Frontline Nurses’ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Predictive Factors During the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Central, Uganda

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Table 1 Demographic Information and Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Nurses

Explanatory Variables	Frequency (%)	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Category		No =44 (n %)	≥45 Yes (n %)	Total (%)
PTSD		230 (38.3)	371 (61.7)	601 (100.0)
Gender
Male	237 (39.4%)	105 (44.3)	132 (55.7)	237 (100.0)
Female	364 (60.6%)	125 (34.3)	239 (65.7)	364 (100.0)
Age
<30 years	273 (45.4%)	87 (31.9)	186 (68.1)	273 (100.0)
>30 years	328 (54.6%)	143 (43.6)	185 (56.4)	328 (100.0)
Education levels
<Diploma	334 (55.6%)	130 (38.9)	204 (61.1)	334 (100.0)
>Diploma	267 (44.4%)	100 (37.5)	167 (62.5)	267 (100.0)
Marital status
Single	262 (43.6%)	105 (40.1)	157 (59.9)	262 (100.0)
Married	339 (56.4%)	125 (36.9)	214 (63.1)	339 (100.0)
Work experience
5 years	293 (48.8%)	102 (34.8)	195 (65.2)	293 (100.0)
>5 years	308 (51.2%)	125 (41.6)	180 (58.4)	308 (100.0)

Table 2 Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of Predictors of PTSD Among Nurses in Central Uganda (n=601)

	PTSD		COR 95% CI	AOR 95% CI	p-value
Category	No (n %)	Yes (n %)
Social support
Yes	146 (44.6)	181 (55.4)	0.55 (0.39–0.77)	0.49 (034–0.60)	>0.001*
No	84 (30.7)	190 (69.3)	1.00	1.00
Fear of getting infected with COVID-19
Yes	82 (26.3)	230 (73.7)	0.94 (2.09–4.14)	3.10 (2.17–4.43)	>0.001*
No	148 (51.2)	141 (48.8)	1.00	1.00
Increased workload
Yes	107 (31.6)	232 (68.4)	1.91 (1.92–2.68)	1.65 (1.16–2.34)	0.005*
No	123 (46.9)	139 (53.1)	1.00	1.00

Notes: *Statistically significant variables at p<0.05. 1.00: Reference category.

Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.