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Table 3 Intensity of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by deterioration to high depression levels among study participants during the 2021 Tet holiday outbreak

From: Assessing the mental effects of COVID-19-related work on depression among community health workers in Vietnam

Variables

Total

Deterioration to high depression levels

p-value*

No

Yes

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Total

979 (100)

908 (92.7)

71 (7.3)

 

Frequency of contact tracing per week

 Did not perform

292 (29.8)

277 (30.5)

15 (21.1)

0.180

 Less than one day

63 (6.4)

60 (6.6)

3 (4.2)

 1–2 days

75 (7.7)

72 (7.9)

3 (4.2)

 3 days + 

68 (6.9)

62 (6.8)

6 (8.5)

 Daily

481 (49.1)

437 (48.1)

44 (62.0)

Frequency of organizing isolation per week

 Did not perform

402 (41.1)

381 (42.0)

21 (29.6)

0.290

 Less than one day

68 (6.9)

62 (6.8)

6 (8.5)

 1–2 days

66 (6.7)

61 (6.7)

5 (7.0)

 3 days + 

80 (8.2)

74 (8.1)

6 (8.5)

 Daily

363 (37.1)

330 (36.3)

33 (46.5)

Frequency of screening for COVID-19 per week

 Did not perform

255 (26.0)

240 (26.4)

15 (21.1)

0.160

 Less than 1 day

53 (5.4)

51 (5.6)

2 (2.8)

 1–2 days

78 (8.0)

75 (8.3)

3 (4.2)

 3 days + 

67 (6.8)

58 (6.4)

9 (12.7)

 Daily

526 (53.7)

484 (53.3)

42 (59.2)

Frequency of doing other activities had to expose to SARS-CoV-2 sources per week

 Did not perform

475 (48.5)

446 (49.1)

29 (40.8)

0.480

 Less than 1 day

52 (5.3)

46 (5.1)

6 (8.5)

 1–2 days

73 (7.5)

67 (7.4)

6 (8.5)

 3 days + 

66 (6.7)

60 (6.6)

6 (8.5)

 Daily

313 (32.0)

289 (31.8)

24 (33.8)

Number of confirmed cases per province†

 None

743 (75.9)

696 (76.7)

47 (66.2)

0.130

 < 27 cases

139 (14.2)

124 (13.7)

15 (21.1)

 ≥ 27 cases

97 (9.9)

88 (9.7)

9 (12.7)

  1. *p-value from Fisher’s exact test