Effect of Ebola experience on mental health outcomes—National Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey, Sierra Leone, July 2015 (n=3564)
| Anxiety and depression symptoms (PHQ-4) | PTSD symptoms (IES-r) | |||||||||
| N* | %* | P value | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | N* | %* | P value† | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| A | ||||||||||
| None (N*=2094) | 907 | 43.3 | Reference | Reference | 1506 | 71.9 | Reference | Reference | ||
| Only know someone who died (N*=187) | 91 | 48.7 | 0.570 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | 150 | 80.2 | 0.035 | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.3) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.2) |
| Only know someone quarantined (N*=315) | 194 | 61.6 | <0.001 | 2.1 (1.6 to 2.0) | 2.3 (1.7 to 2.9) | 261 | 82.9 | <0.001 | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.5) | 2.0 (1.5 to 2.8) |
| Both experiences (N*=841) | 489 | 58.1 | <0.001 | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.1) | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.2) | 719 | 85.5 | <0.001 | 2.3 (1.8 to 2.8) | 2.3 (1.8 to 2.8) |
| B | ||||||||||
| None (N*=2094) | 907 | 43.3 | Reference | Reference | 1506 | 71.9 | Reference | Reference | ||
| Know someone who died or is quarantined (N*=1444) | 809 | 56.0 | <0.001 | 1.66 (1.45 to 1.90) | 1.8 (1.55 to 2.04) | 1196 | 82.8 | <0.001 | 1.88 (1.59 to 2.22) | 2.01 (1.69 to 2.38) |
Adjusted for age group, region of residence, gender and education.
*Frequency and proportions adjusted to account for sampling fractions; we excluded ’don’t know' responses and missing values.
†P values for Wald’s χ2 test.
AOR, adjusted OR; IES-r, Impact of Event Scale-revised; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.