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Table 4 Associations between individual characteristics and COVID-related information, CONPAS 2020 survey wave (n = 905)

From: Trends in mental health before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal survey of a conflict-affected population in Colombia

 

Had symptoms related to COVID-19 in the previous month

(N = 758)

Knows someone personally from outside the household who tested positive for COVID-19

(N = 758)

Knew someone personally who died from COVID-19

(N = 758)

Was in quarantine or self-quarantine at the time of the survey

(N = 758)

Thinks that pandemic-related restrictions impose a severe or moderate threat to their household’s finances

(N = 758)

Gender (Base category: Women)

 Men

− 0.02 (0.4558) [− 0.07; 0.03]

0.08 (0.0745) [− 0.01; 0.17]

0.00 (0.9394) [− 0.08; 0.09]

− 0.06 (0.1359) [− 0.15; 0.02]

− 0.04 (0.3331) [− 0.11; 0.04]

Age group (Base category: 18–44)

 45–60

− 0.03 (0.2320) [− 0.08; 0.02]

0.06 (0.1485) [− 0.02; 0.15]

0.10 (0.0098) [0.02; 0.18]

0.01 (0.7320) [− 0.07; 0.09]

− 0.04 (0.2700) [− 0.11; 0.03]

   > 60

− 0.02 (0.4456) [− 0.09; 0.04]

0.00 (0.9894) [− 0.11; 0.11]

0.06 (0.2418) [− 0.04; 0.16]

0.14 (0.0118) [0.03; 0.24]

− 0.03 (0.5405) [− 0.12; 0.06]

Household expenditure quintile (Base category: Quintile 1, lowest)

 2

− 0.04 (0.1082) [− 0.09; 0.01]

− 0.06 (0.3346) [− 0.17; 0.06]

0.00 (0.9208) [− 0.10; 0.09]

− 0.09 (0.0871) [− 0.20; 0.01]

0.10 (0.0355) [0.01; 0.18]

 3

− 0.02 (0.4371) [− 0.08; 0.03]

0.03 (0.5239) [− 0.07; 0.13]

0.06 (0.1745) [− 0.03; 0.14]

− 0.03 (0.4943) [− 0.13; 0.06]

− 0.04 (0.4063) [− 0.13; 0.05]

 4

− 0.06 (0.0412) [− 0.11; 0.00]

0.05 (0.3488) [− 0.06; 0.16]

0.07 (0.1547) [− 0.03; 0.17]

− 0.01 (0.8934) [− 0.11; 0.10]

0.02 (0.6856) [− 0.07; 0.11]

 5 (Highest)

− 0.01 (0.8153) [− 0.07; 0.06]

0.19 (0.0008) [0.08; 0.30]

0.22 (0.0001) [0.11; 0.33]

0.00 (0.9808) [− 0.11; 0.11]

0.03 (0.5287) [− 0.06; 0.12]

Employment status (Base category: Formal employee or employer)

 Informal employee or self− employed

− 0.07 (0.1026) [− 0.15; 0.01]

0.02 (0.7426) [− 0.10; 0.14]

0.04 (0.5021) [− 0.08; 0.15]

0.14 (0.0026) [0.05; 0.23]

0.11 (0.0467) [0.00; 0.22]

 Inactive

− 0.10 (0.0219) [− 0.19; − 0.01]

0.00 (0.9934) [− 0.14; 0.14]

0.00 (0.9447) [− 0.13; 0.12]

0.30 (0.0000) [0.18; 0.41]

0.05 (0.4323) [− 0.07; 0.17]

 Unemployed

− 0.05 (0.4686) [− 0.18; 0.08]

0.07 (0.5193) [− 0.14; 0.28]

0.06 (0.5470) [− 0.14; 0.27]

0.24 (0.0247) [0.03; 0.45]

0.13 (0.1447) [− 0.05; 0.31]

 Retired

− 0.14 (0.0021) [− 0.23; − 0.05]

0.31 (0.0131) [0.07; 0.56]

0.15 (0.3448) [− 0.17; 0.47]

0.18 (0.2618) [− 0.13; 0.50]

0.07 (0.6077) [− 0.20; 0.34]

Ethnicity (Base category: Majority, i.e. “white” or “mixed”)

 Minority

0.00 (0.8569) [− 0.05; 0.04]

− 0.05 (0.2232) [− 0.13; 0.03]

0.01 (0.7761) [− 0.06; 0.08]

0.05 (0.2243) [− 0.03; 0.13]

− 0.02 (0.6228) [− 0.09; 0.06]

Marital status (Base category: Married or stable partnership)

 Separated or divorced

0.01 (0.7093) [− 0.04; 0.07]

0.11 (0.0241) [0.01; 0.21]

0.01 (0.8778) [− 0.08; 0.10]

0.05 (0.3225) [− 0.05; 0.14]

