) | 566 (66.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Poor | 328 (50.9) | 316 (49.1) | 2.04 (1.65, 2.52) | 1.83 (1.47, 2.28) ** | |
| Substance use | Yes | 142 (53.4) | 124 (46.6) | 1.83 (1.40, 2.39) | 1.69 (1.27, 2.25) ** |
| No | 474 (38.5) | 758 (61.5) | 1 | 1 | |
*p < 0.005, **p < 0.001, and 1: constant.
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis for factors associated with anxiety among midwives in Ethiopia in 2020 (n = 1,498).
| Variable | Categories | Anxiety | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Educational level | Diploma | 142 (26.3) | 397 (73.7) | 1.25 (0.98, 1.59) | |
| BSc degree | 258 (30.8) | 579 (69.2) | 1.52 (1.00, 2.31) | ||
| MSc degree | 43 (35.2) | 79 (64.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Marital status | Single | 197 (27.4) | 523 (72.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Married | 246 (31.6) | 532 (68.4) | 1.27 (1.02, 1.59) | ||
| Working facility | Government | 432 (30.3) | 995 (69.7) | 2.37 (1.23, 4.55) | 2.44 (1.24, 4.78) |
| Private | 11 (15.5) | 60 (84.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Substance use | Yes | 93 (35.0) | 173 (65.0) | 1.36 (1.02, 1.79) | |
| No | 350 (28.4) | 882 (71.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| COVID-19 prevention practice | Poor | 218 (33.9) | 426 (66.1) | 1.43 (1.14, 1.79) | 1.47 (1.16, 1.85) |
| Good | 255 (28.8) | 629 (71.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| COVID-19 attitude | Unfavorable | 290 (31.9) | 618 (68.1) | 1.34 (1.10, 1.69) | 1.31 (1.04, 1.66) |
| Favorable | 153 (25.9) | 437 (64.1) | 1 | 1 | |
*p < 0.005, and 1: constant.
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis for factors associated with stress among midwives in Ethiopia in 2020 (n = 1,498).
| Variables | Categories | Stress | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Marital status | Single | 128 (17.6) | 601 (82.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Married | 156 (20.3) | 613 (79.7) | 1.20 (0.92, 1.55) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 248 (20.3) | 971 (79.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 36 (12.9) | 243 (87.1) | 0.58 (0.40, 0.85) | 0.57 (0.39, 0.83) | |
| Working facility | Government | 258 (18.1) | 1,169 (71.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Private | 26 (36.6) | 45 (63.4) | 2.62 (1.59, 4.32) | ||
| Substance use | Yes | 83 (31.2) | 183 (69.8) | 2.33 (1.72, 3.14) | 2.06 (1.51, 2.81)** |
| No | 201 (16.3) | 1,031 (83.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| COVID-19 knowledge | Poor | 141 (22.7) | 481 (77.3) | 1.50 (1.16, 1.95) | 1.44 (1.20,1.90) |
| Good | 143 (16.3) | 733 (83.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| COVID-19 prevention practice | Poor | 158 (24.5) | 486 (75.5) | 1.88 (1.45, 2.44) | 1.60 (1.23, 2.10) |
| Good | 126 (14.8) | 728 (85.2) | 1 | 1 | |
*p < 0.005, **p < 0.001, and 1: constant.