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Table 7 Factors associated with insomnia among health workers (n = 475)

From: Mental health impacts among health workers during COVID-19 in a low resource setting: a cross-sectional survey from Nepal

Variables

Category

Insomnia N (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

20–40

108 (92.3)

0.45 (0.19–1.08)

0.45 (0.16–1.29)

> 40

9 (7.7)

Ref

Ref

Ethnicity

Brahmin/Chhetri

70 (59.8)

Ref

Ref

Janajati

41 (35.0)

1.90 (1.19–3.02)*

1.74 (1.04–2.91)*

Others

6 (5.1)

0.52 (0.21–1.28)

0.40 (0.15–1.06)

Profession

Doctor

31 (26.5)

0.72 (0.42–1.25)

1.24 (0.65–2.35)

Nurses

50 (42.7)

1.31 (0.79–2.16)

1.46 (0.82–2.60)

Others

36 (30.8)

Ref

Ref

Education

Intermediate and below

32 (27.4)

Ref

Ref

Bachelor

65 (55.6)

0.59 (0.36–0.99)*

0.69 (0.39–1.24)

Masters and above

20 (17.1)

0.46 (0.24–0.88)*

0.53 (0.24–1.18)

Work experience (year)

Up to 5

71 (60.7)

0.54 (0.35–0.84)*

0.50 (0.29–0.85)*

> 5

46 (39.3)

Ref

Ref

Affected district

Yes

94 (80.3)

1.63 (0.98–2.71)

1.55 (0.89–2.68)

No

23 (19.7)

Ref

Ref

Faced stigma

Yes

80 (68.4)

2.26 (1.45–3.52)*

2.37 (1.46–3.84)*

No

37 (31.6)

Ref

Ref

Aware about government incentive

Yes

58 (49.6)

0.68 (0.45–1.03)

0.66 (0.41–1.05)

No

59 (50.4)

1

Ref

Working overtime

Yes

69 (59.0)

1.70 (1.11–2.60)*

1.53 (0.96–2.42)

No

48 (41.0)

1

Ref

History of medication

Yes

12 (10.3)

3.98 (1.67–9.47)*

3.82 (1.52–9.62)*

No

105 (89.7)

1

Ref

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05