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Table 5 Comparative analysis of the five dimensions of encountered difficulties between primary and non-primary institutions

From: Difficulties encountered by public health workers in COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study based on five provinces

 

Resources shortage

OR(95 %CI)

Data processing

OR(95 %CI)

Communication and

coordination

OR(95 %CI)

Target audiences

OR(95 %CI)

Psychological distress

OR(95 %CI)

Institution, reporting rate (%)

Total

27.9

31.5

29.8

20.2

48.8

Non-primary

28.8

34.1

40.9

19.6

50.7

Primary-rural

32.1

30.6

22.8

18.4

48.0

Primary-urban

20.7

29.6

26.8

23.4

47.5

Unadjusted

Institution (ref.= Non-primary)

Primary-rural

1.171(1.056,1.298)**

0.850(0.768,0.940)**

0.389(0.338,0.448)***

0.927(0.822,1.046)

0.899(0.818,0.988)*

Primary-urban

0.643(0.569,0.728)***

0.812(0.726,0.909)***

0.458(0.393,0.534)***

1.253(1.103,1.422)**

0.880(0.793,0.977)*

Adjusted 1a

Institution (ref.= Non-primary)

Primary-rural

1.201(1.073,1.345)**

1.010(0.904,1.129)

0.520(0.446,0.606)***

1.085(0.952,1.237)

0.996(0.898,1.104)

Primary-urban

0.713(0.629,0.810)***

0.916(0.815,1.029)

0.533(0.454,0.625)***

1.368(1.199,1.560)**

0.901(0.809,1.003)

Adjusted 2b

Institution (ref.= Non-primary)

Primary-rural

1.311(1.163,1.478)***

0.990(0.882,1.111)

0.596(0.529,0.671)***

1.146(0.999,1.315)

1.068(0.958,1.190)

Primary-urban

0.728(0.636,0.833)***

0.871(0.769,0.987)*

0.560(0.494,0.635)***

1.282(1.114,1.475)**

0.924(0.824,1.037)

  1. aThe variables including age, gender, child status and job title were adjusted
  2. bThe variables including age, gender, child status and job title were adjusted, as well as the province was included as a random effect
  3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001