0.00 (0.9570) [− 0.08; 0.08]

 Widower

− 0.01 (0.7626) [− 0.08; 0.06]

0.11 (0.1895) [− 0.05; 0.27]

0.08 (0.3140) [− 0.08; 0.24]

− 0.05 (0.5449) [− 0.20; 0.11]

− 0.11 (0.1004) [− 0.25; 0.02]

 Single

− 0.03 (0.3847) [− 0.10; 0.04]

0.06 (0.4416) [− 0.09; 0.21]

− 0.05 (0.4488) [− 0.18; 0.08]

0.05 (0.4707) [− 0.09; 0.20]

− 0.07 (0.3325) [− 0.21; 0.07]

Education level (Base category: No formal education)

 Preschool or primary

0.00 (0.9689) [− 0.05; 0.05]

0.03 (0.5402) [− 0.06; 0.12]

0.02 (0.6213) [− 0.06; 0.09]

− 0.11 (0.0125) [− 0.20; − 0.02]

0.06 (0.1070) [− 0.01; 0.14]

 High school

− 0.01 (0.8528) [− 0.07; 0.06]

0.12 (0.0467) [0.00; 0.23]

0.11 (0.0384) [0.01; 0.21]

− 0.08 (0.1709) [− 0.18; 0.03]

0.00 (0.9218) [− 0.09; 0.10]

 Higher education

− 0.01 (0.7787) [− 0.09; 0.07]

0.25 (0.0005) [0.11; 0.38]

0.13 (0.0435) [0.00; 0.25]

− 0.05 (0.4179) [− 0.18; 0.07]

0.02 (0.7923) [− 0.10; 0.13]

Area of residence (Base category: Rural)

 Urban

− 0.02 (0.2722) [− 0.06; 0.02]

0.05 (0.1889) [− 0.02; 0.13]

0.02 (0.5622) [− 0.05; 0.08]

0.01 (0.8522) [− 0.06; 0.08]

− 0.02 (0.512) [− 0.09; 0.04]

Hospitalization in the previous 12 months (Base category: No)

 Yes

0.04 (0.2399) [− 0.03; 0.12]

0.07 (0.2629) [− 0.05; 0.19]

− 0.01 (0.7785) [− 0.12; 0.09]

0.07 (0.2313) [− 0.04; 0.18]

0.07 (0.1340) [− 0.02; 0.17]

Child aged 5 or younger in the household (Base category: No)

 Yes

− 0.03 (0.2511) [− 0.07; 0.02]

− 0.06 (0.1519) [− 0.14; 0.02]

− 0.04 (0.3008) [− 0.11; 0.03]

0.03 (0.5161) [− 0.05; 0.10]

0.03 (0.3696) [− 0.04; 0.10]

Number of people in the household (Base category: One person)

 More than one person

0.02 (0.6161) [− 0.05; 0.09]

0.13 (0.0587) [0.00; 0.27]

0.01 (0.9268) [− 0.12; 0.13]

− 0.02 (0.8206) [− 0.15; 0.12]

− 0.06 (0.3325) [− 0.18; 0.06]

Conflict intensity in the municipality of residence (Base category: Not affected)

 Villavicencio

0.05 (0.1458) [− 0.02; 0.11]

0.04 (0.5100) [− 0.08; 0.15]

0.04 (0.4273) [− 0.06; 0.14]

0.01 (0.8982) [− 0.10; 0.11]

0.00 (0.9516) [− 0.09; 0.10]

 Lightly affected

0.01 (0.7582) [− 0.04; 0.06]

− 0.04 (0.3887) [− 0.14; 0.05]

0.04 (0.3169) [− 0.04; 0.13]

− 0.01 (0.8674) [− 0.10; 0.08]

− 0.05 (0.2135) [− 0.13; 0.03]

 Heavily affected

0.00 (0.9913) [− 0.05; 0.05]

− 0.14 (0.0070) [− 0.24; − 0.04]

− 0.03 (0.5542) [− 0.11; 0.06]

− 0.05 (0.3151) [− 0.15; 0.05]

− 0.09 (0.0415) [− 0.17; 0.00]

Displaced (Base category: No)

 Yes

− 0.02 (0.4679) [− 0.06; 0.03]

0.05 (0.1874) [− 0.02; 0.12]

0.04 (0.2336) [− 0.03; 0.10]

0.06 (0.0798) [− 0.01; 0.13]

0.07 (0.0299) [0.01; 0.13]

 Constant

0.19 (0.0102) [0.04; 0.33]

0.13 (0.2801) [− 0.11; 0.37]

0.00 (0.9678) [− 0.22; 0.23]

0.17 (0.1212) [− 0.05; 0.39]

0.79 (0.0000) [0.58; 0.99]

  1. P− values in parentheses and 95% confidence intervals in square brackets