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Table 3 Predictors of Psychological Distress across Country

From: Mental health and workplace factors: comparison of the Ghanaian and Australian mining industry

K10

 

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Source

Ghana

 

1.05 (0.54, 2.06)

0.88

Australia

 

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JCQ Ratio

Job demands outweigh Job control

 

1.05 (0.79, 1.39)

0.73

Job control equal or outweigh job demands

 

(ref)

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SNI (dich.)

Higher SNI score (> 0)

 

0.96 (0.66, 1.39)

0.82

Low SNI score (0)

 

(ref)

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AUDIT risk

Drinking at risky levels

 

1.58 (1.11, 2.27)

0.01

Non risky drinking

 

(ref)

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Source*AUDIT risk

Ghana

Drinking at risky levels

2.13 (1.04, 4.38)

0.04

Ghana

Non risky drinking

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Australia

Drinking at risky levels

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Australia

Non risky drinking

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Worried about losing job

Moderately-extremely worried

 

1.71 (1.30, 2.27)

0.01

Not at all/mildly worried

 

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Relationship Status

Divorced

 

0.68 (0.25, 1.88)

0.46

In a relationship (Not living together)

 

1.09 (0.39, 3.05)

0.87

In a relationship (living together)

 

1.18 (0.39, 3.54)

0.77

Married

 

0.49 (0.18, 1.34)

0.16

Separated (but not divorced)

 

0.52 (0.20, 1.33)

0.17

Single (Never Married)

 

0.73 (0.27, 1.98)

0.54

Widowed

 

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Financial Reasons

  

1.47 (1.25, 1.72)

<.01

Age

  

1.15 (0.98, 1.36)

0.09

Gender

Female

 

1.37 (0.89, 2.10)

0.15

Male

 

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Common shift

Less than 8 h

 

2.08 (0.35, 12.20)

0.41

8 h

 

0.45 (0.26, 0.77)

0.01

9-11 h

 

0.69 (0.45, 1.05)

0.08

12 h

 

0.78 (0.52, 1.16)

0.22

More than 12 h

 

(ref)

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Work Schedule

Regular

 

1.16 (0.83, 1.61)

0.39

Rotating

 

(ref)

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Education

Certificate/diploma

 

0.85 (0.50, 1.44)

0.54

No education

 

0.26 (0.07, 0.96)

0.04

Trade/apprenticeship

 

0.65 (0.40, 1.06)

0.09

University degree or higher

 

0.89 (0.52, 1.50)

0.65

Year 10/Junior Secondary

 

0.67 (0.37, 1.20)

0.18

Year 12/Senior Secondary

 

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Employment category

Other

 

0.97 (0.66, 1.43)

0.89

Professional/clerical

 

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Employment contract

Contractor

 

0.88 (0.57, 1.36)

0.58

Fixed term/casual/other

 

0.51 (0.17, 1.53)

0.23

Permanent

 

(ref)

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